1) It’s annoying keeping your cursor so far from your character all the time,

2) No way to shoot distant enemies (so, no way to kill snipers),

3) This system doesn’t bring ANY advantage over the standard “Soldat” style. It doesn’t even eliminate spraying; actually, it will be harder to kill sprayers (they will be just shooting to the edges of their screens, and to fight back you’ll need to walk into their line of fire).

In my opinion, this idea would be only good if there was a need to shoot the background or something.

*FACEPALM*

Michal, I usually love your ideas for this game, but this one isn’t very good. Admit it! =P

On another note: please, people, let the “hit chances” to the rpgs. If I shoot in the direction of a guy, I want to hit him, and not rely on some stupid random variable.

Also, isn’t LD supposed to be one on one if I remember? How much does it matter if a bullet hits something else?

If a Soldat-realistic-equivalent is available in LD, and you can shoot through certain walls, you may know there is somebody past a certain wall but not see them, and it requires shooting through the wall. The idea applied here would mean you must move ur cursor at or past where the enemy is, despite how you don’t know exactly where he is, which just sounds strange in my opinion.

One system that worked really well is what they did in Blizzards Blackthorne. When you press UP the player takes cover against the wall (wall facing camera in the background). While doing so he cannot be hit and cannot shoot. You could probably expand on this mechanise to make it more interesting. Like being able to take cover behind a pillar or some debris. This could also create interesting grenade tactics

I think there should be a “hit area” arround every target (if there is no target bullets should just fly so that spraying works out)
If you aim at the enemies/objects body your cursor gets smaller + you can shoot more accurate. If your distance is getting larger from that area your cursor is getting bigger (like it is in real life , cause its harder to shoot at long distance without proper aiming)

MM maybe you can also involve the “aim lag” system you made for soldat in here. It doesnt work out in soldat in my eyes but somehow Link Dead is a more realistic game and it might be a possibilty.
So Maybe you have a 95% static aim cursor in the “area arround the target” and if you leave the area your cursor is getting to that “aim lag” thing.

for Hitscan weapons, use the original, unmodified, concept.

For non-instant projectiles, Use the variation. A bullet fired short would hit the wall and miss, a shot aimed at the target would hit. A shot aimed beyond would miss. If the target were moving, it would be possible to dodge projectiles, but it would also be possible to blunder into them. It would become necessary to lead quickly moving targets much like a long distance sniper or fighter pilot.

If you only allow the mode your presented above, it will result in all players always holding the mouse-cursor near the screen-edge and shooting, which is really gay gameplay-wise.

The *can’t kill anybody outside the screen-range* doesn’t bother me THAT badly actually… but allowing multiple shooting methods will enable it for players who need/like it though. Each player should be able to pick his own style, right?