Twizz089 wrote...
No I am quite right. What I said was If ME2 had no holstering effect then, the crash site would have to be handled and treated like a city or space station, that implies that there would not be destructible crates lying around.
Also no, having the holstering command would not change the fact that when you climb up a ladder the weapon disappears. Forcing a player to holster a gun before they climb a ladder, just to avoid an "eyesore" is forcing the player to come up with a bandaid fix to a problem. A reason for the return of the holster command should not be "to make up for poor animations", why make a holster command when they could just fix the animation?
How do you know that taking it out was a bad idea? Maybe the ME3 missions are less combat/exploration and more in your face combat, and maybe all the exploration is done in non combat zones, if this was the case and there is little to no down time from shooting then the holster command is not needed. There are plenty of shooter games where there is no holster command, why? because you are always shooting. With are without a holster command the cutscenes for the most part shows the character lowering their weapon anyway. Also I dont know of anybody who would explore an unknown combat zone during a battle with their weapon holstered.
You compare not having a holstering command to not having New Game + ,.... really?
I know it was a bad idea to take it out becasue I dont like not having it, so to me, and apparently a lot of others, it was a bad idea. And Yes, having the holster ANIMATION, would make the ladder interaction a lot better. It is bad form to just let a gun dissapear then reapear out of nowhere, especially for a studio like BioWare. The holster command was nice becasue I was in command of when I coudl look around and see the view, I could decide if I wanted to run around with my gun out or in while in a combat zone. I dont care how insane it sounds, I and many others liked it.
And yes, I will compare removing the holster animation to any poor choice they made, including New Game +, especially if you want to go and compare ME to any other shooter out there.
This is how it is, some people are very upset that the animation was taken out, they have every right to be. They got a taste of what the game will be like, and they didnt like an aspect of it. Others, dont mind it gone, they dont care, and thats fine too. Dont knock those that miss it becasue you disagree.