Why do weapons have to be balanced in a FPS?
Sometimes when a weapon gets nerfed in a game I see a lot of hateful comments, people can't or don't want to understand why this weapon is now nerfed. Some people complain and others even make threats, often these are just sad sacks of shit that have nothing better to do with their life but it does raise a question. Why do weapons need to be balanced in a FPS?
Weapon balance makes the game more fun?
Let's say that there is one weapon in a game that is much better than all other weapons, then you can bet your ass that more than 90% of all players will be using that weapon in online multiplayer. Maybe you don't see the problem with that but it's boring when everyone uses the same weapon. So weapon balance keeps things interesting, people will try other weapons and that keeps things a bit different and you constantly have to be on the lookout of what other players are using. For example someone that uses a sniper rifle requires a different tactic of taking down than someone that uses a shotgun or a smg. I think it's more fun to play a match with some diversity, people that play with different weapons and different classes and/or abilities.
Why do people get so mad when a weapon gets nerfed?
I think it's just people overreacting, they probably depend on that weapon to give them a lot of kills and then when that weapon isn't that effective they panic because now they have to find another weapon to get them kills or have to deal with the fact that their favourite weapon isn't as effective as it once was. As much fun as it might be to get easy kills with an overpowered weapon it's of course frustrating when you get killed quickly by the same person using the same weapon all the time. If more weapons are effective and things are more balanced then people have other options, maybe one weapon is good to counter another or it will create other possibilities for you to win the confrontation. But a lot of people don't like change, they want things to stay the way they were and they get mad if that changes. Some even go so far to threaten developers, that's of course stupid and it also kind of shows with what type of loser you're dealing with.
But do weapons really need to be balanced?
I think that you need weapon balance in a first person shooter. Why? Because it keeps the game interesting, it allows you to try other weapons without getting slaughtered because that one overpowered weapon is killing you every time. Weapon balance keeps things a bit more fair and gives most people a chance to win in a confrontation, of course skill and luck will also play a role but keeping weapons balanced at least gives you a bit more of a fair chance to win instead of knowing that some weapons will just annihilate you. Not everyone will understand why weapons need to be balanced but I think most people accept weapons balancing and will also appreciate it, because you don't want everyone running around with one weapon that kills you in one or two shots. That's just lame!
Weapon balance makes the game more fun?
Let's say that there is one weapon in a game that is much better than all other weapons, then you can bet your ass that more than 90% of all players will be using that weapon in online multiplayer. Maybe you don't see the problem with that but it's boring when everyone uses the same weapon. So weapon balance keeps things interesting, people will try other weapons and that keeps things a bit different and you constantly have to be on the lookout of what other players are using. For example someone that uses a sniper rifle requires a different tactic of taking down than someone that uses a shotgun or a smg. I think it's more fun to play a match with some diversity, people that play with different weapons and different classes and/or abilities.
Why do people get so mad when a weapon gets nerfed?
I think it's just people overreacting, they probably depend on that weapon to give them a lot of kills and then when that weapon isn't that effective they panic because now they have to find another weapon to get them kills or have to deal with the fact that their favourite weapon isn't as effective as it once was. As much fun as it might be to get easy kills with an overpowered weapon it's of course frustrating when you get killed quickly by the same person using the same weapon all the time. If more weapons are effective and things are more balanced then people have other options, maybe one weapon is good to counter another or it will create other possibilities for you to win the confrontation. But a lot of people don't like change, they want things to stay the way they were and they get mad if that changes. Some even go so far to threaten developers, that's of course stupid and it also kind of shows with what type of loser you're dealing with.
But do weapons really need to be balanced?
I think that you need weapon balance in a first person shooter. Why? Because it keeps the game interesting, it allows you to try other weapons without getting slaughtered because that one overpowered weapon is killing you every time. Weapon balance keeps things a bit more fair and gives most people a chance to win in a confrontation, of course skill and luck will also play a role but keeping weapons balanced at least gives you a bit more of a fair chance to win instead of knowing that some weapons will just annihilate you. Not everyone will understand why weapons need to be balanced but I think most people accept weapons balancing and will also appreciate it, because you don't want everyone running around with one weapon that kills you in one or two shots. That's just lame!
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