Gladiator vs. Gunning (NO TROLLING) (SERIOUS REPLIES ONLY)
Let's take a look at these two gamemodes from an unbiased perspective,
Gunning:
Bounce off walls
Swing your mouse around and click
Slash only to switch to your weapon (not even needed with yoyo)
Highly based on hitting an area where the opponents model isn't actually at (in lead games)
Only one player was ever good enough to use revs (dolphinrider)
Arguably one of the worst communities in all of video gaming (only topped by EVE)
Walk back and forth doing the following: while ammo > 0: hold fire->1 -> R -> 2 -> R
Mostly died after ijji stopped doing competitions
Due to the low APM + low skill (rewarded when not hitting opponent) the skill floor is nil
Never use recoils or massives (taking out a large chunk of gameplay)
Some guns kill people in three hits (MG's, SMG's)
Mostly saturated with BR's and questers
Players have low-tier degrees or none at all (Communications/Music/Liberal Arts)
Lower IQ, present themselves in a poor light
Players generally do not defend themselves when it's said gladiator is better, very submissive qualities.
Enjoyed by a different age demographic, generally agreed to be around 11-15 years of age.
Taunt to compensate for lack of intellectual stimulation/because the game mode promotes primitive behavior. (cred: Striker)
Tend to speak/type like neanderthals
Gladiator:
Abuses the games core mechanics with animation cancels and angles
Shows actual skill as both players are arguably "equal", as they both are in melee range
Lag doesn't affect it too much beyond 120 ping
Have to actually hit the character model in order to do damage
Higher APM
One of the best communities of all time, everybody is super friendly and helpful to each other
Competition is healthy and alive as ever
Requires years of practice to become any decent
Predictability plays a huge part and only adds to the skill
Massives and recoils are the key to defensive play, adding another player of complexity
Takes many hits to kill an opponent
Moves are calculated and aren't just random bouncing off walls praying you hit someone
Largely American or western EU, a lot of players very successful in real life (physics / mathematics / CS degrees)
Intellectually stimulating, like playing a game of chess
Players often have higher IQ, members of organizations such as MENSA.
Dominant personality traits in players.
The age demographic for this mode is generally 18-25 with some exceptions, of which are generally more mature for their age.
Bow to show honor to opponent, as it's considered civil. (cred: Striker)
Grammatically flawless
If anybody has anymore, please share. I want this thread to be about DISCUSSION so please no trolling, trolling will be reported to the forum admin
Thank you for taking time to read my thread, I hope it's opened some minds to both gladiators and gunners out there,
Jianyu