Re: Crosshairs

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Re: Crosshairs

Posted By: Lork
Date: 2007.7.19.15.22

In Response To: Re: Crosshairs (SilentMan)

: The original Marathon did not have crosshairs. Besides,
: it is very doable to aim without crosshairs.
That's all well and good, but it's missing the point. Yes, the original Marathon didn't have crosshairs and it was perfectly ok, but only because they weren't needed. The weapons were placed in the center of the screen and sized such that you could use them to aim. By looking down the "iron sights" of your weapon, you could accurately place your shots.
This doesn't work in Resurrection because most of the weapons are off in la-la land. Especially the pistol, which is supposed to be the most accurate weapon in the game! This is definitely something that should be fixed. It doesn't have to be a massive undertaking, though. I suspect that simply adding a laser sight to the pistol would alleviate much of the problem. As somebody else said, it doesn't really matter that much for weapons other than the pistol.

Messages In This Thread

Crosshairs -- pierrot -- 2007.7.10.17.13
- Re: Crosshairs -- SilentMan -- 2007.7.11.02.27
  - Re: Crosshairs -- Lork -- 2007.7.19.15.22
    - Re: Crosshairs -- Captain Kewl -- 2007.7.19.15.31
      - Re: Crosshairs -- Lork -- 2007.7.19.18.20
  - Re: Crosshairs -- Wail of Suicide -- 2007.7.11.08.06
    - Re: Crosshairs -- Grasshopper -- 2007.7.11.10.29
      - Re: Crosshairs -- pierrot -- 2007.7.14.18.26
        
        Re: Crosshairs -- Wolfchild -- 2007.7.24.09.00
        
        Re: Crosshairs -- Tycho -- 2007.7.14.18.47
        
        Re: Paging 'randomer'. -- randomer -- 2007.7.23.06.46

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Message: : That's all well and good, but it's missing the point. : Yes, the original Marathon didn't have crosshairs and : it was perfectly ok, but only because they weren't : needed. The weapons were placed in the center of the : screen and sized such that you could use them to aim. : By looking down the "iron sights" of your : weapon, you could accurately place your shots. : This doesn't work in Resurrection because most of the : weapons are off in la-la land. Especially the pistol, : which is supposed to be the most accurate weapon in : the game! This is definitely something that should be : fixed. It doesn't have to be a massive undertaking, : though. I suspect that simply adding a laser sight to : the pistol would alleviate much of the problem. As : somebody else said, it doesn't really matter that much : for weapons other than the pistol.
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