Editing Tactical shooter video games (section)

===Weapons===
Tactical shooters often feature a wide variety of weapons modelled after actual firearms, however there are often considerable modifications from their real-life counterparts in order to ensure balance in multiplayer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/5150/article/modern-warfare-3-balanced-guns-a-matter-of-perception-says-infinity-ward/ |title=Modern Warfare 3: Balanced Guns a Matter of Perception, says Infinity Ward |publisher=Gameranx.com |date=2012-02-20 |accessdate=2012-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Ryan Fleming |url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-review/ |title=Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Review |publisher=Digital Trends |date=2011-11-08 |accessdate=2012-07-28}}</ref> 

In contrast to run and gun shooters such as ''[[Quake]]'' which allow players to carry full arsenals, tactical shooters place considerable restrictions on what players may be equipped with, so players have to carefully select weapons according to the situation and/or role in their team. ''[[Half-Life: Counter-Strike]]'s'' system of allowing a primary weapon (assault rifle, sub-machine gun, sniper rifle, or shotgun) and a secondary weapon (pistol) has been followed by other shooters like ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare''.

Wielding or carrying heavier weapons such as sniper rifles and machine guns often incurs a movement penalty over light weapons like submachine guns and pistols. Players often find loopholes in this system, such as in ''[[Half-Life: Counter-Strike]]'' where they would switch their firearm to a knife in order to run faster.

Due to the problem of [[Spam_(gaming)#Grenade_spamming|grenade spamming]], the effect of explosions are often toned down and/or only 1-2 grenades are allowed to be carried. 

While more realistic than run-and-gun shooters, combat mechanics in tactical shooters are still focused more on balance than simulating actual combat. For instance ''Counter-Strike'' and other games allow the player to survive multiple bullet hits to the torso (ignoring the bullet resistance of different types of [[ballistic vest]]s) and even more to the legs (rarely armored in real-life), while registering an automatic kill for melee hits (whether punches or knife stabs) and "headshots" (including a pistol shot to the back of the head even if the target is wearing a [[combat helmet]]).<ref name="gamespot1">{{Cite web|author= |url=http://www.gamespot.com/half-life-counter-strike/reviews/half-life-counter-strike-review-2657769/ |title=Half-Life: Counter-Strike Review |publisher=GameSpot.com |date=2000-11-08 |accessdate=2012-07-28}}</ref>