Upgraded Grom S-15 Best AR in Game?

[Meako]

Has anyone noticed that an upgraded Grom S-15 (the special version chambered in 5.45x39) outperforms every other AR platform in the game, including Kharod and Dnipro?

In terms of Penetration, nothing beats it, so long as you select the appropriate upgrades (armor piercing etc.)

I upgraded a Kharod as well, choosing the penetration options available. Grom S-15 wins hands down.

No one talks about it - everyone raves about the Kharod and Dnipro. Makes me wonder if I'm missing something

[Nite69]

well the whole map is unlocked almost once you get lessor zone unlocked I never bothered too much with the mid weapons since you can run right to Yaniv station to get the better gear, I wont be surprised if the developers add more progress blockers around the map later to prevent this, can be easily done with temporary radiation barriers as you unlock each zone

[GatorBait]

One thing I like about the Kharod is the option of the under-barrel shotty, although late game, I ended up carrying a Saiga and used the grenade attachment.

[Sholomar]

Will check it out. Thanks for post... Came across this

https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1hwx0cq/kharod_or_grom_s15/

I personally think the clusterfcuk beats them all but its expensive to repair.

https://game8.co/games/STALKER-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl/archives/487089

[DragnX[HUN]]

Originally posted by Nite69:

well the whole map is unlocked almost once you get lessor zone unlocked I never bothered too much with the mid weapons since you can run right to Yaniv station to get the better gear, I wont be surprised if the developers add more progress blockers around the map later to prevent this, can be easily done with temporary radiation barriers as you unlock each zone

Why? Were you forced to go to Yaniv? No. You decided to go there. You can choose to play it how you want it. That is one of the beauties of this game, that you can explore it mostly however you want to. There is a reason why people even jump the fence at Yaniv.

[doscomputer]

in fact, if there were a mod that removed the artificial radiation barriers, id install that in a heartbeat

no spoilers but late game is a bit more linear than early game, all I will say

[Newb]

Didn't they remove the ability to yeet over the fence to Prypiat?

[DragnX[HUN]]

Originally posted by Newb:

Didn't they remove the ability to yeet over the fence to Prypiat?

Just for you I tested it right now. It is still possible.

[Totalled]

Originally posted by DragnXHUN:

Originally posted by Newb:

Didn't they remove the ability to yeet over the fence to Prypiat?

Just for you I tested it right now. It is still possible.

I tried and failed recently. Is there a trick?

[DragnX[HUN]]

Originally posted by Totalled:

Originally posted by DragnXHUN:

Just for you I tested it right now. It is still possible.

I tried and failed recently. Is there a trick?

There are multiple methods. Yt shows them all. I just tested one with precise jumping over the train wagon.

[Newb]

I also tried the 'fence top onto train' too. Couldn't do it precisely enough, so gave up.

[DragnX[HUN]]

Originally posted by Newb:

I also tried the 'fence top onto train' too. Couldn't do it precisely enough, so gave up.

That's what I did today. You are correct, you need to be very precise but it is doable.

[HiggsLP]

OP did u switch the barrel for Kharod also?
I dont know about Grom much, just started to play with it on my 2nd run.
At 1st glance seems really powerful but Im at mid game so lets see how it fares against Exos.
Thing is the high cap mag on Grom is only 30 bullets.
I beliece Kharod/Dnipro have 40 bullets, so 2 kills per mag against exos in Stalker mode.

[lockwoodx]

Grom will never be good because the caliber sucks.

[Easthaven]

I stumbled upon the Grom S-15 early (before completing the Swamps/SIRCAA), and at that time it was kicking ass real hard. It's very convenient until you max out your carry capactity, since it has about half the weight of other ARs. But later dumped it for the Kharod, because I found the Grom's handling to be lacking compared to other rifles even fully upgraded (simply too much sway when aiming, and bad recoil contol for my taste). The Kharod is very ergonomic to shoot and easy to keep on target even during burst firing.

[𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝ𝕄-𝕂𝔸𝕋]

Fun fact, in older games the Grom used to be called Tunder S-14.[stalker.fandom.com] It was chambered with the monster PAB 9x39mm sub-sonic rounds. It was coveted by Duty Stalkers, who liked it for the way it decimated Mutants and of course its under-barrel launcher for the VOG 25 grenades.

Additionally, in Clear Sky, you could attach a silencer and the Dove-tail-mounted PSO-1 scope onto it, but it was better as a close-quarters assault rifle, ideal in urban combat.

In Call of Pripyat, it was refered to as 'Groza'. In Yaniv Station, the Duty commander had one mounted on the wall in his office :)

The Clusterf**k also may be paying homage to the 'Sniper TRs 301'[stalker.fandom.com] NATO assault rifle, with a fixed susat scope and silencer. It was acquired in a quest, given by Duty's Voronin, again, in the old Stalker games.

I have noticed a slight favouritism in Stalker 2, for the 5.45 Soviet weapons. It surprised me to see how under-performing the GP-37 is, for example. But I'm not really too hurt about it. I really like the Dnipro. It is very accurate and has scored the most headshots for me so far.

I'm actually not very keen on high fire rate for assault rifles. At medium-long range, accuracy becomes more difficult to attain and high fire rates come with a trade off of higher recoil tracking. I use regular rounds and go for the critical head shots. The Dnipro delivers this at medium to long range nicely for me.

Lots of factors to consider.. sometimes it's not all about highest values...