Topic: MW3

[Chozo Ghost]

I would like to see the sniper rifle damage reduced to not kill in one body shot.

But if that were the case there would be no point in even using sniper rifles. If it takes two or more hits to kill then why not just use something else instead? A one shot kill with a sniper rifle is fair, but you should get no aim assist with it, or at least no aim assist at close range anyway. It should also take at least 1/3 of a second to scope in on targets, which I think it does by default, but in MW3 there is a perk called Quickdraw which halves the time it takes to aim, so instead of it taking 1/3 of a second to aim with a sniper rifle, now you can do it in 1/5 or a second or 1/6 of a second, which is as fast as an SMG, and that's just ridiculous.

[NWR_insanolord]

I think he's saying it should only be a one shot kill with a head shot.

[BranDonk Kong]

It shouldn't be though - unless they go full on with precise hit detection. A shot to the heart would be an instant kill too, or the neck, possibly stomach, etc.

[Enner]

I would like to see the sniper rifle damage reduced to not kill in one body shot.

But if that were the case there would be no point in even using sniper rifles. If it takes two or more hits to kill then why not just use something else instead?

That's the point    Reliable one-shot snipers ruin everything. Even in Quake Live, the Railgun doesn't kill unarmored players in one hit. Previous Quake games had the railgun at 100 damage but it wasn't too hard to find armor pick ups.


Anyway, it isn't too difficult to switch to the sidearm if the body shot doesn't do it. Then again, you'll be leveling up your pistol rather than your sniper rifle.

[Stogi]

It shouldn't be though - unless they go full on with precise hit detection. A shot to the heart would be an instant kill too, or the neck, possibly stomach, etc.

Other than the head, shooting a person dead center of the chest is the same as shooting them in the foot. Ballistic and throwing knives can kill by stabbing enemies in their hands. I enjoyed FPS this generation, but I think one of them should have included precision hit detection.

If I shoot you in the face, even with a pistol from 30 yards away, you should be dead. If I shoot you in the arm, then you can't look down your main weapon's sights. If I shoot you in the leg, you are either hobbling or on the ground. If I shoot you in the liver, your vision should become blurry due to loss of blood. If I shoot you dead center of your chest, depending on the caliber of the bullet and if it can rip through bullet-proof vests, one shot kill but still allows the enemy a second or two to retaliate before dying, two shots and theirs no room for retaliation.

[Chozo Ghost]

I don't know about MW3, but in Black Ops there are different multipliers to the neck and upper torso versus the stomach and limbs. With most guns only the head makes a difference versus a hit anywhere else, but with the sniper rifles in particular a hit to the neck or upper torso might also be as deadly as to the head. All sniper rifles are a one shot kill to the head by default, but some especially the L96A1 are a one shot kill to I think anywhere on the body except the limbs... and that is why the L96A1 is probably the most popular sniper rifle you will encounter in Black Ops. It is a bolt action rifle and therefore has the slowest rate of fire of any gun, but it is the easiest sniper rifle to get a one hit kill with because you pretty much only just have to hit the enemy anywhere and you will kill him (unless its to the limbs, through cover, or if they have second chance).