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Author: D_S_K
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There has been many-a time I have seen an argument on a server debating whether IG is better than NW game types, and in this article, I would hope to clarify a few things about each of them.
Some people think that Insta is very ‘easy’ and that using only one weapon makes it easy on players, not having to collect ammo, health (obviously), and overall just learn how to use one weapon (or two if you include the translocator). In some cases, people are right. It will be easier to learn one weapon than learning the Bio, Shock (combo) Link, Mini, Rockets, Flak and LG etc. Then again, by learning how to use the Super Shock Rifle, you essentially boost your hitscan aim and get better by judging on players’ movements much more while at the same time concentrating on not getting yourself gibbed.
However, compared to Instagib, Normal Weapons take much more time and skill to develop, and once you become familiar with their possible uses, and played a long time with them you can be very deadly. Compared to Insta where you just increase your hitscan aim somewhat quickly, Normal Weapons take time to learn effectively, and your skill on using all the weapons will increase somewhat slowly - but there is an advantage to this. If an IG player had a 1 on 1 with a NW’s Player, I would think the NW’s player would have a slight advantage, because they would be more used to using the non-hitscan weapons (rockets, min, flak, link, combos etc. Depending on certain situations, NW’s can be used for a number of ways, such as clearing a room full of enemies with a shock combo or if you are trying to get an enemy that is on a high elevation, a flak secondary might be the way to go. Whereas with IG you have one weapon that needs to do it all, and it could be a problem. The Super Shock Rifle is more of a line of sight weapon - you need to see the enemy and actively point the crosshairs at him in order to score a hit/kill. With Normal weapons you could spam splash damage weapons and score a hit/kill based on the knowledge that you know where your enemy is, instead of seeking them out in the open and then kill them. As well as sending a shock core down a halll way and then firing the primary shock rifle to combo the shock core and kill an unsuspecting vicitm.
Sometimes 1v1 players even divulge in some IG to improve their hitscan aim exclusively, and then they find out that months after they do so, they lose some of their NW’s skill. So be warned - if you want to improve your hitscan aim do take up insta, but do it with some moderation, and try and play some normal weapons so you still work on and are still familiar with their usage (however, the lighting gun does slightly differently than a shock rifle or the super shock rifle - so proper practice with that is also a bonus).
In my opinion, I would say Normal Weapons game types do it for me, its simply a matter of preference, since I have always played with normal weapons, and wouldn't get used to to IG. Insta can get very boring and repetitive: spawn, kill, die, repeat. It takes a lot of skill to become a good IG player, and it also takes a lot of skill to become a good NW’s player, but, considering variables, and my own tastes, I would say that Normal Weapons definitely takes more skill than Instagib, due to the complexity of what weapons to use and how well they would perform.
Feel free to comment on what you think is better, and why :)
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