CasualScrub

This is something I've never personally understood. It seems that AV always tops lists for map WAD's, yet I've never myself gotten the appeal of it. I don't find it that fun a mapset, and I also find it kinda ugly overall, IMO. I guess I'm just wondering, why this megawad of all things?

Ah, okay, I figured it out. Thanks for the help!

This probably seems like the most noobish question I could ask, but I've looked around and googled how to do it but never could find a clear answer how. So I just want to know how to use them? Just so you know, I'm using GZDoom.

GZDoom for most things. ZDoom if I want to play closer to vanilla..

I will definitely say that I prefer the first game. Don't get me wrong, Doom 2 is great, but I find the general visual aesthetic of it unappealing. I much prefer the slow transition from the colorful tech base to the grimy hellscapes in the later parts of the game. Doom 2 feels too muted in it's color palet to me, too many browns and dark greens/reds that it all kinda blends together. I also, in general, prefer the level design of Doom 1. It just seems to make more sense overall, and feels like you're in a actual location and traveling through it, whereas Doom 2 doesn't really feel as cohesive between levels. With some exception, they don't seem like they have a natural transition between locations.

I'm coming back to my thread after a while, and after looking through the comments, I certainly wouldn't mind being that HNTR tester you guys are looking for. Considering that's a difficulty level I tend to play out I think I could be a help in this regard for giving feedback. If anyone's interested, just let me know. I've never been a tester for other's maps, but hey, might as well help in any way I can.

I'm really happy that this thread has inspired some good discussion here

God-fucking-dammit, not this shit again. Stop it, talking about BD on Doomworld only causes nothing but trouble.

I guess just from my experience, both on here and on places like Reddit, I've seen it get lauded as the "true Doom experience". I'm not saying most do it, but it's definitely an attitude that I've come across before.

This is something I've never understood. As someone who has to play most WAD's on either HMP or HNTR, I don't get why some people treat UV as the only way you're supposed to play Doom, otherwise you're just a casual who needs to "git gud". So why is this?

I'm with you guys on Alien Vendetta. I really don't get what's so appealing about this WAD. To me it's just frustration, and it's not particularly visually appealing in my eyes.

God I hate shoot-switches. It just leaves me confused, making me wander a level seemingly endlessly until I stupidly figure it out.

Basically what it says, what WAD's that are considered with acclaim or are very popular are you personally not a fan of? Note: I'm specifically referring to level WAD's, not things like gameplay mods.

I have no shame in saying that I have to play most WAD's on either HMP or HNTR.

Hmm. Guess I was more alone in this then I had thought. Well, guess I might as well list one of mine. The Darkening, map 4 fight against the Spider Mastermind. Fuck that fight.