SV-98 is really dissapointing

[GetInTheHangar]

Apparently it actually does less damage than the mosin. They could have also had it in 338 so we could have had another tier of sniper but instead its just another 7.62 sniper and it also doesnt have any good long range scopes for it in game. What was the round in adding this gun.

[GetInTheHangar]

Messaggio originale di Luca NK:

Messaggio originale di SUBNORMAL:

The CR-550 and M70 are effectively reskins of the same weapon. They are both hunting rifles, both take the same attachments, both fire the same caliber, both are nearly identical in weight, both take up the same amount of slots in a backpack, and both spawn in the same locations with the ONLY difference between them being that the CR-550 requires a magazine while the M70 has an integrated magazine

An M4 takes the same slots as an AUG, fires the same round, mounts the same optics and magazines, but even without considering the looks, which apparently makes it fine compared to M70-CR550, they can't be more different looking at the stats.

The magazine thing for the CR 550 influences the approach you need to have when trying to put together a high end sniper rifle, and yes, chambering every round may not seem a big deal, but that 1-2 seconds extra can make the difference between you being able to follow up a shot on someone you knocked out because he's wearing armour, and that same guy getting back up and into cover.

And once again, they are very different weapons if you look at the stats. Recoil is the red flag for me, CR550 is even worse than a Blaze, and miles behind the Winchester.

I get your point, they may look identical, but if the difference in stats influences my gameplay and approach to the weapon, that's good enough for me.

Which AUG? The AUG with the built in sight is different right away. It has an optic already and being a bullpup it handles differently.

[Amogus]

Messaggio originale di Luca NK:

An M4 takes the same slots as an AUG, fires the same round, mounts the same optics and magazines, but even without considering the looks, which apparently makes it fine compared to M70-CR550, they can't be more different looking at the stats.

The magazine thing for the CR 550 influences the approach you need to have when trying to put together a high end sniper rifle, and yes, chambering every round may not seem a big deal, but that 1-2 seconds extra can make the difference between you being able to follow up a shot on someone you knocked out because he's wearing armour, and that same guy getting back up and into cover.

And once again, they are very different weapons if you look at the stats. Recoil is the red flag for me, CR550 is even worse than a Blaze, and miles behind the Winchester.

I get your point, they may look identical, but if the difference in stats influences my gameplay and approach to the weapon, that's good enough for me.

I don't think someone's gonna get knocked out and wake up before they even hit the ground since the shortest amount of time I've seen someone and/or been knocked unconscious by gun fire was ~15 seconds. Even if you had to manually rechamber a round into the CR-550, there's no chance he's gonna wake back up the second he hits the ground

The magazine aspect is barely an inconvenience if you're using the rifle as a sniper since you're not going to be mag dumping anyways, so the extra 1-2 seconds to have to hold R to rechamber a bullet is pretty insignificant. The only time that reload speed would be an inconvenience is either in close quarters or if you miss a shot on a target that's not near any cover and you want to make the most of their time out in the open, but if you're relying on a bolt-action for close quarters, you're already at a disadvantage no matter which rifle you have

As for the recoil, the recoil could make you look straight up at the sky and not matter one bit because it's a bolt-action rifle. By the time you're able to fire again, you've already reset your aim and are right back to where you started, so it makes no difference. If these were semi-auto rifles, then I'd 100% agree that recoil is a major factor, but bolt-action practically negates any issues regarding recoil. The only thing you may miss out on is seeing whether you hit them or not and/or where they ran if you missed, but in this particular instance, I doubt the recoil would be crazy enough to make a difference especially if you're in a stable stance

The M70 was the Winchester rifle from legacy DayZ, so it was already part of the game for a long time prior. After they released 1.0, then then decided to release the CR-550 which was a pretty unnecessary addition considering the existence of the Blaze rifle. Realistically speaking, the M70 & Blaze rifle perfectly covered long range .308 caliber rifles needed in the game (bolt-action & break action rifles) with the LAR filling the semi-auto .308 caliber rifle slot. Additionally, the Longhorn also sufficed as a "pocket sniper" for the .308 caliber which already gave the .308 a wide assortment of weapons to go into

If they had just kept the Pioneer rifle chambered in .308 like it was in legacy DayZ instead of making it a complete joke of a weapon being chambered in 5.56, that would've been a much more satisfactory .308 rifle due to it not only having a significantly different aesthetic appearance, but also having rail mounts for a wider assortment of attachments

[Luca NK]

Messaggio originale di GetInTheHangar:

Which AUG? The AUG with the built in sight is different right away. It has an optic already and being a bullpup it handles differently.

AX Variant. And that's exactly what I said, it's a very different weapon compared to the M4.

Messaggio originale di SUBNORMAL:

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I had multiple instances when shooting someone and barely managed to chamber the next round and they already came to again. Could be that knockout time decreases with range, I always felt a lot more confident with a full internal magazine.

Messaggio originale di SUBNORMAL:

The only thing you may miss out on is seeing whether you hit them or not and/or where they ran if you missed, but in this particular instance, I doubt the recoil would be crazy enough to make a difference especially if you're in a stable stance

It's not really a small thing with a sniper rifle, where you should be able to consistently deliver at long range. Seeing where the shot lands is essential in my opinion, especially if you don't have a rangefinder or you don't have time to use one.

Bottom line I agree with you, I also find the CR550 a bit useless, only I have different reasons. Do I mind it being in game? Not really, given it's a lot harder to come across compared to the Winchester, and even if I find one, I can swap it for a Winchester quite easily.