I dunno. Frag respawn is too slow for me unless there's two ammo packs going.
You know, the AN-94 really isn't all that awful a gun. If you're on the right map with it, it can get the job done. Just slap a heavy barrel on it, with a PKA holo, and you're set.
I just started using it. And like it... has a cool reload and the rifle is pretty accurate/powerful.
But I hate the iron sight and I haven't unlocked any optics yet, which was pissing me off earlier today on Caspian. A few times I got killed when I know I wouldn't have if I had a HOLO/RDS...
Unlocks suck so hard. DICE was so obnoxious with this shit in BF3. And honestly, there's not even that much customization. Not compared to other games. Bunch of basic stuff that you have to grind out for every weapon... it's kind of a joke.
I watch some premium vid where a DICE dev was talking about "we looked at our customization options and tried to figure out what we were really missing -- weapon camos" give me a freaking break.
One min these devs are awesome and the next they are just way off the mark.
The AN-94 was the best assault gun on BC2 for quite awhile, until Dice nerfed it into almost oblivion...
I have more than 3.000 kills with it on that game.
On BF3 it's really good mid to long range, but it's kinda poor on close range.
Using the AN94, I have 986 kills, 1.6 KPM, and a 3% higher accuracy rating than anyother assualt rifle. By far my most efficient assault rifle. The only problem is like you said close range. I use either the kobra or holo sight with foregrip and heavy barrel. Since my style is more agressive I use either the M16a3 or the AEK. But if I need to be defensive I like to use the AN94.
Edit: I might start using the AN94 and kh2002 more often since my accuracy is so much better with those two guns. I need to unlock the scar-l but I hate using the m320.
I don't think I've even tried that rifle. haha
Do you like burst fire weapons? If you do the kh2002 can be a beast. 1-2 bursts to the head equals instant death. And you conserve ammo. I don't know why seks and dawn don't use more burst fire weapons since they have high accuracy.
Heavy barrel improves aimed accuracy, right?
I keep forgetting what this shit does after they changed stuff around...
I don't know why seks and dawn don't use more burst fire weapons since they have high accuracy.
Using the AN94, I have 986 kills, 1.6 KPM, and a 3% higher accuracy rating than anyother assualt rifle. By far my most efficient assault rifle. The only problem is like you said close range. I use either the kobra or holo sight with foregrip and heavy barrel. Since my style is more agressive I use either the M16a3 or the AEK. But if I need to be defensive I like to use the AN94.
Edit: I might start using the AN94 and kh2002 more often since my accuracy is so much better with those two guns. I need to unlock the scar-l but I hate using the m320.
Heavy barrel improves aimed accuracy, right?
I keep forgetting what this shit does after they changed stuff around...
Edit: I might start using the AN94 and kh2002 more often since my accuracy is so much better with those two guns. I need to unlock the scar-l but I hate using the m320.
Heavy barrel improves aimed accuracy, right?
I keep forgetting what this shit does after they changed stuff around...
Do it man! The Scar-L is overall the best mid/long range assault rifle in the game in the words of a lot of pros!
It's not going to win any awards at close range combat due to it's rate of fire like the AN-94, but it's manageable. It's accuracy, bullet spread and recoil are among the best in the game, it's really only lacking in the ROF department.
Heavy barrel improves aimed bullet spread (and therefore better accuracy) and makes each bullet of your gun do better damage over longer distances (that is it's most important characteristic). The trade off is that it adds recoil (upwards, not side recoil) and makes handling full auto fire and hip fire a little more difficult.
Each AN-94 bullet does 25 damage (max) until 8 meters, anything over this distance and they drop damage until they do just 18.4 damage (minimum) at 50 meters.
With the heavy barrel each bullet still does maximum damage (25) until 8 meters, but the damage loss is lighter over distance. Minimum damage (18.4) with the heavy barrel on the AN only occurs at 76 meters.
The end result is that you can kill people a bit faster and easier over longer distances, but it makes it more difficult to handle the gun on close quarters combat. It doesn't affect damage on short distances.
It may seem like it isn't a big difference, but it's a considerable one. It has been the go-to weapon mod for a lot of competitive players since the big patch were they rebalanced all accessories.
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You have to remember that it's a one shot kill on direct impact.
Just pretend it's a shotgun that requires a little aiming.
I love using the M320 on maps like crossing, where people would just run through narrow hallways/ doorways. Just pop out, fire aU know what we better get there at 11 at the latest straight shot at them, bam - kill.
It's really not that bad.
Granted...I prefer to run med pack 99.9% of the time.
Heavy barrel is good if you can control recoil and your more of a mid/long range player. But on my M16a3 and my AEK I have to use flash suppressor since I suck at recoil compensation. Unless I tap fire which I can use heavy barrel all day. But I still prefer flash suppressor at this time.
Why don't you just use the silencer if you think you suck at recoil compensation?
I think it might be a better fit for your style. You're aggressive, always in the middle of the action. The silencer not only gives you less recoil but mini map invisibility when firing. I bet you would improve your K/D over time with it.
Silencer is only a worst fit than flash suppressor IMO if you're engaging too much over longer distances since it increases bullet drop and decreases bullet velocity.
But really man, don't worry too much about your accuracy. It might not be godlike like Dawn but it's far from being bad.
Most people that have really high accuracy stats use shotguns considerably (not Dawn case, dude is just insane IMO). I have 17.7% accuracy, but I've silver starts with every shotgun in the game. If I haven't used then my accuracy would be at 14%, 15% at most.
Recoil compensation is way easier on PC with the mouse. I suck with it on the pad, that's why I burst fire a lot, since after each burst the gun slightly returns to it's first firing position and I compensate the rest to the enemy position.
I'm gonna have to do TDM for it. Like you I prefer the med pack unless I need to get pass a defensive line and in that case I'll use m320 smoke.
I did use the silencer until they nerfed it. The reason I don't use the silencer now is because of the damage reduction over range and the recoil reduction is less than the flash suppressor. It think it's 20% recoil reduction on the flash suppressor compare to 10% on the silencer. And I'm not sure but I think the flash suppressor gives you a slight aim accuracy bonus aiming down sight.
I wasn't sure of the specifics of the suppressor against the flash suppressor so I checked the stats.
Bullet spread is a bit better with the suppressor than with the flash suppressor on every stance, but recoils is a tiny bit higher. Also hip fire is worse with suppressor than with just flash suppressor by a more considerable margin.
I thought that the suppressor was better or the same when it comes to recoil probably because of the smaller bullet deviation when aiming. But that difference is really small at just 0.05.
The real recoil difference is even smaller at only 0.025, so I think it's almost negligible.
In the end, when it comes to aiming accuracy and recoil they are practically the same.
The real difference is indeed in the bullet drop and velocity which make the suppressor considerably weaker over longer distances.
It drops maximum damage to just until 4 meters instead of the usual 8, and minimum damage to 30 meters instead of 50. It's kinda like the difference of the heavy barrel improvements over a naked version of the same gun.
Going by the stats at 30 meters the difference between suppressor vs. flash to kill a guy is one and a half bullet. I think that's not too big for a skilled guy like you, specially when you consider the bonus of mini map firing invisibility.
So, I would say if you're engaging people usually at less than 30 meters (pretty far, on maps like Metro and Bazaar you hardly kill someone that far if you're not sniping) go with suppressor, if you're engaging more at farther than 30 meters (happens a lot on the B2K and vehicle maps) go with flash.
I'm just having too much fun with the suppressor on infantry maps. It makes skilled players who are used to look at the mini map easy targets like unskilled ones that have never noticed it.
If anyone is engaging people at close quarters there's no question suppressor is better (mini map invisibility is more valuable than hip fire IMO), mid range is a draw (pick whatever suits your play style and specific map most), and at long distances the flash suppressor is the clear winner.
As much as I'd love to play BF3 again, I just can't. Origin just will not launch the game! Grrrr...
So I got to level 8 last night (X360) and I just wanted to try and get some pointers from you guys. I read the OP but this is more of a weapons issue. I played mostly Kirkland and CQ Maps last night and while I did decent, I felt absolutely terrible (I consider myself decent at FPS's); I'm switching between Assault and Engineer mostly (I like the faster fire rate on Engineer guns). It's also kind of hard to see lot's of enemies (I play on a 42" LED HDTV) I hope it's not just my eyes, lol.
Any pointers regarding weapons would be appreciated
I honestly don't think TDM is the good place to do it.
Since most TDM maps are more open, you're going to have a harder time to land a good m320 shot. Maps with lots of narrow roads/straight corridors really are the way to go.
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This video is essentially how I would use the m320:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-tzRWHaPV8
Go for aimed direct hits instead of explosive damage hits + abuse narrow hallways.
TDM on Canals with the M320 Buck will one shot kill at close range. Quick, easy way to rack up 20 M320 kills.
Reload time is long though....
Is the game still pretty active on the PS3? I've been thinking about finally picking this game up after playing BC2 for hours on end.
Is the game still pretty active on the PS3? I've been thinking about finally picking this game up after playing BC2 for hours on end.
You just cannot trust anyone that isn't a gaffer.
I'm moving up to recap a contested flag and there is a building with a blown out wall on my right. Inside this building, in the middle of the room, is a random teammate. I figure that my right flank is relatively safe and I put my attention to the flag ahead and all the open space to my left.
I get killed by a guy in the room with my teammate. This happens so goddamn much I'm beyond the point of frustration. It seems every time I try to approach a situation with a little faith in my teammates they constantly fuck me over.
I really wish they were still making real Ghost Recon games and I could play with the old community... people who generally knew how to play together and what a "squad" was. Even playing with gaffers we really don't play too much as a tight squad, but at least you can count on each other to play smart and cover. /rant
Sorry Boa, my game froze on that Bazaar game so I decided to take a break.
From my experience burst fire weapons suck in BF3.
Me said:THN said:I don't know why seks and dawn don't use more burst fire weapons since they have high accuracy.
I can't speak for Dawn, but for me:
-Single shot vs full-auto fire mode: lose
-Burst fire vs full-auto fire mode: lose
-Full-auto vs Full-auto with "manual" burst at distances I deem bursts: win win win.
I really dunno why they added fire modes (oh, wait, yes I do: to please the PC community so they don't whine about it) since they're utterly USELESS on most maps and situations. That and the fire modes fuck up some guns like the AN-94 "jamming" in it's "signature two shot mode" before it was "fixed."
I had a really though time with the KH2002 and the AN94 (I used burst fire for my first 291 kills...then I found out that the weapon actually had full auto) but then again more often than not I have this weird hit detection lag that makes it very hard to kill enemies with precision.
Is the game still pretty active on the PS3? I've been thinking about finally picking this game up after playing BC2 for hours on end.
Any of you guys rent servers? Are they hard to keep filled? Considering getting one so I can have normal settings, choose maps, and not have to server hunt every time I play.
keeping them filled can be a problem.