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CRAZY DUMB ZEALOT
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I really wish I could post a poll here, so I can narrow the possible answers between two exact choices: Hexen-style or MBF-style.
So yeah. Which kind of ally do you prefer? Which helps you better in combat by being more effective and not standing in your way?
The Hexen ally is mainly supported in ZDoom and acts like the Dark Servant. They only seem to be active when an enemy is sighted, but also tend to follow the player afterwards. They are nicely aggressive as soon as they spot a monster, but seem to become hellbent on taking out that target (I saw a ZDoom friend milling behind a wall because its target was out of sight). They don't shoot back the friendly-fire player, which is good. But also they don't do other nice things like "help the distressed" or "get out of the way". But at least they attack the enemy as soon as it is sighted.
The MBF ally, supported in PrBoom and Eternity, acts more dynamically, pursuing the player or the monsters when seeing them. It knows when to back off or help an injured ally. Unfortunately, it takes them more time until they acquire a target, and even seem to be passive when the player is active. Worst of all, they shoot back if accidentally hit (unless in Eternity a special flag is set). Otherwise, they're more flexible... I've seen them gang on a single enemy crushing him (I think real-life dogs do this!) and they give up pursuit if there's nothing to do.
I don't know what answer to give, myself, but I'm posting this question to know what is community's preference on this. To know which port is better to play on slaughtermaps with allies.
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10-20-11 12:39 
