Posted by Will Ooi | Posted in Gaming | Tags: PC | Posted on 28-03-2007-05-2008
On Saturday, I went to play LAN with a bunch of friends. 5 on 5 Call of Duty 2, capture the flag mode – great fun. I’ve come to realise that there are several “characters” you can choose to “be” in first-person shooters:
The Sniper – you carry a sniper rifle around and as soon as you see someone you quickly switch to scope-view and perform a nice clean headshot. Technically, you are probably the best character (as well as the coolest)
The Camper – You are the most hated character – you play dirty, just sitting there behind a corner and waiting for people to rush by before you get a barrage of abuse for your cheap out-of-nowhere kill (see below: The Shouter)
The Rambo – You are a one-man army/loner and tend to rush in with a heavy-duty machine gun, taking hits but bringing down enemies as you sacrifice yourself for the team whilst letting out a slant-lipped blood-curdling scream of “AHHHHH!!”
The Smart Guy – You lead the others and shout out tactical instructions/formations/unnecessary nonsense (which The Rambo will not listen to). If you die your team is finished
The Back-up dude – You mainly give your teammates covering fire and accompany others (usually the Smart Guy or the Rambo) because you have liked partnerships ever since watching your first John Woo movie
The Coward – You are a bit like the camper, only not as smart. You tend to panic and fumble around with the controls when you see an enemy, and before you can get a shot in you have already been knifed – Admit it: we have all been a Coward at some stage
The Shouter – your gameplan is pretty general, but you enjoy spending time shouting at others, e.g. “F***in Camper!!” or “Thats Bullshit!”
I would be a hybrid of the Rambo/Shouter characters. Which character are you?
