One shot,One Head,One Kill

[komatta.saru]

Aiming for the head makes a BIG difference- let me tell you...
I normally go for assault and for the last couple nights, I've had my clock cleaned round after round. It seemed to take me a ridiculous number of shots to take down the other guy, while I was being stopped in my tracks by a couple of shots only. I've decided it's just because I'm playing on a server where the competition is a bit tighter than I'm used to, and the enemy players know how to aim at my head. I figure I've GOT to learn to aim better if I'm going to enjoy this game. After last night's angry, curse-filled rounds, I told myself I'd take a break from the game tonight. I think instead I'll play a "practice" round or two and really focus on aiming.

[imported_element]

Head-aiming with the L85A1 is deadly, man. I was 112 and 4 the other night just by being stealthy and aiming for the head with that thing. Of course, this was during the unlocks, and I've still got my G36C which I so wish I could trade for the L85A1.

[British-Marine]

do you get trajectorty and windage on this game? alot of time i aim for the head and the little v that appears on the centre of the crosshair to indicate you are aim-on. is sometimes way off the enemy target. anyone

[imported_element]

With the sniper rifles it's just a lot of random deviation. Not really bullet drop, just random-pattern deviation that was poorly coded in.

[imported_Mitch]

When I first started playing I'd just aim for the body which is okay for taking down noobs, but now I aim for upper body which is much better. But I'm starting to aim for the head exclusively and it's making a big difference! :) It just stinks when you miss

[GatorDawg]

Too bad BF2 is a pretty arcade game

Yeah... that was the point of the post - to illustrate the comparison between real life and a computer simulation. Or, did you miss that?

[sincles]

damn so on the scope where it has the 2 lines below the x-hair...they arent for the bullet trajectory? grr, i presumed they wouldnt make the sniper rifle in this game like a laser gun (/cough awp in cs)

[Espion]

Yes, it's very possible. One shot to the head kills with most guns in the game.

With the M95 I seemed to be killing in single shots to the upper chest too. I don't see what all the fuss is about with the M95, my first 5 shots with it were all kills...

[imported_xRandoMx]

m24 gets easy headshots, and they're always a kill. It appears to have less deviation than the m95, as well, which I'll take over higher damage any day of the week.

[Tenshi]

I have been killed (from full health) by fairly week guns because of a lucky headshot.

It's annoying when its a first-bullet-headshot from a mounted machine gun or a spec ops guy jumping around in the air and instaproning or an AK from a kilometer away ...or while on the roof of a 7 story building from the turret-mounted machine gun of an APC from 400 m away etc. etc.


I aim for the head...since im a sniper. If im using my pistol, however, i will tend to aim for the throat and let the kick-back guide me to a head-shot.

[(EWC)Zenine]

yes BF2 definetly takes practice....since there is no dot in the center of the crosshairs makes it a bit more challenging...i played alot of farcry before BF2 and FC uses a dot in the center...ah, back in the day. LOL

practice practice...it works

[1G-2B-3K]

is it possible wit any gun 2 kill one shot head

[baggygreen]

If i can see the target clearly, i'll get their head, almost every time. Maybe im lucky, but i kill with headshots so often

[80083r]

There is a lot of random variation in the trajectory of bullets. It seems to be up and down as well.

Both my friend and I play as snipers frequently, and the random hit/low damage is a little frustrating.

Some games, I will have no problem hitting the enemy, and one shot one kill. The next round, I can't hit anything.

I wish either the damage or the accuracy would increase. I'd prefer damage. A small amount of random missing is ok (no one is perfect, after all) but if I hit, I'd like to see it do some serious damage.

There are balance concerns, but the m4 is actually a more effective weapon from the same range. So is the m16. And that's silly.

[Kongstad]

Ive started using pistols only as it seems to be the only thing that hits accurately and does good damage, curse the small clip though. Anyways, I always seem to pull of headshots nicely with the pistol, especially if the person prones, aim shoot and bam hes dead.

I havent realized the true potential of the pistol untill last night when I got my basic pistol award after 1 round and today im hoping for hte veteran award.

Viva pistol accuracy + Headshots!