Community: Message List - DROP SHOT

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:39:22 GMT

Gerbera wrote:

Feels like the panic knifing for Tactical Button users. No offense to them or anything, but considering the button layout where melee is simply swapped with crouching/prone, then rather than panic knifing, you drop while firing, lol.

For me, you hit the nail right on the head. I'm a medium to long range player normally. When I see an enemy, I naturally push down on the right stick. I've tried to stop, but I can't! So instead of swinging my knife, I find it's more advantagous to use the tactical layout and drop to a knee or prone instead of panic knifing. That's the only reason I do it. So I can actually shoot at someone instead of swing my knife at someone 30 yards away before I can shoot again.

I don't profess to be all that good, but switching to the tactical layout has improved my game.

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:40:15 GMT

triiviium- wrote:

Im an all around drop shot run and gun kind of guy. If they/you want drop shoting to go away then I want QS'ing and camping to go away. Drop shoting is like the biggest thing in MLG play style so I dont see it going away anytime soon.

"QS'ing and drop shot" isn't true to life, but "camping" is. However, if I wanted real life I'd join the armed forces.

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:18:44 GMT

ghorman wrote:

I think they need to get rid of the jump and go prone in midair crap.

I take it you weren't a fan of the dolphin dive on Black Ops.

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:15:54 GMT

anuebis216 wrote:

Because it is a punk move, some people actually want to play a game without the cheap tactics

Oh go on with that. Ur just slow and mushy. "hmmph, me get angry when people move. Me can't react that fast, hmmph." ...Tromps off in anger all slow and bumbling.

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:10:34 GMT

Unfortunately, what's cheap to one person is a tactic to another.

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:19 GMT

Because it is a punk move, some people actually want to play a game without the cheap tactics

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:12 GMT

You're talking about a term related to a video game...it's called a drop shot, so I'll call it drop shotting. Drop shooting just sounds retarded, and I'm sorry but this isn't scripps nat'l spelling bee. It's a tactic. Plain and simple.

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:23:50 GMT

These days, in MW3, whenever I see people counter people with "adapt to it" that tends to mean "copy them and do it too". Kind of contradictory to accuse people of complaining because they "want others to play like they do", yet their very suggestions to people is to do just that, play like OTHERS play. while veiling it under the guise of "adapting".

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:17:30 GMT

i use the dropshot method when i start getting death streaks from people useing subs aka mp-7 ppm9 pm90 those guns are reddiclous on pull up so i use dropshot method to get the kill...

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:06:49 GMT

I don't know what you mean by that but Battlfield 2 did have prone.....but you wouldn't no since im guessing you never played it

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:03:35 GMT

So you would say that it's "Oh hey! He drop shoot me."

No, you wouldn't

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:56:39 GMT

nickpeck36 wrote:

If you got rid of that then prone would have to be removed which would be stupid (BF2 did it and people still ***** to this day about it) so again, just adjust youre play style a bit and you will be fine.

Stange i remember BF2 had prone

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:55:13 GMT

First off it's drop "SHOOTING", not "shotting". Engrish comprehensionz ftw... anyways, yes, it is annoying but you just have to adapt to it. Most of the time I aim around the head and chest and after I squeeze the trigger I aim low incase (also incase of martyrdom).

I used to play FPS MP non stop for years and got burned out and took a 6 year break from any type of MP and just picked it back up since BF3/MW3 came out. Drop shooting drove me nuts and I still get killed by it from time to time but not as bad as I did when I started playing MP again.

If you got rid of that then prone would have to be removed which would be stupid (BF2 did it and people still ***** to this day about it) so again, just adjust youre play style a bit and you will be fine. I tend to do it a little bit but only after taking a few shots, not as a "omg i see someone hit the deck, shoot, get up... see someone else, hit the deck, shoot and get up" like some people do lol.

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:29:07 GMT

DROP SHOTTING SAVES LIVES!

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:13:20 GMT

G36C (silencer) + AWP (or rather L11 to you guys)

SH Pro (or Blind eye)

Overkill Pro

Steady Aim Pro or Dead Silence Pro

AK(Silencer) + Stinger

Blind eye

Assasin Pro

Steady Aim Pro or Dead Silence Pro

**** ya not being a sheep

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:53 GMT

lol omg really.. tactical you get to drop shot, default you get to panic knife ( being quick with your knife) drop shotting has been apart of cod for a long time and isn't going anywhere just because you don't like it.

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:46:23 GMT

I alwys drop-shot in short to medium range situations when Im head to head with an enemy. Its Really good to do when facing opponents with quickdraw too. Dropshotings challenging to learn early on, but once you get the hang of it it really helps.

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:20:24 GMT

Like spawning?

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:59:07 GMT

its about realism with in reason being able to hit the flaw in 2 seconds and beable to stay on target the whole time is not within reason

Re: DROP SHOT

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:55:58 GMT

Gerbera wrote:

Though, I can understand the annoyance some people must feel. Going prone fast isn't the problem people have. It's how they can do it AND remain so accurate with firing their weapon WHILE doing so. Not after they've actually gone prone, but during the actual dropping to the ground while holding the crouch/prone button. People probably wouldn't be complaining nearly as much if, when dropping, your accuracy is all over the place (if allowed to fire at all) until you get steadied out after you're fully prone or something.

Black Ops gives more of this effect with the dolphin dive (better say after running since that is a possible hair to split). It will probably return next time around. I don't even like that but whatever. I don't have time for animations. Don't care how linear it looks to be completely steady while going prone or how unrealistic that may be. Put those animations into the more realistic shooters that have more loyalty to accuracy and I will go play those every once and a while. Leave COD blissfully ignorant, because the current mechanic makes for a faster pace and more fun in my Arcade headed opinion.