Hey Frenzy, thnx for your reply

I believe you are a genuine pants player too (btw i remember we had played a couple of games in FYA tdm 1.16). OK, this is the impression all pants players have when they first move from pants to e+. I had this feeling too for the first 2-3 weeks in e+. The reason im saying this is because i dont know if you have played e+ long enough. After some time, people tend to like this weapon handling very much!! But as i ve said elsewhere, this at the end of the day is a matter of opinion.

Now as for the theory, i dont kno if u read my initial long post (see previous pages) but my theory is that these are two different games and u need different skillz and fighting style in order to play them well.. as for the luck factor u mentioned i think u still have to think what weapon u change to. dont forget that the enemy is gonna nail u if u dont make a good choice. If someone is firing at u with lg theres no much point in switching more than once. u simply dont have the time for many switches. u just die first (unless the other guy is a complete noob). So u still have to do very fast thinking otherwise u cant beat a good player with good weapon choices (e.g. switching from lg to mg after a certain distance. who switches first and at what distance will decide your fate against a good player). Finally, a question: havent u ever been in a situation where ur flyin in open space/big room and u see a guy flyin past u? Your options with pants, i think, are limited. I would just wait for him to land and then fire bfg (just to be sure). In e+ u just switch to mg and nail his ass right there right now. Dont you want that option??

Regards,
BM

there is some truth in all your observations.

i particularly agree with the point u made about the defence. it is true that defending small flag rooms (like ctf1) is alot easier with lg on. as u said u switch to mg instantly if needed. I would add that u dont even need to switch in many maps. u just need to pick a good defending point and keep mg on. this however is a matter of mg damage mostly. nevertheless, u should keep in mind that the attacker has the same options too to eliminate/penetrate the defence! so it always comes down to whether u like this fighting style or not i guess.. as for the skill needed to think ahead, it is true that u need that in pants but u also need an other kind of skill to deal with all possible weapon choices that a good enemy makes in e+!

maybe not in extreme situations but i think air-battles in e+ are alot more effective than in pants where u spend most of your time waiting for weapons to switch. in e+ u spend all this time aiming and shooting switching to better weapons as the scenario progresses etc.