Maser Posted October 2, 2018 Share your horrible bad habits you have while playing Doom that you just can't seem to kick. Habits so bad that even the ghost of Betty Ford can't cure. I'll start. I have an EXTREMELY bad habit of anytime I come face to face with a hitscan enemy, I freeze as if I'm waiting for it to throw a projectile that I can dodge. Nothing good ever comes from that action. 2 Share this post Link to post
Doomkid Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) These aren't necessarily bad habits but they're habits I've either picked up or never kicked over the years: Even though it's (very minorly) disadvantageous in deathmatch, I will never not use the big oldschool-style grey HUD with Doomguy's face. Anything else throws off my ability to keep track of my vitals, even other well designed/very clear HUDs. I haven't really mapped for a while, but when I do I draw sectors both clockwise and counter-clockwise, depending on who knows what. I never would have noticed this, but Decay pointed it out once and now I pay attention to it when I'm dropping lines even though it really means nothing. In deathmatch, even when I know a server lets you use your own PWO, I still find myself quickly mashing 3 to keep the SSG out when I step on a shittier weapon such as the chaingun or chainsaw. In servers where you automatically switch on pickup, I became so good at timing this that I figured out you could prevent the undesirable weapon from even showing up - The player would simply lower and raise the SSG once, rather than enduring the eternity it takes to lower the SSG, raise the chaingun, lower the chaingun, and raise the SSG, all just to keep the bloody SSG out in the first place. Reducing that enormous window of vulnerability seriously helps in servers with more OS style settings. I unintentionally mash my wrists into the corner of my desk when I'm concentrating too hard during DMs. There's no other game or activity on the computer that causes me to do this. I'm sure it's wonderful for my wrists and hands (by wonderful I mean absolutely awful). In the heat of battle, even when I've learned a door is sensor-activated, I still press the use key as I approach it, resulting in it closing in my face and usually getting fragged from behind since I was stopped dead in my tracks. As a side note, any mappers who make DM maps where doors are both sensor-activated and also push-activated deserve to have their inconsiderate heart ripped out from their chest so they can see how cold and shriveled it is before they die. ...I think that's more than enough! 11 Share this post Link to post
yakfak Posted October 2, 2018 trying to skip encounters or cause huge in-fights in maps I don't know anything about yet just gets me killed over and over :)) this happens particularly on maps with lots of hell knights because they don't feel urgent or fun to kill on their own I also enjoy dashing into slime sectors without knowing if they're escapable or whether they link to anywhere else on the map 6 Share this post Link to post
wintertowns Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, yakfak said: trying to skip encounters or cause huge in-fights in maps I don't know anything about yet just gets me killed over and over :)) this happens particularly on maps with lots of hell knights because they don't feel urgent or fun to kill on their own I also enjoy dashing into slime sectors without knowing if they're escapable or whether they link to anywhere else on the map Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well. Edited October 2, 2018 by wintertowns 3 Share this post Link to post
TakenStew22 Posted October 2, 2018 I am OCD about keeping my health and armor in perfect condition in Doom. Whenever I see a Soulsphere, Megaarmor, or Megasphere in a map I always seem to wait until I killed every single enemy before I pick them up, then I'll grab the powerups and get 200% health and armor, and then exit the level. I probably do this because I wanna make sure I'm ready for the next level. I always use the "jump" mechanic in GZDoom to keep hopping over rivers of radiation. It's kind of cheating, but I do it anyways. I also seem OCD about saves. Whenever I feel that I've been too badly beaten by demons I load back to my previous save and start the fight over again. 10 Share this post Link to post
elend Posted October 2, 2018 I always use health packs and medkits too early. I also am an ammo hoarder. T_T 0 Share this post Link to post
BLλZING_DUST Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, TakenStew22 said: I am OCD about keeping my health and armor in perfect condition in Doom. Whenever I see a Soulsphere, Megaarmor, or Megasphere in a map I always seem to wait until I killed every single enemy before I pick them up, then I'll grab the powerups and get 200% health and armor, and then exit the level. I probably do this because I wanna make sure I'm ready for the next level. I always use the "jump" mechanic in GZDoom to keep hopping over rivers of radiation. It's kind of cheating, but I do it anyways. I also seem OCD about saves. Whenever I feel that I've been too badly beaten by demons I load back to my previous save and start the fight over again. I thought I was the only one who does this, not just in Doom but in pretty much every game. 2 Share this post Link to post
pulkmees Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Conserving plasma and rockets for some fight later on, but then when the fight happens you beat it using the shotgun. Edited October 3, 2018 by pulkmees 11 Share this post Link to post
Pierrot Posted October 2, 2018 When facing an Archvile starting his attack against me, I'm always waiting for the last tic before shooting him with the SSG at point blank range, hoping that he enters his pain state just in time. Maybe I think he's more vulnerable at this specific moment. It doesn't occure everytime but when it does, it's like a relief. 0 Share this post Link to post
kb1 Posted October 2, 2018 Hitting ESC or F10 when watching an .mp4 video of a Doom demo. 3 Share this post Link to post
joepallai Posted October 2, 2018 I don't strafe; instead I do this stupid forward/backwards zig-zag motion that works most of the time and put's me in harms way the rest of the time. (Never been good at strafing-it's just not a skill I have unless using a controller to cheat). 2 Share this post Link to post
Cruduxy Pegg Posted October 2, 2018 Humping walls even when I don't need to. To be fair that only started after playing Multiplayer, so am gonna blame other players for infecting me with wall humping disorder. 1 Share this post Link to post
Major Arlene Posted October 2, 2018 Dodging into projectiles instead of away from them Refusing to use automap sometimes, even if I'm hopelessly lost Resurrecting Being overly cautious in areas where monsters are constantly sniping me- I waste ammo and end up losing more health than I would had I simply ran through the damn place. Picking up health that will end up being wasted (medikit at 80% health) I'm a godawful player, but for some reason I still do it :P 4 Share this post Link to post
Zulk RS Posted October 2, 2018 -Using Freelook regardless of whether the map is balanced around it or not. -Save-scumming -Dodging into projectiles -Sometimes (I have been successful in mostly kicking this one but it still happens on rare occasions) I run backwards in an attempt to dodge a projectile (usually imp fire balls and revenant rockets) where I could have very easily and reliably dodged it by strafing. 2 Share this post Link to post
NuMetalManiak Posted October 2, 2018 I still save a game exactly so that the thumbnail shows a monster in the middle of their death animation. 4 Share this post Link to post
EngineerKappa Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) I'll try and shoot a barrel to kill a couple enemies, but then waste more ammo trying to explode that barrel than I could've just used on the enemies themselves. I'll save at the start of a level even though Zdoom autosaves. I also have a bad habit of using RESURRECT in the console because I'm too afraid to lose 8-ish minutes of progress, but then just kinda use it every time I die. If I'm gonna cheat that hard I might as well just have god mode on. 2 Share this post Link to post
Gaia74 Posted October 3, 2018 28 minutes ago, EngineerKappa said: I also have a bad habit of using RESURRECT in the console because I'm too afraid to lose 8-ish minutes of progress, but then just kinda use it every time I die. If I'm gonna cheat that hard I might as well just have god mode on. me too and i dont save the game sometimes the principal reason of i use the resurrect cheat 0 Share this post Link to post
Master O Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, yakfak said: trying to skip encounters or cause huge in-fights in maps I don't know anything about yet just gets me killed over and over :)) this happens particularly on maps with lots of hell knights because they don't feel urgent or fun to kill on their own I also enjoy dashing into slime sectors without knowing if they're escapable or whether they link to anywhere else on the map There's nothing wrong with skipping encounters or causing huge in-fights. Hell does not play fair. Why should you? 1 Share this post Link to post
Summer Deep Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Taking cover in an alcove, behind a pillar, or whatever, then not having the patience to wait there for long enough: all too often I step back out after three or four seconds and get a fireball in my face. Thinking I've got a situation with a Lost Soul under control, allowing it to close in on me, then getting zapped before I can react. I HATE bloody Lost Souls.... Edited October 3, 2018 by Summer Deep 1 Share this post Link to post
Spie812 Posted October 3, 2018 Save scumming. My general rule is one save per key segment usable whenever, or after a particularly difficult section if necessary. However, I end up saving much more often than that, to the point that I sometimes even get irritated with myself ("Come on, you barely even took damage!"). I could play easier stuff, I guess, but that's no fun. not saying easy is bad, just prefer hard. 2 Share this post Link to post
seed Posted October 3, 2018 Save scumming here as well, I'm less and less willing to experience frustration when trying to enjoy something, so if shit hits the fan I'd rather save scum my way through than retry the segment a few dozens of times. 3 Share this post Link to post
KVELLER Posted October 3, 2018 Making sure my amount of shells is a pair number. If it's not, then I'll fire the Shotgun on the first thing I see. 4 Share this post Link to post
Benjogami Posted October 3, 2018 6 hours ago, KVELLER said: Making sure my amount of shells is a pair number. If it's not, then I'll fire the Shotgun on the first thing I see. I started doing this recently, cause it’s annoying when you’re firing the SSG and it autoswitches to SG when you have 1 shell left. 4 Share this post Link to post
galileo31dos01 Posted October 3, 2018 Checking the automap every 5-10 seconds, like I became so dependent to it, because it's a gorgeous helpful tool you know. 1 Share this post Link to post
Deleted_Account Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) I always stockpile cells for the plasma gun/bfg when I should be expending them! It makes sense for Doom 64 where cells are surprisingly rare, and spread across the plasma gun, bfg and the laser. 2 Share this post Link to post
Major Arlene Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Ex Oblivione said: I always stockpile cells for the plasma gun/bfg when I should be expending them! It makes sense for Doom 64 where cells are surprisingly rare, and spread across the plasma gun, bfg and the laser. I do this a lot, even if I'm faced with a cyberdemon or something, I'm just like... "but it will probably get worse, better save 'em!" 3 Share this post Link to post
Test Tickle Posted October 4, 2018 I usually stay on one weapon too long until I notice there's better ways of killing, or when my ammo runs out. 3 Share this post Link to post
KVELLER Posted October 4, 2018 12 hours ago, Ex Oblivione said: I always stockpile cells for the plasma gun/bfg when I should be expending them! It makes sense for Doom 64 where cells are surprisingly rare, and spread across the plasma gun, bfg and the laser. 11 hours ago, Major Arlene said: I do this a lot, even if I'm faced with a cyberdemon or something, I'm just like... "but it will probably get worse, better save 'em!" https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TooAwesomeToUse 1 Share this post Link to post
Vermil Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) On 10/2/2018 at 7:26 AM, Maser said: I have an EXTREMELY bad habit of anytime I come face to face with a hitscan enemy, I freeze as if I'm waiting for it to throw a projectile that I can dodge. Nothing good ever comes from that action. Well, strafing doesn't affect whether a hitscan attack will hit you. For me, probably ammo hoarding when I have a berserk pack. I'm swimming in ammo pickups and I still try to punch everything to death. 1 Share this post Link to post