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    Reloading is the action of replacing the ammunition magazine inside a gun. It adds a touch of realism to most modern shooters, and a certain amount of tension when a player is forced to reload while under fire.

    Are you a prolific reloader?

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    #1  Edited By vivek

    So im watching the ER at the moment and watching Brad not reload after every fight drives me nuts. I have also realised that on the other hand I may "over" reload. What I mean by this is the fact that after killing an enemy I will instantly hit the reload button even if I have 90% of a magazine left. This keeps my gun full of rounds, but also gets me in sticky situations when I should be firing but end up dying because I was reloading. 
     
    Anyway Discuss...

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    #2  Edited By Clinkz

    Yes. If you saw me play a game with guns, I would drive you mad-- reloading after literally every little encounter. Oh boy you should see me play Gears of War where active reloading boosts your damage...

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    #3  Edited By Djeffers03

    I certainly am

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    #4  Edited By JJWeatherman

    I'm the exact same way. I think a lot of people are. It would be interesting if games started punishing this behavior by wasting whatever bullets were left in the clip when you reload.

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    #5  Edited By raviolisumo

    I reload whenever I'm not shooting.

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    #6  Edited By Ryax

    i reload everytime im done shooting. ive been doing it since i can remember

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    #7  Edited By eroticfishcake

    Considering the fact how almost every shooter in existence reminds you to keep your gun fully loaded at all times, yes. I am a prolific reloader.

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    #8  Edited By CaptainObvious
    @JJWeatherman said:
    " I'm the exact same way. I think a lot of people are. It would be interesting if games started punishing this behavior by wasting whatever bullets were left in the clip when you reload. "
    I think Battlefield Vietnam did that. 
     
    Also, I'm a reload addict. That killed me countless times in online shooters.
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    #9  Edited By MrKlorox

    Yes. With both ammunition and quick-saves. Quick saves kill my skill.

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    #10  Edited By rathantoras

    Always, every shooting game i ever play.

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    #11  Edited By ReefTrigger

    I find myself trying to reload with weapons that are already full, or weapons with no reloading (EX. pyro flamer in TF2). 
    Interruptible reloads are my friend XD.

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    #12  Edited By vivek

    Great to see im not the only one!

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    #13  Edited By Tarakun

    My first online shooter was Counter Strike 1.6, where not having a full clip meant you were dead in any combat situation, so I instinctively reload after killing anyone, or shooting my gun at all.  
     
    It's a reflex at this point, I just hit R after I shoot. I don't even think about it anymore. 

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    #14  Edited By thatfrood

    If I click the mouse button, I press r afterwards.

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    #15  Edited By MrKlorox

    More games need clip management. Where when you reload, you lose all the remaining ammo in the clip when discarding it. BF2 had this and it taught me not to reload constantly since you could only carry 2 or 3 extra clips with you.

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    #16  Edited By stephengotlost

    Team Fortress 2 has auto reload and they are interruptable now. So no, I don't ever have to manually reload with any other class other than the Spy.

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    #17  Edited By jacdg

    Even if I just fire a single shot, I reload so to answer your question. Yes, yes I am.

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    #18  Edited By KingBroly

    I reload whenever I get the chance.  In online games it usually leads to me dying.  But then if I don't reload I end up dying more than half the time anyway.

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    @Ryax said:
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    i reload everytime im done shooting. ive been doing it since i can remember

    "
    Same here, it's just instinct for me to hit the reload button as soon as combat ends.
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    #20  Edited By Jothel

    most of the time i die in multiplayer fps's is when im reloading, ill kill an enemy and reload instantly if theres no one about, but sometimes there is a person about

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    #21  Edited By Bhouse563

    I used to reload so much in COD4 that it became an actual problem, I was reloading when I was turning corners and when I should have expected more than one enemy. Cause me alot of deaths. Pretty glad I kicked that habit.

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    #22  Edited By HandsomeDead

    A large proportion of my deaths in online FPS games is because I'm reloading while walking round a corner.

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    #23  Edited By landon

    If you don't have a full clip on your next enemy encounter, your playing it wrong.

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    #24  Edited By W0lfbl1tzers

    The only game I don't is TF2. It's bad that I don't because I primarily play scout

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    #25  Edited By Drebin_893

    I reload, even if the magazine has 64 bullets in it and I've shot 1 or 2. It's just something I do.

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    #26  Edited By Cwaff

    I reload an awful lot, usually even after firing one or two shots.

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    #27  Edited By Afroman269

    I am too.

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    #28  Edited By TheGreatGuero

    Yeah, I reload all the time, and am also bothered by seeing people not reloading during safe opportunities. I do try to hang low while I reload, especially if that gun takes a while to reload. Otherwise, I'm totally vulnerable to DEATH! 
     
    @JJWeatherman said:

    " I'm the exact same way. I think a lot of people are. It would be interesting if games started punishing this behavior by wasting whatever bullets were left in the clip when you reload. "
    I think that's actually a really good idea. I think the whole reloading mechanic should be changed a bit. Also, people don't really reload weapons while still running around at full speed. Usually they'll hide behind cover to reload. Perhaps this is a strategy that games should start to implement.
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    #29  Edited By bigsmoke77

    My brain can't function if I have one bullet missing in the my clip and I am just walking around, I was screaming at the video today when brad was changing his gun in the elevator, I hate indecision and Brad is the king of it.

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    #30  Edited By jonnyboy

    All the god damned time. It's almost an OCD. In fact if I take damage it's usually because I'm half way through a reload animation when I get jumped.
     
    Also, every game should have Active Reload.

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    #31  Edited By spaceturtle

    When playing online multiplayer games I tend to fuck up and get killed every so often because I constantly reload. So I am definitely over-doing the reloading. And I to are driven mad by the ER every time after Vinny or Brad is in a fight.

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    #32  Edited By sjschmidt93

    Yes, almost to a fault.

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    #33  Edited By vivek

    I personally blame CS from where it all started.

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    #34  Edited By peepeepoopoo696

    Hello everyone, my name is Andrew and I am a prolific reloader.

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    #35  Edited By I_smell

    I reload whenever I'm sure I can't be shot, or while the other guys are shootin up my cover. 
    Brad fuckin annoys me, he walked around with 0 bullets for like 2 whole minutes!

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    "Oh boy you should see me play Gears of War where active reloading boosts your damage... "

    I reload every fucking second in Gears. Sometimes I fire like 90% of a clip at thin air, then active reload jus so I can beast up on fools.
    It's funny when you waddle round a corner fiddlin with your reload animation an you're like AAWWW FUCK WHY DID I DO THIS!?
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    #36  Edited By Defias

    I reload after every kill if I don't see a person. However I get killed a lot because of it, because an enemy runs out of nowhere and catches me reloading

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    #37  Edited By Andheez

    I would venture you are out of the norm if you DON"T, which seems validated by everyones post.
    I will say that playing BFBC2 at the moment, I don't always reload if I am a medic and have a 200 round gun, due to the reload time.

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    #38  Edited By hockeymask27

    1 Kill =1 Reload

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    I think Brad is just bad at games

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    #40  Edited By hero_swe  Online

    Only in games which doesn't have clip management

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