pkm

[gunitsoldier127]

wtf: it has more range then the g36e, it has more power then the aks, it has less recoil then lots of the assault rifles.

dont u think the pkm has gone too powerful? now almost half a server play support.

now 70% of my death are from a pkm. wat do u think?

[Digital-Boy]

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You can find entire tomes of text about the new PKM by looking at either of the front page topics with "PKM" in their names.

[big_sammy_b]

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i think its ok generally but its really annoying that only two shots anywhere in your body from them and ur dead, that when combined with increased accuracy is a little over the top.

[Talus]

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I'm HOPING that this will be addressed in v1.21 .. but I doubt it

[Ghilleman]

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yea, the PKM is essentially an automatic sniper rifle. i hear horror stories of people out-sniping snipers. (Someone also pulled up the deviation of all the weapons, and the PKM had less deviation than the M24.)

[DonkeyPuncher|v|4]

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Its not that great..

[Paas]

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I really hate threads like this somtimes. I mean, they are so full of half truths and slightly misleading information. Kind of reminds me of the media?

Anyways. I'll do some clearing up and explain why "I" belvie the PKM is overall fine; and only a few "tweaks" need to occur that don't directly include modifying the values of the weapon.

yea, the PKM is essentially an automatic sniper rifle

No. That's EXACTLY what it is. The PKM has an effective range of 1000m. That openly rivals that of the M24 which have an effective ranges of 800-1000m.

i hear horror stories of people out-sniping snipers. (Someone also pulled up the deviation of all the weapons, and the PKM had less deviation than the M24.)

The PKM should be able to out snipe an M24 if the sniper isn't wise enough to make the first shot count. In an open one on one range battle there is no logical reason that a prone PKM shouldn't compete with a prone M24.

i think its ok generally but its really annoying that only two shots anywhere in your body from them and ur dead, that when combined with increased accuracy is a little over the top.

Not true, the weapon does 45 damage a shot. That means it takes 3 shots to kill anywhere. Not two. Odds are though, you're never going to be at full health. So, two shots will kill you if ya' have been alive for a while. Unless you have body armor.

it has more range then the g36e, it has more power then the aks, it has less recoil then lots of the assault rifles

I don't see why that all seems odd to you. I mean, it's a supported Medium-MG. Do you expect to just fight back against a mobie turret? It's a turret! It's a high caliber turret. It's effecitively a tank without a main weapon (in a sense).

Overall I really think the PKM is fine, the only reason it seems overwhelming is because of the way "prone" is handeld in this game. You get your accuracy bonus instantly.

Also, the way recoil is handled in this game (random non-visual deviation) kinda' sucks.

{WP}Paas

[Twisted-]

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The PKM does not have less deviation than a prone zoomed m24, from memory PKM is 0.1 to the m24's 0.001.

[Lugal317]

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Someone should just stick a "PKM" thread... There's gotta be 100 of these things. Heck, you could probably make a PKM discussion forum right above "off-topic" or underneath "Jesus H. Christ we know, we know!!!"

[Nanoaug]

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wow 8 million threads on this already, please quit the internet

[Resonance]

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To the above defender of the PKM, the one who said something about a sniper using an m24 and getting pwned by a pkm becuase he dident make his first shot count.

A sniper rifle with a scope vs. a PKM without should NEVER be even CLOSE to even in the distance department REGARDLESS of effective range.

Your basing that argument on set ranges, 1000m pkm to 800- 1000 meters for a m24 - is bull for the same reason

The draw distance for the game wont even cover HALF that distance

SOOOO - a PKM matching out a sniper with a m24 should never happen, wouldent happen in real life. Despite the fact that the PKM is a"mobile turret" and takes 3 shots instead of 2 to kill -----

Look at the M95 - Takes 2 shots to kill(non-headshot) and its a .50 caliber heavy anti-infantry, anti-vehicle rifle on top of a ROF where a PKM support infantry can put 6 or more rounds , all single shot, in the same amopunt of time as it takes a sniper to complete 2 shots with a m24/m95 - AND STILL have the same damage potential.

Its accuracy over distance MUST be toned down, thats just dumb to say its not overpowered/over accurate at distance. Iv barly used a sniper rifle since patch 1.2 for the exact reason that I am getting head shots or 2/3 shot kills at DISTANCE, and I mean Distance from a snipers point of veiw. I dont have to worry about a reload animation, I have infinite ammo, infinite grenades, better armor. I mean Come on lol

[troybob]

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i'm a pkm whore - and even I think it's a BIT over the top

[gunitsoldier127]

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sorry didnt see alot of pkm threads, if i did i could have just read them but since i havent seen any i though ppl didnt know about this .

[StevenNevets]

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The domination I've seen with the PKM has taken be away from my 3 month streak of no support.. so yes it kick's ass.. little to much