Doom 2
There is much debate amongst deathmatchers about which weapons are most
effective in
deathmatch. A good gun is one which has a good balance between speed and
damage and is
effective at short and long distances. For example although the BFG 9000
may be a marine
devastator when it hits, it takes too long to fire and is useless when
face to face with a plasma gun or
rocket launcher. Here is a list of the weapons from most effective to
least:
1. Plasma Gun
2. Super Shotgun
3. Rocket Launcher
4. BFG 9000
5. Chaingun
6. Beserker
7. Chainsaw
8. Pistol
1. Plasma Gun - The best gun in the game I reckon. Rapid fire and
powerful - I have known it kill a
player with 100% when just three of its bullets hit. Make sure you have
one of these in your arsenal.
Be careful you don’t face up to a player with rocket launcher though.
2. Super Shotgun - Although slow in reloading, the Super Shotgun is one
of the most powerful
weapons. A close range shot can do as much damage as a rocket, but
without the risk of you
picking up damage. When reloading, strafe out of the fire and then back.
3. Rocket Launcher - An excellent long range weapon for the accurate
among you. Can kill
anyone, from any distance, as long as you have a clear line-of-sight. Be
careful when carrying it
around though as you could automatically fire when somebody bumps into
you and kill yourself.
Also be careful when trying to fire around corners as the bullet might
nick the side of the corner and
explode in your face.
4. BFG9000 - Unquestionable the most powerful weapon around, but
unfortunately gives people
plenty of warning when it is being fired. Although it has a wide spread
of damage, expert players will
have no trouble avoiding it, and hence can only really do damage to
those in a close vicinity.
However, to lay a surprise on your opponent by eliminating the noise
produced when firing, time
running into a wall with firing the BFG. Instead of hearing the BFG
charging you will hear a soft ‘oof’
as he bumps into the wall.
5. Chaingun - A pretty useless weapon in a serious deathmatch. It is
only useful on an opponent
who is low on health and armour. Otherwise, the best it can do is annoy
your opponent and hence
will soon be facing the wrong end of a plasma gun.
6. Beserker - Most people forget about the Beserker, but is a good
weapon to have coupled with
invisibility spheres. Otherwise it is pretty pathetic.
7. Chainsaw - Virtually the same as the Beserker, except the noise gives
you away to your
opponent. Although you can keep it on by holding down the fire button it
still remains ineffective.
8. Pistol - The pistol is a good weapon if you want to annoy somebody or
take the mickey out of
the them. Just run up, shoot them and then runaway. This tactic can lead
to fist fights. But, seriously,
if you are stuck with a pistol you are dead!
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