- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: A Rodent
I'll tell you why not: Let's say you're playing HH, CTF or TS. Everyone spawns at the start, most likely far away from each other. You grab a shotgun and wait until someone gets close so you can blow their head off. Now, if I was playing you, I probably would've seen you and killed you with a pistol before the "Hold BACK for Score" message went away. Let's take another example from HH: You died somehow, and appeared, let's say behind or around the blue base. In order for you to get a shotgun you would have to either drop all the way down by the invisibility, if you were playing TS, or go inside the tunnels, if you were playing TS or CTF. You would probably get the one in the tunnel since that has the most cover. But right when you come out...BAM!!!! Pistolage from who knows where. But this wouldn't have happened if you'd have pulled out your pistol when you spawned, looked around the map for me, and killed me, possibly a couple times, with your FAR COMBAT skills...oh wait...that's right...you don't have any.
So, I'll say it again: In order for someone to be good at close combat they must be awesome at far combat. You can disagree with me all you want, but it won't change the truth.
My brain hurts more and more all the time. *Sigh* Listen, obviously, I am not going to use a SG on a large map as my only weapon. On small maps though, I will consistently kill people that are shooting with pistols. I know how to move, and I know how to shoot with a shotgun (forget the head... go for torso shots). And keep moving, including jumps and criss-cross strafing.
Now, if you are on a large map, then I agree. The pistol is the way to go. But even on the larger maps, there are plenty of places where the SG will do me just fine. That's why I usually carry both.
Now... about the disagreeing. My disagreeing with you may not change your jaded view of the truth, but since your "truth" is only the truth in your eyes, that really doesn't matter to me. If you go back and read the original post, you will see that he is asking for advise on close combat, not looking for someone to come in and tell him that close combat isn't important.
Also, I like what KiLLyourTV said. Very nice.