The /newstuff Chronicles #292

[kristus]

/me hugs Myk.

[deathz0r]

What the fuck, people are still talking about NeoDoom? I thought this would have been dead and buried by now.

[GGG]

Apparently, Neodoom is good enough that one reviewer's scathing remarks can't spoil its following.

[Naked Snake]

The name "sniper scope" is a misnomer when applied to a shotgun. A shotgun is not a sniper weapon and "sniper scopes" are only availible for rifles.

[kristus]

GGG said:

Apparently, Neodoom is good enough that one reviewer's scathing remarks can't spoil its following.

WHAT scatching remarks?

[Little Faith]

The whole debacle about NeoDoom has little to do with the wad itself (that is playable enough, if some of the extra weapons are a bit superfluous) but has much more to do with the attitude of it's creator.

(Ok, there might be an issue with all the resources he uses without asking their creators or giving proper credit).


Let's just say that some email correspondence between this person and the Doomworld staff has convinced us that he remains permabanned.

[Jello]

Naked Snake said:

The name "sniper scope" is a misnomer when applied to a shotgun. A shotgun is not a sniper weapon and "sniper scopes" are only availible for rifles.

I beg to differ. "Snipe : to shoot at individuals as opportunity offers from a concealed or distant position: The enemy was sniping from the roofs." You can snipe with a shotgun, especially if using slugs. However, if you're using regular shot shells, and using a full choke, you can still hit out to 100 yards. So as long as you're concealed, you can still snipe with a shotgun. Sniper scope isn't even a real term, a scope is just a scope. If you snipe with a weapon that has a scope, that doesn't make it a sniper-scope. Hell, you can snipe with any weapon, handguns included. As long as it's from a concealed position, it's sniping.

[kristus]

Jello: You can't do that with a shotgun though, since the weapon got a very limited range.

[Bloodshedder]

kristus said:

Jello: You can't do that with a shotgun though, since the weapon got a very limited range.

Reread his comment, understand it, and then see that he already addressed this point.

[kristus]

Bloodshedder said:

Reread his comment, understand it, and then see that he already addressed this point.

TBH, I didn't read his comment at all. But you're right, and I suppose he is too. I am no gun buff so I can't speak much about these matters. (for instance, I didn't know until about 2 minutes ago that there even was something such as a "shotgun slug" ammo)

But after reading up a tad about shotguns on Wikipedia, I'll just go sit in a corner and mind my own business. :p