Preferred kind of FPS weaponry

[乳头的早餐谷物]

Obviously it depends on the game and the scenario, but I tend to favour a semi-automatic rifle like the Garand, which offers a good mix of speed, accuracy, and power.

[Twistkill]

Assault rifles, baby. I'm a medium/long range kind of guy. I'm not good with shotguns or melees and I'm not much of a sniper, but I make up for it with... assaulting? Yeah.

Pistols are okay too. Especially in MW2 when I'm trying to get tactical knife so I can do those crazy speed melee runs. :D

[t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư]

Where's shotgun? :o

My tastes have evolved over the years. It used to be that I'd go for purely long-range, preferring bolt-action sniper rifles. But in more recent times, I like to get up close and personal. In my last excessively long bout of CS:Source, I used almost exclusively the MP5 and the pump-action shotgun before switching to pistol/knife only as I got more bored. I just happen to think that pistols are especially classy.

In a zombie game, I have tried multiple times in earnest to appreciate the use of anything, anything, other than a shotgun, and I've come up with nothing to show for it. People who go for the Uzi in Left 4 Dead confuse the crap out of me.

[a happy song]

In the more generic settings I prefer high powered Pistols and Assault Rifles with single shot capacity. The pistol from Halo: Combat Evolved being my favourite FPS weapon of all time.

I'm also extremely partial to Sniper rifles.

TF2 and it's Rocket and Grenade launchers all the way.

[deltainferno]

I basically kill out the pistol in every game possible, and for some reason HATE Automatic weapons, of any kind. SO for me it's Pistols, Snipers, Shotguns, semi-auto rifles (Like G3, M1 garand, FAL) And in the case of Halo, The Sword. Pretty much all of which I am a beast with. :)

[heatwave]

Where's shotgun? :o

QFE

In a zombie game, I have tried multiple times in earnest to appreciate the use of anything, anything, other than a shotgun, and I've come up with nothing to show for it. People who go for the Uzi in Left 4 Dead confuse the crap out of me.

Have you tried Nazi Zombies?

[Tunco]

Shotgun, but it's not in the poll. ;_;

[SlappyMcGee]

Where's shotgun? :o

My tastes have evolved over the years. It used to be that I'd go for purely long-range, preferring bolt-action sniper rifles. But in more recent times, I like to get up close and personal. In my last excessively long bout of CS:Source, I used almost exclusively the MP5 and the pump-action shotgun before switching to pistol/knife only as I got more bored. I just happen to think that pistols are especially classy.

In a zombie game, I have tried multiple times in earnest to appreciate the use of anything, anything, other than a shotgun, and I've come up with nothing to show for it. People who go for the Uzi in Left 4 Dead confuse the crap out of me.

As an Uzi user who has logged over a hundred hours in the game, let me shed some light on that.

First of all, I like the AK and the Assault Rifle, but when we're in the higher tiers, shotgun is absolutely the way to go, if only for the reload ability alone.

On the other hand, the low tier shotgun is incredibly slow, and bad at range. That speed means that, at close range, it's preferable to stick with the melee weapons, because otherwise you're going to get fucked. The only preference is that it shoots through so many, so in a choke, it can still be okay, but there's really no reason to prefer it over the uzi, that, in bursts, is faster than the 1st tier shotgun, not to mention has more rounds to discharge. (It might take about four to take down a zombie, but a headshot or a well aimed kneecap can either kill them slash buy you time.

[toasters]

Pistols for fun, assault rifles otherwise. I'm okay with sniping, not very good with a shotgun. Grenades/melee etc. are situational.

[T3chno]

Melee all the way. Those who've played me in TF2 arena know this well.

[yahoozy]

[otters~1]

Other: shotgun. I usually prefer to go sniper, but in zombie games and when I need a break in TF2, shotgun all the way.

In Halo I always equipped the shotgun and the pistol.

[乳头的早餐谷物]

Note to mods who feel the need to edit things: editing polls DELETES ALL THE FUCKING VOTES OKAY

[t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư]

On the other hand, the low tier shotgun is incredibly slow, and bad at range.

In those rare circumstances that I've needed range in a zombie game, the pistol has been more than adequate.

That speed means that, at close range, it's preferable to stick with the melee weapons, because otherwise you're going to get fucked.

But, see, I've only ever felt fucked at close range when I had an Uzi. It takes so many rounds to any individual zombie to stop him coming at you, whereas the stopping power of the shotgun takes apart a charging line of undead instantly. I'm a little OCD about keeping a full mag and so I reload at every opportunity, and so I don't often get into situations where I have things in front of me but no slugs to put into them at the ready. One round takes out multiple zombies, and even with the pump-action, I go through zombies faster than with the Uzi.
And of course I agree about the second-tier shotgun. Taking on entire waves by your lonesome becomes trivially easy with that thing.

Besides which, I also end up making heavy use of the melee attack in L4D. It's hard to match the feeling that you're dominating which can only be attained by meleeing a zombie and distributing its torso across the wall behind it with a point-blank pump-shotty as it tries to stand back up.

[Vyacheslav]

I love using Rocket Launchers.

[smartalco]

Where is sniper rifle option? D:

[kai]

somewhere between the M4 Carbine, the Revolver and some good ol fashioned "Rape-Stick"... i gotta love a good melee. Never did like the melee mechanic in TF2 (and i gave up on CSS... ), but in CoD, Halo, F.E.A.R. Combat, and BF i can get 7 peeps in a row if im lucky.

You know, you really should add a Partical Cannon option... that gun owns ALL. PERIOD.

[Tunco]

This game is a response to all posts made so far in this thread.

^_^

[Snuggletummy]

Grenades. I have a knack for being able to kill anything with them. No matter what it is, my timing is amazingly precise.

[Donfuy]

Shotgun! Reason being fun, style and effectiveness, most of the time.

*schk schk* *boom*

I'm also a bit OCD with having the gun loaded all the times.

[Mute Monk]

I have to agree with atob, the Halo: CE pistol is one of my favourite video game weapons of all time.

Apart from that, I prefer either a semi-auto/bolt-action rifle or pistol. I've never been all that great at close-range, and "spray-and-pray" never appealed to me either.

[Chase]

Personally I voted SMG, just because I'm very good with them. Especially with a silencer in CoD.

[t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư]

Winning CS:Source combo: Glock, TMP, and a smoke grenade. No armor, cuz that shit's for pussies, and you move faster without it.*

*By "move," I of course mean, "transition into the next life."

[remm]

Well I get a real pleasure out of direct hits with rocket launcher style weapons.

But I have to go for other, because mines are just the best in multiplayer scenarios. Any type of mine will do, but I prefer the remotely detonated variety.

[Zephyr]

I'm an all rounder with pretty much all the weapons in FPS games except grenades.
I'd have to say the pistol is my favorite, even though in many games it is not worth it simply because-

I just happen to think that pistols are especially classy.

I'm also quite good with the rocket launcher but only in tf2.