I "rambo" every game I play

[DroopyA]

When I play a game... I rarely worry about stategy or diffrent weapons. I just turn it on, run into the middle of the battlefield and play with the mentallity that I can hopefully kill them, before they kill me.

There's a lot of running around and close combat gun fights... I've never been the type to use cover or switch weapons. Not even in games like Gears of War.

It's not uncommon for me to beat shooter games (FPS or 3rd person) with the gun they start me out with in stage one.

Strangly though, I've grown fond of this fashion. On rare occasions where I do have to use diffrent guns (required to kill bosses, playing on a friends game, etc...) I find other weapons just don't compare the standard burst fire machine gun and secondary pistol.

Sniper riffles shoot too slow, explosive weapons are hard to aim, etc... but every game always has to perfectly average guns and they're almost always the two guns you start with. I don't even waist my time looking for others.

I'll beat games, and never have any idea what those other guns do... there are always exceptions to the rule (Half Life 2, Perfect Dark Zero) but 9 out of 10 times, I stick to my starting weapons.

I don't even use gernades.

It goes way back to my days as a wee lad playing Contra on the NES when it was new. Everybody wanted the spread gun... but not me, all I ever wanted was the machine gun. If it was unavailable, Rapid-Fire would do just fine.

Anybody else do this, or just me?

[xscoot]

Try playing DOOM.

[simon]

It's impossible to do that on most games on the hardest difficulty, actual strategy is required.

[Auz]

I used to do that in Goldeneye in my younger years. Eventually, after a few years, I managed to beat the game on 00 agent mode and unlocked the Egyptian level. I used codes I found on the internet to get the harder cheats, such as infinite ammo and invincibility.

Now I found out I could have beaten it much sooner by actually using a strategy in the levels. I might even be able to get the invincibility cheat myself now if I tried.

So yeah, strategy probably works way better than "rambo"-style in FPS.

[Fluffington]

Your ramboing is no match for my wumboing

[Ragnarokia]

Ah on WoW I am always healing probably the worst ramboer imaginable. It's fun though, yet I have died so many times I lost count. I am probably the only healer that will happily go with him hehe.

[Gooroon]

Thats some dodgey strategy you got there....Ö

[TheGreatBeef]

Try running rambo on L4D. i dare you.

[BlueFlameSkulls]

There's a lack of games you can do that these days.

Shame. Although I don't like the idea that everyone depends on me (whoever the protagonist of the game is) and it's muggins who has to do every single thing.

[Chumbawamba]

At 3/19/09 12:50 PM, TheGreatBeef wrote: Try running rambo on L4D. i dare you.

I do that, except for when I'm trying to get the Stomach Upset achievement. When you're going for that, the grunts of the Boomer are really just the worst sound in existence, and I can't help but hide. :(

[solardave]

At 3/19/09 12:50 PM, TheGreatBeef wrote: Try running rambo on L4D. i dare you.

That is awesome on Versus mode on the first level of No Mercy. You just run quickly through the streets. It works 90% of the time too. If you are playing against decent people it can be hard but a lot of the time they don't expect you to run.

[Makeshift]

Do you ever win?

[The-Great-One]

That's because FPS are practically the easiest games out there to play when going against these oh so intelligent AIs.

Just because you own at a FPS doesn't mean shit to me.

[Jackho]

then your not playing the game right

[Gooroon]

I've just decided i'm gunna try that strategy see if it works (probably not unless you are mega skillful)

[HrMorgaes]

You ever try going rambo in a Guitar Hero game?

It's a lot harder than it sounds.

[Blaze-Heatnix]

I always rambo Counter-Strike. I'll get killed instantly, but it's a lot more fun than going with "the team plan" and taking the game seriously.

[Obvious-M]

At 3/19/09 02:59 PM, solardave wrote:

At 3/19/09 12:50 PM, TheGreatBeef wrote: Try running rambo on L4D. i dare you.

That is awesome on Versus mode on the first level of No Mercy. You just run quickly through the streets. It works 90% of the time too. If you are playing against decent people it can be hard but a lot of the time they don't expect you to run.

Me and my friend do this, we found if you sprint straight out and just go for it, then you'll make it before the other team can say 'Cesar salad pasta'.

[kirbykiller4]

I think the correct term for that strategy is "leeroy jenkins"

[xthesnarfx]

I also never use gernades.

[SapphireLight]

That sounds really really boring.

[MexicanGun]

I tend to do that when I'm really fucking frustrated.

Most of the time it works.

[SpeedMetalSandwich]

At 3/19/09 11:56 AM, xscoot wrote: Try playing DOOM.

Depending on what difficulty level (hurt me plenty and below), i can make it through with just a shotgun in Doom, and the double barrel in Doom 2.

[TheThing]

On easier difficulties, yes, you can rambo all you want. But most of the time, once you play past "normal", you'll get kicked in the balls for that stragety.

[ViceFullbuster]

"Fuck 'em" - John Rambo

[DroopyA]

At 3/19/09 03:34 PM, Gooroon wrote: I've just decided i'm gunna try that strategy see if it works (probably not unless you are mega skillful)

I don't think I'm 'mega skillful'... just a well practiced talent at best.

I learned early on to run circles around the map and how to lead my shots so my enemies walk into their own headshots without me having to aim.

I get frustrated when enemies or players try to hide... it just prolongs things that don't need to be prolonged so I go after 'em. I found that, because I'm prepared for close range, I usually win it. Games are pretty good about regenerating health for you and those that don't have plenty of life lying around so taking a few unneccessary hits isn't a big deal. Usually, because I move so much... I can find where health and ammo packs are early on so I can always run straight to them mid fight if I need too.

It's why I like the standard guns... pistols for when you need accuracy (far ranged battles), and machine guns for everything else. AI is smart enough to duck when shot at so in really bad situations, you can usually deal out your own cover fire while you head to a health pack. If you're lucky, you'll get in some cheap shots on the way.

Plus, because I don't focus on any one enemies, they all start dying around the same time... so any game that gives bonuses for quick kill succession usually plays in my favor.

[FurryFox]

At 3/19/09 11:43 AM, DroopyA wrote:

Anybody else do this, or just me?

Oh yeah. If it's lots of opponents I Rambo every time. But if it's 4-6 people I sniper like a little bitch.

[51430]

Not really, I'm more strategic about stuff. I don't really enjoy charging in, guns blazing.

[TehreTard]

Every time I Rambo on COD 4 or WAW, I always end up number 1. You guys are just shit at games.

[metalgearray]

Nah u just all bunch of blabber mouth, what is need is ambush, as well strategy, but think well where u r going to ambush cause u can get ambushed in a narrow place, especially online