What do you think should be done about them? This is not a question of removing them entirely, as that will never happen, and for good reason. The active reload system is so simple, but it adds another dimension to the fast paced gameplay. The real question is whether the power of them should be toned down for the next release, as complaints about actives are by far the most common online.

I personally love the active system, and would want only one change with it, and that is to make it so active sniper bullets don't down you in one shot. Aside from that, I reckon it's all been done pretty well.

If I were to have made this thread, I would have worded it exactly the same way, haha.

I agree with everything, especially about toning down the active sniper bullets. Me and Dan were laughing about it last night when this guy on the other team picked up the sniper(s) and would immediately fire off a round. Crap like that just ruins the game a bit.

If anything, an active sniper should just take a greater portion of health. Honestly, how do you go from a regular sniper bullet taking maybe a 1/3 of health, to an active one knocking your character down on the verge of death? It just doesn't make sense, and cheapens the action a bit.

It's alright where it is at the moment. I don't see anything wrong with it, just another strategy to try to win.
Sniper isn't a big issue either, unless it's used by the host.

quote DragonMaster_Dyne

If anything, an active sniper should just take a greater portion of health. Honestly, how do you go from a regular sniper bullet taking maybe a 1/3 of health, to an active one knocking your character down on the verge of death? It just doesn't make sense, and cheapens the action a bit.

quote Trojanman

I don't see anything wrong with it, just another strategy to try to win.

I don't actually see the need in the Active Reload implementation to be honest, I mean Gears would still flow fine without. I find it annoying and it makes me very bitter about certain kills, but that's probably me just being Arconum again. =P

I think it's fine on most weapons exept Sniper, It's overpowered a tad, It would be better if they were extreamly red and a couple pistol bullets would kill them.

Or tone down the origninal Sniper. Two peices take an active to down them.

Why can't it be a "strategy"? Using active reloads causes more damage than not using it at all.
And who said you had to shoot cheap shots in order to get active reload?

No one said you had to shoot cheap shots to get actives. I said often use of active sniper bullets results in cheap shots.

And see what DMD said about the lack of skill of this "strategy". He summed up my thoughts exactly.

Yeah. As Ali so kindly pointed out, we aren't bashing active sniping on a whole. Only the people who abuse it w/o attempting to use much skill in the process.

If you happen to miss a headshot, get an active, and then down me. You know, I'll probably bitch you out, but I don't mind that too much. I still wish these people would get headshots every now and then though, haha.

The people that are obviously just shooting their loads too early to get actives cheapen the game; That can't be argued.

quote Trojanman

Why can't it be a "strategy"?

Effectively it is a strategy, but it's such a cheap one that you're basically submitting yourself as a low skilled player with a lack of diversity and experience when it comes to weapon use.

quote DragonMaster_Dyne

quote Trojanman

Why can't it be a "strategy"?

So, do you not have a problem facing an entire team of crab-walking, chainsaw glitching people as well then?

I mean, that's "strategy", right?

quote Tengu

I don't actually see the need in the Active Reload implementation to be honest, I mean Gears would still flow fine without. I find it annoying and it makes me very bitter about certain kills, but that's probably me just being Arconum again. =P

quote DragonMaster_Dyne

Yeah. As Ali so kindly pointed out, we aren't bashing active sniping on a whole. Only the people who abuse it w/o attempting to use much skill in the process.

If you happen to miss a headshot, get an active, and then down me. You know, I'll probably bitch you out, but I don't mind that too much. I still wish these people would get headshots every now and then though, haha.

The people that are obviously just shooting their loads too early to get actives cheapen the game; That can't be argued.

quote Trojanman

Why can't it be a "strategy"?

So, do you not have a problem facing an entire team of crab-walking, chainsaw glitching people as well then?

I mean, that's "strategy", right?

quote DragonMaster_Dyne

quote Trojanman

Why can't it be a "strategy"?

So, do you not have a problem facing an entire team of crab-walking, chainsaw glitching people as well then?

I mean, that's "strategy", right?