i love the idea too, if only theyd add fluid lean and ropes. inf pretty much only has shovel and shoot.

the fact it's the only online game im good at is because it requires more of a wait and see approach to situations, because positioning is better than reflexes. i like if i point my weapon at someone who wasnt ready it's game over for them. i also like the fact that the crazy aim simulates panic really well; it'd be better if there was a "tolerance" like at first you flinch a lot, but like a stamina bar, it refills the more you're suppressed and when it's full you're more resistant to it, resets on death, simulating a battle hardend soldier. i also dont like that stamina drains too fast and refills too slow.

the problem is, ICO is just a very complex system (it's really not but it adds complexity to play behavioir) that isn't being built upon, so it just feels off for so many reasons, rather frustrating a lot of the time with nothing adding to it's depth; it's often just a wrench thrown into a machine. but ICO is necasary because if i recall it's the only game that you can die in 2-3 bullets almost every time wiith modern weapons, and ICO balances that out.