pkm way too strong

[Cornbread Mafia]

Re: pkm way to stromg

I find the arguments to these posts absolutely ridiculous. The PKM Support Class Weapon IS OVER POWERED, OVERLY ACURATE, UNFAIR, UNREALISTIC, AWFULLY OVERUSED ADDITION TO BF2 WEAPONS. PERIOD. The ONLY people who stand by and argue that its fine and others just need to adjust are those people who lack so much skill that this is exactly the type of weapon they needed to raise their global score above 200 ... Anyone who says this weapon is completely fair has no sense of reality and rapes the benefits of this gun to its very limit. If you cannot aim a 203, or are too inaccurate to be a sniper, or have to little skill to play spec ops, then this weapon is your only way out ... and my friend, you ARE pathetic.
How this gun has survied so long, I will never know, but when I play Karkand, and I see 12 support's pinning off their 4 grenades then resupplying themselves ... I can only shake my head ... I btw am a sniper and for any of you who think thats why Im complaining, I will say this. Not one PKM-rapin N4p has EVER killed me while I was sniping, though becuz of its "amazing" accuracy, some have come close.

~RANT OVER~

Your whole argument is nothing but insults towards anyone who uses a PKM. Not one shred of support to your assertion that the PKM, "IS OVER POWERED, OVERLY ACURATE, UNFAIR, UNREALISTIC, AWFULLY OVERUSED ADDITION TO BF2 WEAPONS."

Please refrain from insulting your opposition and try to come up with valid support for your assertions from here on out..

[$hArp$h0t]

Re: pkm way too strong

Of course it's strong...it fires 7.62 x 54 mm Russian shells at 650 rounds/minute that used to be used in WWII Mosin-Nagant rifles.

[WarGimp]

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With all the complaining on how overpowered the PKM/support weapons are, espeically in compairson to the sniper rifles, I desided to try something different... I played sniper.

I'm a rotten sniper. I don't have the mentality for the job when I'm playing. I like to rush 'n stuff. Anyway, I was at a firend's place who has a much better comp than mine (kick ass framerates) so desided to give it a go.

Holy bejeezus! The sniper rifles are bloody deadly now. My first spawn I managed 3 headshots out of 4 rounds fired. 2 of 'em support guys. I suggest that if you are a sniper getting owned by support weapons, you need to practice being a better sniper. The support weapons got no zoom. You should be at the advantage unless you are doing something wrong.

[Talus]

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Hehe, 'bout time someone noticed! :p
It was a kinda fun graphics hack doing that up. I use the same image as wall paper for my cell phone.
You know you're a BF2 addict when...

..but now I won't be able to recognize your posts as easily...

[WarGimp]

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..but now I won't be able to recognize your posts as easily...

Hehe... just as with the changed PKM, I guess yer gonna have to adapt 'n deal with it!
:p

[fore a lot]

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Hehe, 'bout time someone noticed! :p
It was a kinda fun graphics hack doing that up. I use the same image as wall paper for my cell phone.
You know you're a BF2 addict when...

I like the old one the better.
umm.. can i use "The Kingdom of Eh" as my location. I'm from Canada too.

Back to the original post. i think the infantry combat has more fun before patch 1.2. but since 1.2 PKM can pi$$ off snipers... i've no problem with that and should PKM more

[slayerdog99]

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I like the PKM video and the rally calls that it is way overpowered etc.etc. How come no one seems to see beyond the gun in the video? The shooter had advantages FAR beyond that of the gun. He was shooting from an otherwise inaccessible place - he knew the battle field. He was accurate with his shots - good for him. That comes with experience. He had a closed in area, he was shooting fish in a barrell. The gun itself was the smallest of issues in that video. A supply crate and any class on that roof would have yeilded the same results. We would then have to cry out for justice against supply crates...

[alphasnail]

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THANK YOU EA! now i can get kills YAY!!!!!!!!!! lalalalala "i kill ppl now, yay yay yay, 2 cheers for ea! horra, horra, yay yay yay 2 cheers for ea! horra! horra!"

[WarGimp]

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I like the old one the better.
umm.. can i use "The Kingdom of Eh" as my location. I'm from Canada too.

Ya don't need my premission. I don't hold any copyrights on goofy location names. :p

Back to the original post. i think the infantry combat has more fun before patch 1.2. but since 1.2 PKM can pi$$ off snipers... i've no problem with that and should PKM more

I'm actually finding groundpounding to be a lot more fun now. Air dominance has been mitigated without being over nerfed, the G3 and PKM have some serious power to take lives, and snipers are now something to take seriously.

As I say (and have said repeatedly), I think it's the context of the mechanics that is most important here. The main reason that the support weapons seem so overpowered is because the assault loadout is underpowered.

[troybob]

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Your whole argument is nothing but insults towards anyone who uses a PKM. Not one shred of support to your assertion that the PKM, "IS OVER POWERED, OVERLY ACURATE, UNFAIR, UNREALISTIC, AWFULLY OVERUSED ADDITION TO BF2 WEAPONS."

Please refrain from insulting your opposition and try to come up with valid support for your assertions from here on out..

wait a tick. you didn't give any arguments either way.

[WarGimp]

Re: pkm way to stromg

wait a tick. you didn't give any arguments either way.

That wasn't his point... he wasn't adressing the topic, mearly commenting on good discussion habbits.

The post was neither pro nor anti PKM, rather just a side note and good piece of advice.

[PHPT]

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I like how this thread is mostly either comparisons to the real life gun, because real life matters, and suggestions to do things like "run from it."

Yeah, run from it, that just reeks of balance.

[Hi-Jynxx]

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I won't get into if the PKM is overpowered or not. However, go on your favorite server and see how many PKM toters there are now. I'd be willing to say there's more people using the PKM than the rest of the guns combined. It's not overpowered if you have one also.

Besides, get close and circle strafe.

[193d DCAT1]

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I played a lot of support before the patch and hardly ever played assault, since the patch I play a lot more assault at the expense of support - I love the G3 and the AK!

[MouseNo4]

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The PKM is a joke. Its the single weapon in the game (AT THE MOMENT) that is totally unbalanced. You try firing a PKM in real life at sniper range and see if you score a hit or even within a mile of the target. It doesnt matter what you guys say to try and convince the others on this forum. It is unbalanced and it shows with this amount of bad feedback. Granted it should mow people down like crazy at SUPPORT WEAPON RANGE, but NFW at sniper range.

Yes i have been taken out MANY times at sniper ONLY range and i beleive only a sniper should be a sniper.