Why is the Mk17 Scout so bad?

[Derivat949]

It's such a cool gun but somehow the AUG Scout which you can get the same way (found in tactical caches with Pathfinder class) is better in almost every way, which doesn't even make sense since the AUG is chambered in 5.56 yet does more damage than the Mk17 which is chambered in 7.62.
I obviously don't expect it to ever change so this post is basically just to vent my frustrations lol.

[Kuma]

Are you sure you haven't upgraded one weapon but not the other? stats change based on your upgrades as well.

[Derivat949]

Originally posted by Kuma:

Are you sure you haven't upgraded one weapon but not the other? stats change based on your upgrades as well.

Nah, both are maxed out in immersive mode

[Kuma]

Originally posted by Derivat949:

Nah, both are maxed out in immersive mode

That might also be part of the issue, since some weapons receive a bigger damage boost than others once fully upgraded to mk3.

But there is also another element to consider now that I noticed you mentioned "scout".

The scout variant converts the weapon from ASR to DMR, and you can't just compare dmg of different classes because their stats are balanced for their own class, so it is possible for a DMR to show lower damage than an ASR however its damage still be higher because it is on another class.

[Derivat949]

Originally posted by Kuma:

Originally posted by Derivat949:

Nah, both are maxed out in immersive mode

That might also be part of the issue, since some weapons receive a bigger damage boost than others once fully upgraded to mk3.

But there is also another element to consider now that I noticed you mentioned "scout".

The scout variant converts the weapon from ASR to DMR, and you can't just compare dmg of different classes because their stats are balanced for their own class, so it is possible for a DMR to show lower damage than an ASR however its damage still be higher because it is on another class.

Both are the scout variant, and both also start with the same base damage

[Derivat949]

Originally posted by Kuma:

Well in that case it is because the AUG scout is an exclusive item, and I know it is silly but they are buffed just cause its harder to get them.

It is silly videogame logic but understandable, otherwise people would be disappointed when grabbing those harder to obtain weapons.

Both are obtained the same way though, randomly through tactical caches, as I outlined in my original post. Thanks for trying to find a rational explanation but I don't really think there is one and it's just an oversight on the dev's side.

[Kuma]

I deleted the post because I was going to word it differently, but yeah many stats in this game don't reflect reality it happens in multiple weapons but a lot more in those that were added later to the game.