RS or Normal

[Tinysmurf]

I know more people play in normal mode than RS. It is two seperate worlds really. I don't know any normal clans but I know almost all RS clans. I was just wondering, why people choose normal over RS and why people choose RS over normal. Are they scared to change, do they even know about RS, best RS clan vs. best normal clan?

I choose RS because its no "two nades to your face and your still alive shit"

{SEAL}Seal Tinymurf

[Krillious]

I don't like RS because soldat is meant to be a fast paced game, when I die I don't want to have to wait an hour because two campers don't want to leave their spot to go look for each other
but I like R

[Toumaz]

Personally I ain't a big fan of RS... too much for my puny brain to keep track of at the same time. The recoil thing is hard for me to stand, the realistic point of view encourages camping and I keep forgetting about the fall damage.

But I think you picked the wrong words when you said

Are they scared to change

In my opinion normal mode gameplay is way more fun than RS or even only realistic mode, and who says you can't eat the cookie while still keeping it...

[a-4-year-old]

RS sucks, R is way better.

Comparing normal to R is like comparing pizza to chocolate cake, you just can't, they seem similar, but totally different.

[SDFilm]

I've jumped from one to another. From my first soldat months with my pure camping to when I was playing 'hardcore' clanning with the Minimi for a long time I played Normal, then stitched over to R/S because its more strategic as you have to make use of cover more and I normally like realistic games like Red Orchestra, then I switched back to Normal when SF server recently got set up and I'm now using the saw. Normal mode always has a special place in my heart.

[Brock]

I don't like RS because soldat is meant to be a fast paced game, when I die I don't want to have to wait an hour because two campers don't want to leave their spot to go look for each other
but I like R

Exactly my thoughts.  Except I dont like R.  Dying of fall damage right when I'm about to cap in ctf_Ash, just pisses me off.


BTW, [GG] is a non-R/S clan.

[bja888]

I don't mind S but R is a pain in the butt

[Meep.]

R/S because... I don't really know anymore.  I just enjoy it more.  Normal is nice, but it got quite repetitive for me a long time ago.

[sniping_dreamer]

R/S.I played normal before,then I found an R/S clan (SiT-Soldiers in Training).

R/S makes you a better player overall,I think,because of the thought you have to put in into your attacks. Also,you can actually make use of the sound...where left and right matters.
I sometimes go to normal...but it's hard to go back into...

Besides,I just play my GameBoy Advance while waiting for respawn ^_^

[Crimson Goth]

lol^

[Noldi]

I play R/S and like it a million times more than Normal mode. I hate Normal mode because I can recall a memory from the last time I played it. I remember using 2 clips from an Mp5 just to kill some guy? WTF. In real life it would take like 5-10 bullets. R/S is based on how strong the guns would be in "real life". I just can't stand Normal mode. I don't mind waiting until the round ends till I can spawn.

[JonWood007]

I play both. It depends on my mood. However, I prefer normal a little better, mainly because I dont like the fact that I have a habit of dying 3 seconds into a match and then I gotta sit around for like 2 minutes waiting for the round to end.

[Mr. Domino]

I cannot stand survival but realistic has aspects which appeal to me enough to play it from time to time. I really wish there were a way to select individual dip switches instead of having everything lumped into a single "realistic" setting. I love the limited sight and falling damage. I loathe that stupid mouse jerk recoil.

[JonWood007]

Yeah, realistic has a lot of good features I like, I just dont like the survival side of it sometimes. As I said, 3 seconds of gameplay per every 2 minutes is not fun.

[Meep.]

If you don't like waiting for the round to end, there's a simple solution: don't die.   

[xtishereb]

If you don't like waiting for the round to end, there's a simple solution: don't die.   

Say that to the campers.

I only play in some RS servers because I have very low ping (< 50) there.
Survival mode is Michal Marcinkowski's least favorite feature from Counter-Strike. So why'd he put it in?
I find I tend to do better after playing some realistic INF, but nothing compares to a good old-school game of CTF with you guys or a full server on #Fractured INF.

[-Vis-]

I've been playing Soldat for somewhere around 3-4 years now, and it's almost exclusively been normal mode play. Over the past few weeks, however, I've started playing in one or two R/S servers, and I have to say, I find it a lot of fun.
  The prospect of having to wait between rounds, for me at least, adds that extra incentive to take care of your Soldat and work with your teammates to overcome the enemy, rather than just dash forward time and time again trying to get that flag. It's a whole different ballgame, and one that suits me nicely. I'll pop into the u13/!Elite servers now and then for the occasional blast, but, for the moment at least, you'll often find me in the :[DS]: Public server.

[ultraman]

R/S because I'm better at real mode, but normal because I think it encourages teamwork more.

[apex]

RS because theres way more strat involved.

What really sucks is to see a phat map with all kinds of cool **** in it, whatever those nifty map makers put in, to use those to jump and evade bullets but essentially just become paintings on a wall when used in normal mode since everyone knows where everyone else is these rooms are just used as tunnels not the way they where meant to be used.

I use to play normal exclusively, never realized how much more immersive realistic mode is, it is imho soldat for the elite players. Thats not to say their arent elite players in normal mode, but I find in general the ppl who play realistic are always smarter players, and realistic forces the dumb ones to become smart.

Since you can die so easily there are campers but these arent an issue for any veteran like myself, you can force ppl where you want to by cover fire and grenades, and in realistic mode cover fire is REALLY a powerfull tactic since you can die so easily from a few bullets.

[F3nyx]

RS sucks, R is way better.

Yup.  Survival is boring as hell and MM's never given it a thorough debugging.  But I loves me some realistic.