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<blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6050508" data-attributes="member: 58416"><p>No, but it's still not realistic; in some aspects, it's not even close. One of the reasons I prefer Battlefield is because the way that bullets travel in Battlefield is a lot closer to my real life experience with guns than CoD is. It's a small detail, but it is one which can have a big impact on things which matter to me when playing such a game. The bullet travel and drop models aren't perfect, but they are (imo) far better than what CoD uses when it comes to that aspect of the game. I find it strange in CoD 2 that some pistols are better at long range shooting than some of the sniper rifles are. ...and as far as swords and armor... well, I can toss a throwing knife several hundred yards and kill somebody with it. </p><p></p><p></p><p>For me, the small details are often more important to me than the big ones. It in no way bothers me to have elves, dragons, and magic. Fantasy is one of my favorite genres. However, sometimes it does bother me when I try to justify how grappling someone has zero impact on their ability to use a longbow. Likewise, I like small touches such as magical fire behaving like fire once it comes into play. I'm not asking for a perfect model, but one which gives at least a nod toward what seems like it would make sense or at least be consistent with the game world fiction as presented.</p><p></p><p></p><p>On more of an overall scale, I personally prefer a little more realism because some of the stories I want to tell work better if I have some. If I want political intrigue; feuding kingdoms, and noble PCs leading armies against a rival army, I feel it works out a little better when one PC cannot defeat entire legions by himself. I also like for the PCs to engage the world and interact with it rather than standing so far apart from it as some games put them. </p><p></p><p></p><p>None of this is meant to suggest I cannot enjoy unrealistic things. I simply find that -for me- I can use reality to enhance my fantasy. The two need not be mutually exclusive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Argyle King, post: 6050508, member: 58416"] No, but it's still not realistic; in some aspects, it's not even close. One of the reasons I prefer Battlefield is because the way that bullets travel in Battlefield is a lot closer to my real life experience with guns than CoD is. It's a small detail, but it is one which can have a big impact on things which matter to me when playing such a game. The bullet travel and drop models aren't perfect, but they are (imo) far better than what CoD uses when it comes to that aspect of the game. I find it strange in CoD 2 that some pistols are better at long range shooting than some of the sniper rifles are. ...and as far as swords and armor... well, I can toss a throwing knife several hundred yards and kill somebody with it. For me, the small details are often more important to me than the big ones. It in no way bothers me to have elves, dragons, and magic. Fantasy is one of my favorite genres. However, sometimes it does bother me when I try to justify how grappling someone has zero impact on their ability to use a longbow. Likewise, I like small touches such as magical fire behaving like fire once it comes into play. I'm not asking for a perfect model, but one which gives at least a nod toward what seems like it would make sense or at least be consistent with the game world fiction as presented. On more of an overall scale, I personally prefer a little more realism because some of the stories I want to tell work better if I have some. If I want political intrigue; feuding kingdoms, and noble PCs leading armies against a rival army, I feel it works out a little better when one PC cannot defeat entire legions by himself. I also like for the PCs to engage the world and interact with it rather than standing so far apart from it as some games put them. None of this is meant to suggest I cannot enjoy unrealistic things. I simply find that -for me- I can use reality to enhance my fantasy. The two need not be mutually exclusive. [/QUOTE]
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