I have a hand injury. RSI. For that reason I cannot spam weapons like the Sidekick (365 RPM). I can maybe tap it 250 RPM at max, but that also isn’t healthy for my RSI.
To my surprise slow firing weapons like the Bulldog, Disruptor and Pulse Carbine CAN fire full-auto even though they don’t need it.
It would really, really help me if the Sidekick would either fire full-auto OR has optional full-auto for people who prefer that, or has a lower rate of fire. Somewhere in the 150 ~ 200 RPM range instead of the current 365 RPM.
I hope people reading can help me out with an upvote.
That’s a little insensitive, even if you’re just joking.
OP, I’ve been thinking a little about this myself lately. Seems a little silly to have to rapid tap like a crazy person with the pistol sometimes. I wouldn’t mind an auto fire for it or if they decreases the fire rate in exchange for higher damage.
No topic should be off limits with humour. It’s obvious this topic will attract what some might call insults as what are they to do? Make every weapon easy to use and fire themselves?
Honestly, if there was a secure way to file a doctor’s report and conform every individuals medical problems and offer settings accordingly then fine but there’s not. If they were to offer every condition with options then everyone would take every easy option offered. Colour blindness then fine, we can have selectable colours. But changing weapons is going to be difficult. I could have just said don’t be ridiculous but I tried to make you laugh.
I’ve had people in my family die of diseases, if there’s a joke on TV about that disease I don’t complain, I laugh about it because it’s a joke (and in all honestly I am missing the tip of my right index finger so I’m allowed!)
(Optional) full-auto is all I ask for. It wouldn’t even be the first weapon in the game that fires full auto: Commando, Bulldog, Disruptor and Pulse Carbine to name some. And 3 out of those 4 weapons don’t even need full-auto to begin with. So it is not like I’m asking for something crazy that goes against the games vision.
Also, the Sidekick is the starting weapon in many playlists. If it was a pickup weapon like the Commando, Bulldog, Disruptor or Pulse Carbine, I could just choose to not pickup the weapon. But too bad it isn’t.
But then where is the line drawn? Weapons are developed to have their differences as well as their similarities.
As I mentioned above having an option would just make everyone switch it on in the same way that people say outlines should be optional - they shouldn’t because anyone switching them off would be at a disadvantage.
Like I say, I’ve lost half a finger (can’t find the thing anywhere) I shoot with my ring finger and claw with my middle finger. I hold the controller like a circus show but I wouldn’t ask for changes because it’s my fault I can’t operate a circular saw properly
I do sympathise and don’t mean any harm, the above was a joke and I hope you realise that but it’s a pistol - most people can’t wait to get rid of the thing and do you think I can fire it at top speed with my ring finger flapping around like a beached seal. Throw it on the floor and pick up one of those ultra reliable commandos
There are accessories that also allow turbo fire strike pack comes to mind but that also includes some dirty anti recoil system so it could be considered cheating
But then where is the line drawn? Weapons are developed to have their differences as well as their similarities.
Like I said, I’m not asking for something that is not in the game. It’s not as if I’m asking for something insane like extra aim assist for me and only me. There are many full-auto weapons in the game. And at least 75% of them don’t need it. It just feels weird that a slow firing “pistol” like the Disruptor has full-auto, but a weapon that actually needs full-auto doesn’t have it.
Something I haven’t mentioned in this post: A mouseclick is 1 mm, a controller with triggerstops is a 6 mm triggerpull and a regular controller has a 12 mm triggerpull. A person using a regular controller cannot compete with someone using mouseclicks. So also in that perspective this weapon needs a fix: either (optional) full auto or a slower rate of fire.
As I mentioned above having an option would just make everyone switch it on in the same way that people say outlines should be optional - they shouldn’t because anyone switching them off would be at a disadvantage.
Well, I was asking for optional because a lot of people got mad in Destiny 2 when a regular sidearm got an “upgrade” that made it full-auto. There are people out there that want to have 100% control on when a bullet is fired, even when they have to spam the weapon like crazy. That’s why I was asking for optional full-auto and not forced full-auto. But I’m also fine with full-auto for everybody.
But outlines are a great example of options. The outlines themselves aren’t optional, but the colors you choose are optional. I’m not forced to play as blue and fight against red. I can play as green and fight against purple if I want to.
Like I say, I’ve lost half a finger (can’t find the thing anywhere) I shoot with my ring finger and claw with my middle finger. I hold the controller like a circus show but I wouldn’t ask for changes because it’s my fault I can’t operate a circular saw properly
I didn’t know that. I thought you were joking. But good for you for figuring out a way to play this game.
The weapons have finite rates of fire. I have half a finger so use my ring finger, with my obviously weaker and slower ring finger I can still fire it at the same rate as a mouse or trigger stop user. I used trigger stops to make my finger get used to it at first but don’t use it at all now.
I’m not trying to be difficult, I realise it sound like I’m just saying, “nah”, “nah”, “nah” but I’m deadly serious in that every weapon having their own traits is a big part of halo.
The doctors note bit wasn’t a joke - in an ideal world you’d be able to say, “I have this problem” and have them add an option for you without anyone else having the advantage so everyone is equal but having a generic option to switch auto on will make everyone switch it on and then the individual traits will be gone.
I miss being able to wipe my crack without a plan of action but life’s a xxxxx
I think that’d be fine if they say picked an average or slightly below average firerate for semi weapons and added an accessibility options to hold the fire button down rather than spam it.
Problem it’s it can’t be max rare of fire as then everyone will use it and it’ll become an automatic.
I do have a question of what do you do for other games with similar problems? Do they have solutions for this? Maybe 343 could look into those games, see what they do. Maybe for now you could map it to a button if you’re better with certain digits over others?
That’s what you’re looking for. Rapid fire button just let’s you fire your sidekick much faster than you’ll be able to. It’s not going to let you fire any faster than the game allows.
It’ll help nicely for the Commando too. That gun is brilliant when you tap it and ignore the full auto ability.
Harsh to say but there are accessibility options available without compromising the balance of the game. Third party turbo button controllers etc. Probably a much better route to take than expecting 343 to change their game.
Turbo controllers do kinda break the integrity of the game as it’s usually at max. But looking at a third party solution isn’t a bad idea, I mean Microsoft has those accessibility controllers, but wouldn’t it be fantastic if 343 solves this problem rather than going out and having to buy something? We need a balance of something between competitive and useable. It’ll be tough but it’s kinda like what they’re trying to do with M+K and controller.
