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Over at the PR forums, flanker-f did some tests on weapon accuracy in iron sight mode using a virtual crosshair + punkbuster to really see where the weapon was pointing.
Right.
So, you think, what the hell does this matter for vBF2? Its only a PR thing, no?
Well, there is the problem. It isn't. The PR devs have not touched the crosshair and even were not aware it was like this.
Further testing on vBF2 produced the same affects.
Therefore, it is a vBF2 issue. Perhaps you don't notice it as much because the vBF2 weapons are less accurate - but those of you who are PR players will see the considerable difference in accuracy, as I have too.
PR Devs will do their best to fix this, but for now - have you noticed this, in vBF2?
Discuss.
Originally posted by flanker-f
First of all thanks for all developers of PR, this is the best infantry "simulator" available and we all enjoy it. Especially I like the accuracy of the guns, but there's one thing which bothers me very much: Inaccuracy of certain weapons. I know everyone knows this already but I decided to take some screens.
M16's iron sight. Perfectly accurate, capable of putting a bullet into any pixel on the screen. Combined with low recoil deadly accurate at any (draw) distance.
Actual hit point is exactly where the iron sight is pointing.
AK-101's iron sight. Despite 5.56 ammo the AK has pretty high recoil together with it's crappy sights it can not compete against M16 at long distances.
Actual hit point is where the green cross is, which is actually way above the sight. This may not seem a huge difference, but it is. Everything can be learned, but this makes AK to lose most of long-range encounters.
With M16 it's possible to take out snipers +200 meters away with a single shot into head. With AK it's simply impossible. I don't know if you feel the same but I dislike AK for the very reason, I can't hit anything extremely far with it.
MAchineguns, the same goes for M249, the US support weapon.
While RPK-74 is fine.
Dragunov is not good either.
Gap isn't that big but makes aiming difficult.
Beretta 92F
MR-444 Baghira
Pistols are not equal. Since AT is equipped only with pistol it's vital to know how to use it effectively. And because some kits have body armour other but headshot don't really make damage. That's where Beretta has too much advantage. On the other hand MEC pistol has a better view over the target, which makes aiming for long distances easier. I've got headshots aiming just on top of the front sight becasue of bullet drop.
So can we expect adjustments and tweaking soon? I'd love that, because thats the only really bad bug in PR imo. As i said, they may not look huge, but anyone who has played PR knows how accurate the weapons are, if the sight isn't ok, the accuracy is gone.
M16's iron sight. Perfectly accurate, capable of putting a bullet into any pixel on the screen. Combined with low recoil deadly accurate at any (draw) distance.
Actual hit point is exactly where the iron sight is pointing.
AK-101's iron sight. Despite 5.56 ammo the AK has pretty high recoil together with it's crappy sights it can not compete against M16 at long distances.
Actual hit point is where the green cross is, which is actually way above the sight. This may not seem a huge difference, but it is. Everything can be learned, but this makes AK to lose most of long-range encounters.
With M16 it's possible to take out snipers +200 meters away with a single shot into head. With AK it's simply impossible. I don't know if you feel the same but I dislike AK for the very reason, I can't hit anything extremely far with it.
MAchineguns, the same goes for M249, the US support weapon.
While RPK-74 is fine.
Dragunov is not good either.
Gap isn't that big but makes aiming difficult.
Beretta 92F
MR-444 Baghira
Pistols are not equal. Since AT is equipped only with pistol it's vital to know how to use it effectively. And because some kits have body armour other but headshot don't really make damage. That's where Beretta has too much advantage. On the other hand MEC pistol has a better view over the target, which makes aiming for long distances easier. I've got headshots aiming just on top of the front sight becasue of bullet drop.
So can we expect adjustments and tweaking soon? I'd love that, because thats the only really bad bug in PR imo. As i said, they may not look huge, but anyone who has played PR knows how accurate the weapons are, if the sight isn't ok, the accuracy is gone.
So, you think, what the hell does this matter for vBF2? Its only a PR thing, no?
Well, there is the problem. It isn't. The PR devs have not touched the crosshair and even were not aware it was like this.
Further testing on vBF2 produced the same affects.
Therefore, it is a vBF2 issue. Perhaps you don't notice it as much because the vBF2 weapons are less accurate - but those of you who are PR players will see the considerable difference in accuracy, as I have too.
PR Devs will do their best to fix this, but for now - have you noticed this, in vBF2?
Discuss.
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