Doominator2 Posted January 6, 2014 So what is the point of the fists in doom 3 when you have your flashlight which lights up the area plus acts as a melee weapon, I know in hell you don't have the flashlight but theirs always plenty of ammo around that you don't really need a melee weapon. 0 Share this post Link to post
Doominator2 Posted January 7, 2014 Marnetmar said:The berserk powerup, I would guess. Ya but it only does appear 2 times in the game. 0 Share this post Link to post
geo Posted January 7, 2014 One day, you'll run out of bullets and it was either fists or a bullet making, ore mining mechanic. 0 Share this post Link to post
Dragonsbrethren Posted January 7, 2014 Don't the fists do more damage than the flashlight? And what's the point of melee weapons in pretty much any FPS ever? Also this. 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted January 7, 2014 Actually the flashlight does more damage than the fists, being able to down a zombie in two hits. The flashlight is a goddamn billy club. The fists are just natural gifts from your mother and father, presumably. 0 Share this post Link to post
ferguson Posted January 7, 2014 I have a hard enough time staying alive armed to the teeth. 0 Share this post Link to post
Quasar Posted January 7, 2014 They may be pointless in the stock game but they sure come in handy in RoE ;) 0 Share this post Link to post
Avoozl Posted January 7, 2014 I've never even found a reason to need to use them in ROE, there's already a large amount of ammo that it's hard to run out, I only realized this as I played it earlier today. 0 Share this post Link to post
bcwood16 Posted January 7, 2014 Well if they made a Doom game without the original weapons (especially a remake which Doom 3 was) it would get slashed to hell by the fans. If fists were not included do you think people would have been fine with it....I certainly wouldn't have, I would have left the game and never played it again...unless it got modded in by the community. However...yea I never used them either.....but thats not the point :) The assault rifle thingy-mo-bob-weapon was new but think that was just added to balance game play. It would have been fun to run around with the heavy chain gun all the time though. I did like how the assault rifle (sorry can't remember exact name) looked a little bit like a P90......cool! 0 Share this post Link to post
Avoozl Posted January 7, 2014 It's a submachine gun, it's not anything like an assault rifle. 0 Share this post Link to post
bcwood16 Posted January 7, 2014 Avoozl said:It's a submachine gun, it's not anything like an assault rifle. Yea, guess its not...I couldn't remember, thought it sounded very wrong when I wrote it, thanks for clarification anyway....guess I could have easily googled it....in fact why didn't I do that...lazy :( 0 Share this post Link to post
Da Werecat Posted January 7, 2014 bcwood16 said:I certainly wouldn't have, I would have left the game and never played it again...unless it got modded in by the community. You're kidding, right? 0 Share this post Link to post
schwerpunk Posted January 7, 2014 Everyone's got their own tolerances for how far the franchise should 'stray' from its roots. For bcwood16, it's obviously the classic armoury. I don't know what mine would be... I would say the inclusion of an automap, but Doom 3 didn't have that, and I still like it. More to the point, I considered it 'Doom-y' enough to be considered part of the canon. Anyway, fists are cool. If nothing else, it makes you feel like a bad ass when you take down an enemy with these bare weapons. *Smooches knucks.* 0 Share this post Link to post
Infirnex Posted January 12, 2014 For the BFG version the flashlight is not a separate weapon, so the fists act as your melee option until the chainsaw pops up. For the original release the fists exist soley to be boosted by the demonic floating clump of steroids we like to call "Beserker". AFAIK the Hell stage doesn't give you a flashlight either, but the Chainsaw isn't that far into it, and I don't see you punching Imps and Hell Knights. 0 Share this post Link to post
printz Posted January 12, 2014 Fists hit sooner than the flashlight, which you need to swing. 0 Share this post Link to post
Deleted_Account Posted January 13, 2014 Doominator2 said:So what is the point of the fists in doom 3 when you have your flashlight which lights up the area plus acts as a melee weapon, I know in hell you don't have the flashlight but theirs always plenty of ammo around that you don't really need a melee weapon. Fists are generally used for punching. 0 Share this post Link to post
Doominator2 Posted January 13, 2014 Piper Maru said:Fists are generally used for punching. What a story Mark. 0 Share this post Link to post
Avoozl Posted January 14, 2014 Doominator2 said:What a story Mark. http://www.doomworld.com/images/newstuff/371/facepalm01.png 0 Share this post Link to post
Dragonsbrethren Posted January 14, 2014 printz said:Fists hit sooner than the flashlight, which you need to swing. Maybe this is why I was thinking they did more damage. 0 Share this post Link to post
Deleted_Account Posted January 14, 2014 Doominator2 said:What a story Mark. You're no good...you're just a chicken! Chip chip chip chip chip. 0 Share this post Link to post
Doominator2 Posted January 14, 2014 Piper Maru said:You're no good...you're just a chicken! Chip chip chip chip chip. lol 0 Share this post Link to post
TwinBeast Posted January 14, 2014 You can punch the cans in the Mars City before you have any other weapons, and walk and run around punching air and make all the people in the Mars City look at you in awe. 0 Share this post Link to post
Shaviro Posted January 14, 2014 I'm pretty sure you can actually punch the other characters in Mars City by looking away, pressing fire and then rotating them into view. 1 Share this post Link to post
Da Werecat Posted January 14, 2014 The hits won't register. No damage, no punching sound. Curiously, no whooshing sound either. 0 Share this post Link to post
MajorRawne Posted January 17, 2014 Without the fists, you'd never be able to show the demons your girly arms, completing the suckage of Doom 3's Marine makeover. 0 Share this post Link to post