I hope you understand I don’t make a habit of gunning down random, gullible players (at least I’d prefer not to). And secondarily, to make other players lose. Primarily, to end each round in first place (as I almost always do). This is a matter of opinion, but the motivation of others does not particularly interest me. Consider this all an elaborate a form of protest, if you will.įurthermore, I contest the common assertion that the game is about getting points (and therefore the Hidden Gun is a bad skill). You see, in my ideal world everyone would use the Hidden Gun to the point at which Assassinate was so unfun that Ubisoft would have no choice but to remove the “pursuer exposed” mechanic from Assassin’s Creed 3. Or because promoting its use to other players will hurt Assassin’s Creed multiplayer.

However, many of these players seem to believe I should feel a great dishonor in using the Hidden Gun because it is the cheapest, lamest skill in the game. Many have mastered them, and I have been repeatedly impressed by the videos of players who have accumulated a great deal of technical skill over the course of thousands of matches. Regardless, such a decision lends itself to powerful, albeit counter-intuitive, tactics. Perhaps this was intentional perhaps not. Ubisoft’s “pursuer exposed” mechanic was so poorly thought out that they essentially created a separate game that operates on none of the principles of the other game modes. This all makes sense in game modes where the discretion meter serves a purpose. The unlikeliness of earning Execution bonuses with it lowers its value.The opportunity of using it is not worth the loss of discretion bonus.In all other game modes, Hidden Gun is balanced for several reasons. Its very interaction with Assassinate demonstrates the absurdity of the game mode’s principles. I encourage people to use Hidden Gun precisely because it ruins Assassinate. I assure you this is most certainly not the case. That I am inadvertently causing what few fans I have to undermine the fun of Assassinate.

You seem to be under the impression that I am promoting the Hidden Gun to people because I believe it to be in each individual’s interest.

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