8 Multiplayer Weapons That Grind Gamers' Gears
Posted by David Savage at 3:09 PM Aug 03, 2009
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Counter-Strike: AWP
Grind Status: Consistently High
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"AWP Whores..."
Counter-Strike/Counter-Strike Source's AWP is one of the most powerful weapons in any FPS; a literal one-shot-kill no matter where you hit your opponent. Put it in the hands of a talented player and they will destroy everything in their path. Unlike many other games on this list, Counter-Strike takes true skill to beat someone better than yourself. It is a game where the laws of luck rarely apply and where the strong survive and the weak quit early. I quit early...a lot.
For all you AWP Whores:
Halo 3: AR (Assault Rifle)
Grind Status: Consistently High (with a chance of random t-bagging)
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"Use a #%^$#&*@ weapon that takes skill"
Halo 3 had a tough act to follow after Halo 2's massive success. There was no doubt about it being an imminent hit, but how would Halo 2's loyal cult-like following react to changes in the sequel? They didn't have much choice. Halo 3 quickly left Halo 2 in the dust and took up its crown as king of Xbox Live. This was no surprise considering the advances the game had made with its map editing feature, Forge and film editing feature, Theater. However, the gameplay change from Halo 2 to Halo 3 was a little rocky and hard for many veteran players to get used to. For one, lag will affect a game more than ever. Two, the gameplay itself was significantly slowed down. And three, it is impossible to escape death -- especially from the Assault Rifle. The AR's bullets will spray you even if your opponent's aim is off away from you allowing them to shoot you for literally a second, beat you down and claim victory. This starting weapon's purpose was to make the game easier for entry-level players in order to keep them interested and not turned-off too much by other player's abilities. This new AR single-handedly ruined public, non-ranked matchmaking for many of Halo's hardcore followers.Call of Duty 4: P90
Grind Status: Consistently High
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"%#$&^*& P90 Noob"
The P90 is a beautiful piece of Belgian craftsmanship, a weapon used by security and military forces around the world. And in Call of Duty 4, a 12-year-old will hide around a corner with one and when you walk into his field of vision, he will spray you mindlessly until his clip is dry. Then he will begin yelling incoherently, leaving you to assume it had something to do with his giant reproductive organ going into your widely open exit doors. It's a disturbing experience that may leave weak men questioning their purpose in life.
Mario Kart: Red Shells
Grind Status: Increasing Each Generation
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"It was luck..."
Mario Kart was one the first multiplayer games many growing up in the
16-64 bit generation experienced. They were good wholesome fun-filled games with
colorful tracks, wacky characters, and good competition. The memories
of getting shelled, bananaed, rammed will forever be a reminder of the
good times you had with the Nintendo. As if! The only thing that you remember is that time Tyler red-shelled you just before you were about to win the cup against him in a grueling race on Rainbow Road.
We didn't invite Tyler over anymore after that.
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Comments
In Halo 2, just use a shotgun to take out sword-wielders when they come at you. Swords don't stand a chance against a shotgun.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 04:43:14 PMNo flame thrower from Team Fortress / TF2?!
Posted 08/03/2009 at 06:09:02 PMI'm surprised the p90 for cod:mw is on this list and not the mp40 from cod:waw. MP40 is the most OP gun I've ever experienced in any game.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 06:11:10 PMi agree with the meta knight I versed him for hours and hours never could beat him
Posted 08/03/2009 at 06:12:09 PMNo flame thrower from Team Fortress / TF2?!
Posted 08/03/2009 at 06:16:58 PMpsh. I used to think metaknight was op. then i started playing as lucario. if lucario wasn't the abosolute greatest sb character of all time, I'd say he should be on the list.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 06:29:05 PMNo BLUE SHELL? I mean really...the most unfair of the unfair!
Posted 08/03/2009 at 06:43:35 PMDude, the AR is -nothing- compared to the Laser in Halo 3.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 06:49:43 PMCommandos from Company of Heroes Opposing Fronts. (Release version)
Basically a 6 man squad with Sub machine guns who can be airdropped in from any point on the map from a glider that will kill any units it lands on. They can then pop smoke and become invisible, throw handheld nuke nades, plant camo'd invincible instagibbing remote-detonating demo charges and they kill every single enemy infantry unit with little resistance. Most overused and annoying unit. Same problem with the American rangers.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:02:59 PMThe Noob tube in R6:V 1 and 2 is and always will be the XM-26 LSS, or the auto shotty. Nothing is cheaper or more retardedly easy than rapid fire shotgun shell
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:14:13 PMThe noob tube (grenade launcher) in COD4 and 5 should replace the P90. The P90 never really bothered me.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:14:25 PMtry pikachu in ssb classic for 64
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:15:40 PMfuck the shield gun in its ass. that is all.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:25:55 PMI don't have that a big a problem with the Boomshot. You know what I hate? The Torque Bow. It can stick you from halfway across the map, and if it does, it's insta-death.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:27:24 PMshotgun from the first gears of war was seriously OP. hands down everybody would just switch to the shotgun once the game started....
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:28:29 PMand with host lag advantage.... gg to anyone else
You forgot The Lancer from Gears! Way worse to get Chain-sodomised then blown up by a boom shot.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:35:08 PMOk going retro:
Golden Gun from Goldeneye was the cheapest gun in any game ever... except for...
The Farsight XR-20 from the original Perfect Dark... the second of the series continues to go unrecognized by me.
Also.... pikachu from SSB classic? No way, I dominated as kirby, and everyone always seemed to think he was the cheapest..., but my brother was always a god-like ness player.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:42:10 PMNo lancer Chainsaw from GoW?
run around a corner and bam! your cervic is decorating the walls from a chainsaw noob who couldn't hit the side of a barn with a boomshot
Posted 08/03/2009 at 07:54:00 PMAncer chainsaw anyone ? Sheesh !
Posted 08/03/2009 at 08:06:15 PMIn SSBB tried to beat Mario on level 9. Extremely fustrating when the pot-belly keeps flipping all over the place.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 08:19:41 PMI agree that the Mp40 and grenade launchers from cod4+5 should definatly be here, but whats the deal with all the halo 3 bashing? The AR really isnt overpowered.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 08:40:06 PMmy favorite was the proximity mine glitch on goldeneye for n64... sure people are used to looking for mines on floors and walls as they ran by, but place half a dozen glitched mines in the air above players heads and the game is on.
btw gauss snipers on crysis can go die.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 09:22:54 PMThe problem with the AR in Halo 3 is any noob can pick it up and be quite proficent with it. No skill required. Also the sword in Halo 2 was easy sauce to kill when using a shotgun, or atleast plasma nade, you both die, all in all, annoying yes, a big problem? Certainly not.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 09:27:38 PMp90? Psh.. forget that. I mind it way less than the damn m209!!!! Hit within 20 yards, you're screwed.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 09:51:38 PMThe P90 isn't noob--at least you have to earn it. More noobish elements of CoD4 are noob tubes, marty, and last stand. I can't stand any of them
Posted 08/03/2009 at 11:35:39 PMHalo 3 AR was absolute garbage. You needed an entire clip to kill someone hitting pretty much every single bullet and would almost certainly get owned by anyone with any other gun. If any weapon in Halo 3 is overpowered it would be the BR, especially if you're playing a skilled team game when everyone's rocking one and you die almost instantly...
Other than that great list
Posted 08/04/2009 at 12:00:21 AMLIES. Leg awp shots only do 85.
Posted 08/04/2009 at 02:01:25 AMTry the doomsday device in EVE-Online, that things just blows up a few 100 people out of their hard earned ships if they are in the same 'room'(solar system on grid)
Posted 08/04/2009 at 06:04:38 AMI second rolls20s' comment. The Blue Shell is far worse, as it doesn't even have a strategic advantage and is nigh-unavoidable.
Posted 08/04/2009 at 11:25:44 AMgood list, but the call of duty weapon should not be the p90, definitely the mp40 i mean its a lvl 10 (of 65) gun that has unreal power and with good aim is retarded strong, what about proxy mines from 007 goldeneye? nothing was worse than hunting down a player then suddenly a massive explosion happens right before you blah
Posted 08/04/2009 at 12:59:45 PMYeah, the Battle Rifle is way worse than the AR. The only way you win with an AR head-to-head is by softening them up with a frag first or smackin' em in the head after a half clip. If they have anything other than an AR they win. OR they are complete n00bs.
Posted 08/04/2009 at 01:01:02 PMWhere's Team Fortress 2's flamethrower? Everyone hates the Backburner on pub servers
Posted 08/04/2009 at 01:29:38 PMShotgun in Quantum of Solace is the most overpowered weapon I have ever experiencd. semi-auto, can attach a silencer, headshots 80 yard headshots all the time.
Almost everybody online used that weapon.
Posted 08/04/2009 at 02:21:08 PMi remember KZ2z shotgun, tht shit was really cool, i still sumtimez use it, nd gearz 2's boomshot was fun 2 use also
Posted 08/05/2009 at 08:33:52 PMThe Assault Rifle from Halo 3? Really? I never use that garbage anymore. The Halo 1 AR is way better and more fun to mow down grunts with. XD
I'm surprised this list didn't include the MP40 from CoD: WaW
And don't forget the Lancer chainsaw bayonet from Gears of War. Now that really GRINDS MY GEARS /Peter (no pun intended)
Posted 08/05/2009 at 09:11:45 PMYo the mario kart blue shell wasn't that crazy. I've dodged them a few times in Double Dash on Gaycube. ;-) powerslide onto a turn wait for the shell to dip down to hit u let go of powerslide and use a mushroom for a boost. Shell hits the ground and takes out the 2nd place loser. Works even better if u powerslide ur car sideways up one of those ramps that boost you. It just goes past you. Try it on the waluigi corse.
Posted 08/05/2009 at 09:50:59 PM(response to stonecrow & MeatyMomRider) The BR is not over powered it requires skills to do a one shot or a four shot unlike the AR which you use spray and pray
Posted 08/05/2009 at 10:30:09 PMTF2 FLAMETHROWER FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 08/09/2009 at 08:11:53 PMwhat about the 36e from bf2 and the voss/rockets from bf2142?
Posted 08/09/2009 at 11:01:43 PMCheapest weapon ever, the M60 in Battlefield Vietnam at launch. You could hold down fire and destroy an entire army on your own. You could take down a chopper without breaking a sweat. It was horrifying.
Posted 08/09/2009 at 11:53:57 PMWhat about the Railgun in Quake 3 Arena? You missed that, my friend...
Posted 08/10/2009 at 07:10:01 AMHalo much worse than Halo 2? lolz. The gameplay is totally not slowed down, not in the least. And the sword is far from uber, even in Halo 2. As one guy said already, the boomstick will make mincemeat of any sword whore. I hear ya on most of these but Halo 3 is a fantastic game and overall it is one of the best multiplayer experiences out there. But it takes a brain to make proper use of it.
Posted 08/21/2009 at 09:26:05 AMI'm suprised nobody mentioned the blackhawk @ release of bf2. Gayest vehicle ever. You could sit 2 miles out with your infinite ammo minigun and destroy tanks/apc's/EVERYTHING. Took forever for ea to patch it...
Posted 08/21/2009 at 02:49:28 PMOne: the blue shell should replace the red one.
Posted 08/22/2009 at 04:21:01 PMTwo: the gun that fires in bursts of three, martydom, last stand, or noob tubes should replace the p-90.
Three: I've never had much of a problem with meta knight. I rarely face him and I usually kick his @$$. My Samaus all the way!
Four: The boomshot was one of the easier guns to put up with in gears considering how easy it is to roll out of the way. Half the other weapons in that game should be put on the list instead.
Five: Those saying flamethrower from TF2? Really? That things range sux. CoD5's one is more annoying
Six: The AR? Seriously? I always thought it was the default because an army of weapons easily trump its sorry self
That's about it
sure you can put the p90 up buy that is nothing compared to the m16 nothing worse than a gold cross 55 going wow a g36 in multiplayer i've never seen one because i only use the fucking m16 oh i just hit you in the foot at 60 feet with my ACOG m16 that means your dead i fucking hate that more than anything
Posted 08/24/2009 at 04:02:27 PMhow about model 1887 from Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2???????? its a shotgun with fricken sniping capabilities
Posted 12/21/2009 at 07:09:52 PM@ Imiinty
Posted 12/22/2009 at 12:19:32 AMThose shotguns are f-ing RIDICULOUS!!!! Running into someone dual wielding those and that damn M16 in CoD4 make me wanna smack someone's mom.
why is the halo 3 AR here?? I can understand the sword, but if i could let all my enemies run around with an AR i'd be fine with that, cause there shit would get wrecked. I mean if you get close and use it it is fine, but beyond that it's not too good. Aren't these weapons that fuck shit up and aren't too balanced?
This whole list could be stuff from modern warfare 2 though, lol.
Posted 02/22/2010 at 12:18:20 AMthis list sort of sucks.
Posted 02/22/2010 at 12:19:47 AM