Rioters

[Genpac]

With their new skin I feel that their vests and helmets protects then from front and back

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

which perk were you playing as?

I ask this question, is because Support players can potentially one-shot them in the face when upclose

[Genpac]

Mainly support and medic

[Underdog]

Nah, if you use a melee on them and knife them in the back, you hear the flesh sound, as opposed to the metal sound in the front

[simple cat]

Checked it. Nope, they do take health damage from behind, much like regular Rioters.

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

Originally posted by Generalpacman:

Mainly support and medic

ah, gotcha. the few times i've met these guys when playing with a group of guys on Hard, i've mostly took a Double-Barrel Shotgun to them upclose and blast them in the face (which sometimes kills them in one hit if unloading both barrels at once)

[U.t.e.k]

Originally posted by Mister Torgue Flexington:

i've mostly took a Double-Barrel Shotgun to them upclose and blast them in the face (which sometimes kills them in one hit if unloading both barrels at once)

But why?
Why don't you shot them in the legs?

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

Originally posted by U.t.e.k:

Originally posted by Mister Torgue Flexington:

i've mostly took a Double-Barrel Shotgun to them upclose and blast them in the face (which sometimes kills them in one hit if unloading both barrels at once)

But why?
Why don't you shot them in the legs?

the Pro-Tip i've found out, is to kill them fast (due to their ability to buff any surrounding Zeds), especially if more than one Rioter spawns

[U.t.e.k]

Originally posted by Mister Torgue Flexington:

Originally posted by U.t.e.k:

But why?
Why don't you shot them in the legs?

the Pro-Tip i've found out, is to kill them fast (due to their ability to buff any surrounding Zeds), especially if more than one Rioter spawns

They die faster if you shot them in the legs

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

Originally posted by U.t.e.k:

Originally posted by Mister Torgue Flexington:

the Pro-Tip i've found out, is to kill them fast (due to their ability to buff any surrounding Zeds), especially if more than one Rioter spawns

They die faster if you shot them in the legs

hmmmm, that's new to me. before officially playing this game, i've always aimed for the head for the double/triple damage (except for playing on Nightmare for "AvP 2010", as a full acid splash from killing a Xenomorph upclose means insta-death....which shooting their legs works wonders here to not only slow them down, but make them bleed to death in the process)

[Holy Crap]

It depends on your perk of choice and weapon. Sometimes it's better to shoot them in the head since you'll get a 1 HS kill. An example of this is: Gunslinger/Sharpshooter using the SPX Centerfire. There are several more examples but you have to test each perk, skill setup and weapon setup individually to see which ones can decap the Rioter instantly without having to shoot at the legs. In general though, if you can't decap it instantly, shoot at the legs.

[Lore?]

Hey look another hitbox problem with the Summer Zed models.