When should I kick the door?

[Shampoo]

It seems like a good opportunity to be shot through the door if I tried to kick it…

[ZexellXIII]

One thing I learned through many deaths is this:

Lets say you walk up to a door and you mirror it, only to find a suspect with a gun standing in front of the door. Here is my anecdote:

Peek the door and THEN KICK. This will successfully disorient the suspect and often have them stumbling away from you, allowing you to detain or eliminate the suspect however the scenario calls for.

I hope that helps

[Gunn]

I typically only kick the door if I see a suspect run into a room and shut it, and I want to deal with him ASAP. For whatever reason the doors kick open in 1 kick if someone just used it and shut it, but takes 2 kicks otherwise.

[ZexellXIII]

Originally posted by GunnDawg:

I typically only kick the door if I see a suspect run into a room and shut it, and I want to deal with him ASAP. For whatever reason the doors kick open in 1 kick if someone just used it and shut it, but takes 2 kicks otherwise.

I tend to get shot through the door if I have to kick more than once. In a way, I find the peek and KICK method to be safer since the kick animation fixes the player character in place, leaving you vulnerable to door/wall bangs.

[Artem88]

Originally posted by GunnDawg:

I typically only kick the door if I see a suspect run into a room and shut it, and I want to deal with him ASAP. For whatever reason the doors kick open in 1 kick if someone just used it and shut it, but takes 2 kicks otherwise.

It's because the doors are locked then. First kick = unlock. Second kick = open.

[Fang]

Kicking the door open does slightly lower the morale of anyone on the other side.

Edit: Actually somehow it does the opposite of what I just said. That doesn't seem intentional. Kicking a door slightly raises the morale of suspects.

[Phleet]

You kick the door if you peek it and someone is blocking it because it stuns them.

If you try to kick a closed door youll probably get shot and die before the door opens or youll trigger a trap and get shot and die.

[Michael Gordan 23 遊ぼうか]

I remember in swat 4 you could blast the door with a shotgun. Not sure if you can do that here.

[Fang]

Originally posted by Michael Gordan 23 遊ぼうか:

I remember in swat 4 you could blast the door with a shotgun. Not sure if you can do that here.

Yeah, breaching shotguns are a thing.

[SEKTENGURU]

Dont kick doors that should be pulled in real life.

[Oleg Jughashvili]

shoot through the dopr and walls , then open ????

[𝒞𝒶𝓈𝓊𝒶𝓁 Sinner]

I'd say when you feel safe doing it. I do it when there's someone close to the door, I think it damages them a bit. But I'm not gonna kick a door when there's 3 other guys in the room with one likely having an angle on me

[BathSaltZombie]

Originally posted by Pseudo Bean:

Originally posted by GunnDawg:

I typically only kick the door if I see a suspect run into a room and shut it, and I want to deal with him ASAP. For whatever reason the doors kick open in 1 kick if someone just used it and shut it, but takes 2 kicks otherwise.

I tend to get shot through the door if I have to kick more than once. In a way, I find the peek and KICK method to be safer since the kick animation fixes the player character in place, leaving you vulnerable to door/wall bangs.

Never stand in front of the door. Always from the side.

[Schmiddy]

Never kick doors unless it's been opened previously by any amount and by any means. Once it's been opened once it will always kick open first try.

[Fish]

Originally posted by Captain Price:

Originally posted by Rick James Bish:

In the game it makes a lot of sense if there is one suspect in the room, and that suspect is in the doors swing path.

in that case just shoot the suspect thru the door

That works, but with the downside that a dead suspect is only worth +5 points when reported.

Kicking the door open with a suspect right behind can often stun him, which makes arrest easier.
Likewise, kicking the door when a civi is right behind it also makes securing them easier (as they're less likely to run around like crazy)

In general though, kicking doors is quite dangerous when you aren't sure what's on the other side. When in doubt, go with other entry options imo, and only kick when you feel confident.