why the ♥♥♥♥ is this game so hard

[Sega Playstation]

the military is blessed with laser accuracy and a headshot from a shotgun at point blank range doesn't kill them. i die constantly and have had to rely on quicksaves much more than i did in shadow of chernobyl. am i just bad, or is clear sky harder than SoC?

[Doctor Go-Go]

The weapons are very inaccurate and have very short range. I think I've made more head shots with a 9mm handgun with the sights at range than any other gun. I THINK when just firing with crosshair ONLY you're shooting with instinct, the guns are a little more accurate while aiming with the sights. BUT not by much.

[bobes sponja]

Originally posted by mikekamela:

a headshot from a shotgun at point blank range doesn't kill them

try increasing the difficulty, this lowers both your and the enemy's health, preventing stuff like that

[BrackObama2]

Originally posted by Bingity Bongity ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by mikekamela:

a headshot from a shotgun at point blank range doesn't kill them

try increasing the difficulty, this lowers both your and the enemy's health, preventing stuff like that

Soldiers are still too OP. I'm on master difficulty, it took me 35 quick save reloads to kill squad of soldier, of ~8 people at the start of the game with AKS and TOZ. Now I have good gear, powerfull weapons, yet I'm not sure if it will be enought next time I encounter soldiers. Love the game tho.

[Ratchet]

Originally posted by mikekamela:

the military is blessed with laser accuracy and a headshot from a shotgun at point blank range doesn't kill them. i die constantly and have had to rely on quicksaves much more than i did in shadow of chernobyl. am i just bad, or is clear sky harder than SoC?

Jes. Its hard

[SurDno]

Originally posted by Bingity Bongity ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by mikekamela:

a headshot from a shotgun at point blank range doesn't kill them

try increasing the difficulty, this lowers both your and the enemy's health, preventing stuff like that

Nope it does not. In Clear Sky difficulty affect the damage you receive, the amount of loot dropping from dead bodies, the amount of loot dropping from boxes and cases, Strelok's health and the max distance of a grenade throw (for NPCs). In SoC it also affects your damage (it is HIGHER on lower difficulties), and in CoP it also affects your ability to withstand one-shot kills (works on lower difficulties).

Setting your difficulty higher will never make the game easier. That is a myth.

[Doctor Go-Go]

I only use the shotgun against mutants, at the beginning of the game I use the pistol on nearly every enemy from cover while timing head shots.

Why bother rifling the barrel of the shotguns, sure they're way more accurate, but why bother? They don't seem using full at all. I'd rather just get closer with an MP5, AK or Pistol.

[Darth Cannabis]

Originally posted by Doctor Go-Go:

I only use the shotgun against mutants, at the beginning of the game I use the pistol on nearly every enemy from cover while timing head shots.

Why bother rifling the barrel of the shotguns, sure they're way more accurate, but why bother? They don't seem using full at all. I'd rather just get closer with an MP5, AK or Pistol.

Well shotguns have a certain aspect where ammunition makes a huge factor.

A rifled shotgun with the dart ammo, is a great longer range armor piercer. Perfect for head shots on military.

Keep in mind the 3 ammo types for shotguns. Shot, Slug, and Dart.

Shot is normal shotgun spread we are all familiar with. Good for damage against fleshy targets and damage, but a lot of knockdown force and damage is lost over distance.

Slugs, are also good against fleshy targets and armor at close range. A lot of knockdown force, but expect a heavy round drop over range. Not as worried on spread, but the round drop makes slug not very good for long range.

This is where Dart comes in. Dart, is much like slug in that it is a single round, but unlike slug its not just a hunk of lead. This is a round of reinforced metal, that is shaped into a dart like shape to carry over longer distance and pierce armor. It does not have the raw damage, nor that up close umpphh of the slug or shot round, but as explained, its your longest range most accurate round, and it does have a level of armor penetration to it. It is perfect for a rifled shotgun.

(I am still waiting for that shooter that realizes damn near anything can be put in a 12 gauge shell and shot. Clear sky did a good job on the 3 round types. Payday 2 does well on variety with nail flachette, explosive, incendiary, slug, and shot. I am truly waiting for the game thou that has all the above, and coin/washer shot, rock salt, glass shot, etc.)

[Ghostvenger92]

Originally posted by mikekamela:

the military is blessed with laser accuracy and a headshot from a shotgun at point blank range doesn't kill them. i die constantly and have had to rely on quicksaves much more than i did in shadow of chernobyl. am i just bad, or is clear sky harder than SoC?

this game has always been tough, i remember playing back in the day dying alot, it has quite a learning curve to it, to not die you have to fight at a very strategic and slow pace, crouching and not moving improves accuracy by alot. its pretty much Fallout but more challenging

[GamerCH]

Originally posted by Doctor Go-Go:

The weapons are very inaccurate and have very short range. I think I've mad more head shots with a 9mm handgun with the sights at range that any other gun. I THINK when just firing with crosshair ONLY you're shooting with instinct, the guns are a little more accurate while aiming with the sights. BUT not by much.

hahaha oh look the dude who complained that weapon upgrades do nothing in his opinion comes here to complain about guns being inaccurate and having short range LMAO

Yeah how about you try to UPGRADE the guns.

[GamerCH]

Originally posted by SurDno:

Originally posted by Bingity Bongity ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

try increasing the difficulty, this lowers both your and the enemy's health, preventing stuff like that

Nope it does not. In Clear Sky difficulty affect the damage you receive, the amount of loot dropping from dead bodies, the amount of loot dropping from boxes and cases, Strelok's health and the max distance of a grenade throw (for NPCs). In SoC it also affects your damage (it is HIGHER on lower difficulties), and in CoP it also affects your ability to withstand one-shot kills (works on lower difficulties).

Setting your difficulty higher will never make the game easier. That is a myth.

It does increase damage to both you AND the npc. So you need less shots to kill them just like they need less to kill you.

Also this game is a bit of a RPG like Borderlands. Highly armored targets will not go down when a basic shotgun hits their head. Afterall they wear a steel helmet. Use better ammo like Slugs if you want to take them down.

[SurDno]

That's a myth.

http://metacognix.com/stlkrsoc/WhatYouKnowThatAintSo.html

[Darth Cannabis]

Originally posted by SurDno:

That's a myth.

http://metacognix.com/stlkrsoc/WhatYouKnowThatAintSo.html

That link has to do with Shadow of Chernobyl. Right series, wrong game.

(all the references to The Marked One, is the clue. If it was about Clear Sky, the player character would be referenced differently.)

[SurDno]

Yeah, same difficulty myth applies. There are very little differences in how games handle difficulty. BOTH games have damage protection descrease with higher difficulty (50%-35%-20%-0% for SoC and 90%-80%-60%-40% for CS). SoC also makes you deal more damage on lower difficulties (120%-115%-110%-100%), while in CS it's always the same.

Neither game makes it easier for you to shoot enemies on higher difficulties.

[Bandy]

Too many are used to run-N-gun bullsh!t games, where they can bunny hop and make head shots in mid-air. This isn't one of them...

[Sega Playstation]

Originally posted by Bandy:

Too many are used to run-N-gun bullsh!t games, where they can bunny hop and make head shots in mid-air. This isn't one of them...

i played stalker before im not an idiot