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[Pete for President]

And the mome rath Kentarou outgrabe:

And the mome rath Big D outgrabe:

Interesting... does stealth and cover play as big a role in the online game's combat as it does in the original games? I'd love to see and online gun combat title which isn't dominated by twitchy-fingered FPS geeks who sprint through the server, leaping from side to side while gunning down everything with unnatural - and unrealistic - precision.

I haven't played this myself, but from what I've seen from the first MGO and this MGO, it does to a point. A deathmatch doesn't use as much stealth as the games do, for sure. But, hey, you can hide in a crowd of boxes if you like. And, in the original MGO, there was a mode where one player played as Snake, and all the other players had to find and kill him before he got to his goal. But I don't even know if that mode is in this MGO. Also, it'd be a touch hard to sneak around, because everyone has a 3rd Person view. They can see more than the MGS guards see.

As far as I have played stealth is hardly ever used in the online beta. The only way I used stealth was while sniping, usually in some dark en stealthy position. The cardboard-box thing is true though.

[Psychotic]

How the heck does the cardboard box thing work? Why don't they just shoot the conspicious cardboard box that's just sitting there?

[Sagensyg]

There's more than one box Paulykins.

[Psychotic]

Even so, Lawrie, why don't they just spray the box pile with bullets every now and then anyway? Actually I'm asking too much of online gamers. They're usually a thick bunch.

[Sagensyg]

So you play Halo 3 too?

[Pete for President]

And the mome rath Psychotic outgrabe:

Even so, Lawrie, why don't they just spray the box pile with bullets every now and then anyway? Actually I'm asking too much of online gamers. They're usually a thick bunch.

There are several dummy-boxes scattered in the map. Also, when you're chasing someone or when you're in a firefight, you'll never pay any attention to something that looks like a cardboard box.

[Psychotic]

And the mome rath Sagensyg outgrabe:

So you play Halo 3 too?

Religiously.

And the mome rath Pete for President outgrabe:

There are several dummy-boxes scattered in the map. Also, when you're chasing someone or when you're in a firefight, you'll never pay any attention to something that looks like a cardboard box.

Ah right, thanks for explaining! I suppose some of the more hardcore players will memorise the positions of the boxes and when they see one out of place they'll cap it.

[Big D]

And the mome rath Psychotic outgrabe:

I suppose some of the more hardcore players will memorise the positions of the boxes and when they see one out of place they'll cap it.

That's why those people suck and makes games less enjoyable for everyone else.