weapon balance on this game is all over the place

[Damian Ramirez]

how the hell a shot of a shotgun can 1 shot kill you , but 20 shots of a thompson dont?

[Stan]

Depends where you hit and what distance. Also difficulty.

[Damian Ramirez]

Originally posted by Stan:

Depends where you hit and what distance. Also difficulty.

trash

[What?]

High power weapons are bolt action and sniper rifles, people take 1 shot to the head or torso, and 3 to extremities with them.
For low power weapons people take 1 shot to the head, 3 shots to the torso and about a dozen to the extremities.

Low power weapons are revolvers, pistols, thompsons and shotguns. This is real-world accurate. Thompsons shoot .45acp which is the same bullet as in the auto pistol, revolvers vary with slightly weaker (.38) and slightly more powerful (magnum), but I don't think the game cares much. Thompson misses as much as it hits, and often hits extremities (they do the thompson wiggle dance) so it seems a bit weaker.

I think shotguns here use #1 buck which is about a dozen pellets, so at close range you're getting at least 10 rounds to the torso - instant death. At medium range you're giving them two or three in the torso, and possibly one in the head, so possible instant death. Long range shotguns are useless.

When I aim the thompson and control my fire, I usually aim at the upper chest, fire two or three rounds per burst, and one of them clips their neck or head, and they're dead.

[Damian Ramirez]

Originally posted by What?:

High power weapons are bolt action and sniper rifles, people take 1 shot to the head or torso, and 3 to extremities with them.
For low power weapons people take 1 shot to the head, 3 shots to the torso and about a dozen to the extremities.

Low power weapons are revolvers, pistols, thompsons and shotguns. This is real-world accurate. Thompsons shoot .45acp which is the same bullet as in the auto pistol, revolvers vary with slightly weaker (.38) and slightly more powerful (magnum), but I don't think the game cares much. Thompson misses as much as it hits, and often hits extremities (they do the thompson wiggle dance) so it seems a bit weaker.

I think shotguns here use #1 buck which is about a dozen pellets, so at close range you're getting at least 10 rounds to the torso - instant death. At medium range you're giving them two or three in the torso, and possibly one in the head, so possible instant death. Long range shotguns are useless.

When I aim the thompson and control my fire, I usually aim at the upper chest, fire two or three rounds per burst, and one of them clips their neck or head, and they're dead.

it just make no sense that when an npc is trying to drop a bomb or shoot , and you shot them like 10 shots in the torso , they dont even care. This has been ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up too on mafia 3 and was really annoying to use any subfusil.

[What?]

Originally posted by Damian Ramirez:

really annoying to use any subfusil

True, but again, this is accurate to real life lol.

Subguns sucked until, I think, the MP5? Even that is a piece of complete ♥♥♥♥, when I was shooting one it was walking all over the place. I doubt I could hit someone who was standing 10 feet away.