My problem with modern shooters.

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Jay520 said:

superchunk said:
1) yes over the head is better for 3rd person games. Simply a better view point.
2) I'd say both would be better. A crouch option when needed and a more realistic cover option when its there... including the ability to lay flat behind stuff... because you know some things are not always crouch height.
3) NINTENDO lock-on is best!!! Yes, having to force aim is a PITA, but its necessary for quality multi-player gaming. It adds a level of difficulty that is simply better. Now, pre-Wii Nintendo always used assisted aiming in games and when playing stupid AI, who cares. Aiming isn't what kills you anyways. But with Wii-mote or mouse controls, aiming isn't an pain and it really just makes sense. I'll take forced aiming with better controls any day.

2.) True, both would be best. But I really think it's a waste of a button when a person can just get behind something without a button to assign them there.

Lock-on does work surprisingly well. But it depends on how it's implemented. I liked it in the PSP Socoms. But it was annoying in GTA4, because the player still nearly stopped everytime the character wanted to shoot. And the zoom in was annoying, I don't want to zoom in, cutting off my range of vision, everytime I shoot. Espescially when my enemy is right in front of me. I think a hybird of free aim & lock-on aiming is best.

Well, if you used a mouse or wii mote, then you don't need to zoom in. The cross hairs from your pointing device is best for close/mid range shooting. Zoom would only be used when in really is only ever used, long range.