Dual-Wielding

[CutterJohn]

Originally Posted by InternetZombie

Ok serriously I hate how anyone is going to bring the "it's not realistic" BS arguement to this, shall we go count the number of unrealistic things in Planetside?

I don't like it. Is that a BS argument?

The reason I don't like it is because its unrealistic and a bad idea, and I'm tired of seeing it in games and in hollywood. The TR max gets a pass because its powered armor and undoubtedly has a lot of servos and software to control it.

By the way, I find it interesting you lambast people using realism as an argument against it, then proceed to support the exact downsides such a practice would realistically have. Why is it ok for you to argue realism but not me?

Lastly, since you brought it up, obviously sci fi can make anything possible. I demand robot unicorns as player mounts. Sci fi!

If your duel wielding you should have horrible accuracy and a horrible reload time, but twice the firepower. Having a single AMP style pistol does not fill the same gameplay niche. Sure you fire fast but thats not the point, the point is to get the most damage done in the fastest time possible, if I can unload 30 rounds in a second great, but 60 is still twice the damage.

The gameplay niche you seem to be wanting is 'Maximum possible dps from a pistol weapon'. You're saying a pistol in the style of the AMP is incapable of this? Devs magically can't change the damage and rof values in the weapon configuration file?

Whatever two weapons can do, the devs can invent a single weapon that does the exact same thing. Making the argument one of style, not mechanics. Meaning it is completely a matter of personal taste.