^ Yeah lets put another P2 Wi...................opps, I mean another pay 2 get ahead item in for Aur with a fake ISK equivalent that will allow you to reload while running.

I am quite tempted to agree with you on that.

This hasn't been forgotten. It is on the current backlog of 'things to do', however we've not actually made a final decision on whether or not we want to do it yet. I'm happy to listen to arguments for and against here :-)

I also agree. I don't think you should be able to reload while running.

I think people need to know the difference between running and sprinting. To anyone who says it's possible to reload a gun while sprinting I want to see a video of you reloading a gun at a full sprint. That means you covering 100 meters in approximately 10 seconds while reloading a gun. Hell sign your signature on paper at that speed. I'd bet none of you can do either.
When you're moving with the joystick fully depressed, that's running. Doing some things is fully possible at this speed.
When you push to sprint, that's you making your body move as fast as humanly possible. You are pumping your arms to create momentum by using your secondary muscles to pump your legs. As soon as you start using your secondary muscles for something else, your top speeds are no longer possible. That should handle the "realism" aspect.

For anyone saying you "need" to be able to reload while sprinting for tactical reasons how about we just make reloading unnecessary? I mean that would be the next argument right? It's a tactical disadvantage to not have all your bullets in your gun all the time, right? How about having to overcome tactical disadvantages and think rather than have everything spoon fed to you?

Take your logic elsewhere bud!

lol, kidding. This post 1,000,000 times.

Don't press down and sprint, you can reload.. who the hell can run top speed and reload.. nobody. it is impossible to achieve top speed and do anything else with your arms as you have stated.

The feature: reloading while running.

Running while reloading is NOT impossible, especially with the muscle memory of an experience of a soldier, or an immortal mercenary with countless lives worth of experience and augmentations. It would be noticeably slower to do while running, but it is possible.

CCP already promised this feature, its been 10 months since they promised, yet they have yet to keep their promise.

This is not PVE, or weapon customization, or some other big feature that would take a lot of time to implement, this is fairly simple and there is no reason it shouldn't be done by now. They have no even mentioned this feature since 10 months ago. If they changed their minds, then they should have said so. Them just giving up on a simple promised feature like that makes it hard to trust them on the big promised features.

CCP if you're reading, rescind the statement about reloading while running, or get to work on implementing the feature. I suggest you remove all promised features in the feedback/requests weekly updates thread that you've changed your mind on to prevent confusion.

EDIT: Running while reloading would lead to more fluid gameplay, and a tradeoff would still be involved when running if it makes reloading slower.

You assault guys already have it good enough.

I think having to choose between running and reloading is a good thing for this game, its a decision that needs to be made based on the situation one is in and adds a bit of depth to an individuals tactics mid firefight.

If you're reloading while sprinting there should be some sort of modifier. Such as the reload cycle taking longer or sprint speed decreased.

Also the interval based reloading is a good idea. =)

I strongly agree, choosing to move or shoot is part of combat. \But maybe sidearms could be acceptable but not primary weapons, if we see scouts running mass drivers and shotguns escaping with a hit and run tactic it will totally rip apart the flow of combat in close quarters. BUT if we do implement this it should come at the cost of stamina so people can't abuse sprinting reloading hit and runs. or something like that. what do you guys think?

I dont think being able to reload while running negates this choice. You have the same opportunity to be killed rounding a corner while reloading (especially if its slower while running).

Its one of those things that tugs at your logic while playing. You know you can reload an AR or pistol or even a SG while reloading IRL. Maybe only certain classes of weapons can be reloaded while running because its impractical to reload a missile launcher or heavy machine gun while running. It could evolve into an interesting class game dynamic.

Personally i think it would change "how to game is played" quite a much and so on need to be carefully planned to add or not.
And main reason is that then you don't need to think reloading from tactical point of view. Also moving game towards solo playing from teamplay ( even not much, but every little bit count).


What i think would be nice is that "partial reload". Where example you can throw old clip away then run and then add new one. it's like 50% done on reloading -> sprint -> last 50%done on reloading.

This is also nice because it give you again tactical point of view, when you are about to begin reload partially empty clip. When you throw it a way and your reload is interrupted you don't have anymore those ammunitions from partial clip because it's thrown a way. (edit: of course those are not away from your overall ammunition count, but those just are not loaded in your gun when there is no magazine loaded)

I am amazed, and saddened, by the overwhelming support for no sprint reloading. You guys actually call yourselves FPS players?

I still remember the first FPS game that allowed me to sprint and reload, Killzone 2, and I was blown away at how fluid and better the gameplay felt because of it. When I got KZ2 I came from playing mostly COD4, which did not allow for sprint reloading. Sprint reloading to me, felt like a high quality premium feature that few FPS games actually have, it was a breath of fresh air and felt liberating. It was different, unique, and made the gameplay and gunplay much more intense and satisfying. Hard to describe what I actually felt, but it was surprising to me, and I liked it... A LOT.

The ones who don't want it implemented either:

A) Have never played a competitive online FPS game with sprint reloading capability.
B) Are afraid it will make Dust more competitive and difficult when facing higher-caliber players.

Oh and LOL at people trying to relate real-life to video game realism Wow, really?

Put me down as in agreement as well. It seemed like an interesting design choice, one I have adapted to, and it is one of the few areas where Dust is different from other FPS games.

Stick to your guns on this one CCP.

Well a few things I don't want to see make it into the game.

1. Quick Scoping
2. Reload cancelling for a massive advantage.

However the reload while running is not entirely as bad as the two above, however I would rather see reload 'bookmarks' as in you already removed the magazine before you cancelled why remove it a second time when you resume?

Three bookmarks, 1 removal of previous mag (if required) 2 Loading of new rounds 3 Priming gun for action again (if required) this would open up some guns to have more advantage over others ie hybrid guns don't need priming.

I mean how many of you have reloaded while running, as ex military myself they NEVER taught us to do that.

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But current ingame example of how things work would be attempting to reload an hmg with 120 rounds still left in the magazine and a guy pops out of a corner you can cancel your reload and finish him off with the 120 bullets left in your magazine.
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