The Animation-team chose Realism over Gameplay

#Shorts

[TBAGclips]

quick note: I know that the 2 revolvers shown have a different reload mechanism, what I meant to imply is that in most games, they dont bother to have a super lengthy (although realistic) reloading animation for a revolver where you have to load in one individual round at a time. I should have used RDR2 as an example for the first part as you reload revolvers within 1 second in that game. either way, you get the point :)

[ToreOnYouTube]

Remember, switching to your main weapon, is always faster than reloading your sidearm.

[gnfvbcr]

There is an old joke about nagant revolver:

To load revolver in the battle you need to
1. Open the valve of the special loading window located on the right side of the revolver frame;
2. Turn the head of the ramrod located under the barrel of the revolver, release its lock and turn the ramrod so that it stands opposite the opening of the charging chamber of the drum;
3. With a sharp blow of the ramrod, knock the empty casing out of the drum;
4. Rotating the drum, combine the next charging chamber with the ramrod;
5. Knock out the next empty caisng and repeat these actions until all the chambers are empty;
6. Return the ramrod to its original position under the barrel of the revolver and fix it;
7. Insert seven new new cartridges into the empty charging chambers, one by one, one by one, through the loading window;
8. Close the loading window;
9. Pay attention to the German infantry squad, which has been watching your actions with interest all this time;
10. Boldly take lead in the chest from the German infantry squad.

[lilvince]

Me: waits 12 seconds for reload animation to end
Also me: *misses all 7 shots in 1.238 seconds*

[frstylol]

Remember, finding next match is faster than reloading your sidearm.

[r.lum.r]

Love details like this. Kinda like how in Hunt Showdown, you lose your hearing ability temporarily the more you fire rapidly, since nobody is wearing any ear protection, and that actually affects gameplay. Very cool

[stensoft]

In case you run out of bullets in your revolver during a battle, here's an advice the drill sergeant gave me: do not run out of bullets in your revolver during a battle

[ethanbrandt]

I like that a lot of guns in BF1 not only reaload more realistically but it also reward you for expending your entire mag or clip before reloading with a faster reload speed in doing so.

[djitidjiti]

I used to love playing a WWI trench shooter called Verdun. In it, if you were a British officer you received a Webley revolver. While most players hated it because it took forever to reload, I loved it because it was deadly, accurate and you could end the reload animation after a couple of bullets if you needed to.

It was a great trade-off - one or two hit KOs in a weapon that fired faster than a rifle.

[siskavard]

The longer reload times make the gameplay more intense. It makes you take your shots more seriously instead of just spraying & praying

[asteroidrules]

I do appreciate how the empty reload is just disassembling the gun to remove the cylinder because that's actually faster than reloading the intended way.

[sergeantbigmac]

THE MOST REALISTIC detail I see in this whole thing is how they even showed some of the fired cases popping out with inertia+gravity, while some are stuck enough from fire-forming you have to use the ramrod. This happens pretty much every time I fire a revolver with a reloading gate. Very nice DICE, very nice.

[otakuguy]

Hunt: Showdown is a great example of detail in reloading. The weapons are of old western style and takes time to reload each gun. Even the revolvers with a break action take time unless you use one specifically for fast reloads. Keeping your guns loaded is also important since you can "fire" the weapon when empty. If you don't keep your gun topped up on ammo, youre likely to die cause you have to waste precious seconds reloading.

[DFiSH]

I absolutely love how painfully slow it is to gate load a single action revolver. Really makes you feel like more of a western badass.

[freedbygsus]

The interesting thing is that the apparent realism of the reload is actually for the sake of gameplay. It's a feature intended to subtly balance a powerful weapon.

[AliothAncalagon]

I would really appreciate more such animations in survival titles.
The tension simply makes more grounded realistic animations have more impact on the atmosphere.
Its also just strange when you play Fallout 4 for example and the reload animation has you throwing precious unused bullets around.

[traelcutter]

“Wait wait give me a second to reload it takes a while”
“Oh yeah for sure bro, tyt”

[zebrin]

To be fair, the first reload *is* possible, just with a specialized speed reloader already set up. They aren't as fast as in the games, but they do exist and work.

[Zerum]

The difference is not that massive since you're meant to reload behind cover, but the immersion you gain from having to wait just a few more second is unbeatable

[Amandamotherbasestaff]

"Let me show you why they call me..."
"... Revolver..."

- Revolver Ocelot on Shadow Moses Island 2005