On firing cones... (Destiny)

by RC , UK, Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 07:37 (3791 days ago) @ Hoovaloov

From memory, Bungie has used:

• Pinpoint accuracy,
  
• Random Distributions,
  
• Normal Distributions,
  
• Donut distributions (not joking),
  
• Recoil-dependent distributions.

... all in the same game.

So asking which one they are using is like asking if their game is going to use shotguns or assault rifles.

Is this Reach? Can you match weapon names to these (especially the doughnut distribution)? Thanks!

Halo 2.

Again, this is from memory so I may be wrong on a couple:

• Sniper is pinpoint.
  
• Plasma Rifle is random.
  
• BR is normal distribution.
  
• Shotgun is donut distribution (hole in the middle, randomised elsewhere)
  
• SMGs are recoil-dependent (hold trigger longer = higher spread)

The fire pattern of the Shotgun made it almost useless at anything but point blank. Which I guess was the point after the beastly one in H1. But it made the Sword all the more awesome for close range work.

So yeah, Bungie aren't really the type to choose one 'paradigm' for all the weapons in their game. They'll use every tool they can get their hands on to make the overall experience fun and 'balanced.'