» Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:29 am
I played a bunch of hours on normal first, then switched to a new character and hardcoe.
Love it! And this is from someone who initially thought it would be a stupid, boring, micro managing affair.
The main differences for me are in healing over time and crippled limbs. I spend a ton of time finishing fights with blurry vision and crippled limbs, and then limp myself back to a doctor to heal. Makes combat tougher, and I actually spend the time to plan out an attack, not wanting to get slapped up because I can't just rush in and spam stimpacks. I also tend to use food more for healing than medicine, the exception being doctors bags, which I use a ton of.
Never really have any problems with hydration, hunger, or sleep deprivation, as all are relatively easy to fix. It definitely comes into play, however, when you're out in the field and hungry, and lose ten lbs of carry weight.
I've also gone from being a walking arsenal to carrying 3-5 weapons, one of which is a knife, and very limited ammo types.
Right now I'm only carrying .44, .308, 10mm, and shotgun ammo.