so, i downloaded the multiplayer mod fistful of frags recently to give it a try, and here's what i've got to say about it.
it felt as if counter-strike was retooled to be in some lame spaghetti western full of clones of two actors wearing different hats. i quickly realized that there were only two guns worth using, ever; the bow w/ fire arrows, and the peacemaker. you gained money much too slow to buy any of the upgrades for a long time, thus greatly hindering your ability to stay alive for more than ten minutes before you were blown to bits and had to wait indefinitely to rejoin the match.
the mission objectives were explained with one word; "boss", or "loot" or some other shit and you were supposed to figure out via trial and error what you were doing. this resulted in a lot of dying.
not to say that the people who play fof are amazingly good, or that this game takes some time getting used to. i was able to jump in and get a high kill-to-death ratio right away, all thanks to the peacemaker that kills everybody in one to two shots. it felt pretty bad ass blowing away every person that stepped around a corner and grimaced at me wrong.
fof has an anti-tk system that's a massive pain in the ass. if you shoot one of your teammates, they take damage and a little box pops up asking them if they want to forgive you, take half your loot, or to not forgive you. i have yet to figure out what not being forgiven does, though i think it has something to do with taking all your money. not that it ever mattered to me, since i just used the peacemaker the whole time.
as said, this system is a pain in the ass. other players are prone to running in front of you, as they are in every other team-based multiplayer fps, and getting blasted in their denim-clad, leather-wearing ass. everybody gets shot, all the time, and likewise jack money from each other.
which is a great hindrance if you're not like me and don't just want to use the peacemaker the whole time. even though it kills everything forever.
the shotgun also does shitty damage, the tnt explosion is massive and all-encompassing, the maps are confusing and pretty much guarantee the same match over and over again.
5/10; it would probably be the funnest if you were to play with a bunch of friends. there's only two servers, and only a couple die-hard fans, so good luck.
p.s. more like fistful of FAGS.
Wow I was such a little punk. This game sounds awesome.