AzraelCC said:
They could have taken Deus Ex's system, but no... They had to go deeper into FPS territory. What a bunch of morons. Play testers my ass.
I dunno if Deus Ex's system can be considered all that. I mean, here you have a trained special operative. Who shoots worse than 6 year old. How did he even pass basic?
Solohk said:
You know, every Shooter/RPG hybrid I've played always has disappointing combat. Or at least disappointing compared to if it was a shooter. Instead of getting more powerful as you gain exp, it just seems like you're slowly un-gimping yourself. To be honest I don't really know how to remove that feeling other than turning the game into a straight FPS or RPG.
The thing with RPGs is that you REALLY have to keep them abstract. When you drill down to the first person view and you can SEE through the eyes of the character, wretched, miserably pathetic failures become that much more apparent. You start realizing how pathetic the character really is, when a 6 year old is a better shot than your allegedly elite special operative. This is entirely a problem produced by establishing the "basic" competency level at "pathetic". Unless your character has some inexplicable reason why it's absolutely wretched at everything, you'd think he would have at least one ability he's actually GOOD at. As it stands, you have to wonder what kind of pathetic untermensch that the game's special forces are using as a recruiting pool.
Wyrmlord said:
I have heard similiarly asinine complaints about the Deus Ex combat system, where people said that the pistol aiming is terrible. Of course it will be if you don't put points in the right skill.
That's the problem: I shouldn't HAVE to put points in the skill to not be ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. The character is SUPPOSED to be a trained special operative! The qualifications for such a position *REQUIRE* basic pistol marksmanship. The character should NOT suck even if I DON'T advance his skills in that field above what would realistically be required to pass basic marksmanship qualifications! Because I have seen 6 year olds that shoot better than that.