M79 Scrake headshot

[Brownstone]

Is it possible? Considering both RPG and M79 have the same impact damage (150) but I never managed to do it like I do with the RPG. Maybe because M79 is affected by gravity and it's hard to aim with it?

[vred]

i've decapitated scrakes with the m79 before

[BlackSpawn]

Interesting. What difficulty? Wonder how many they can take to the head on HOE.

[vred]

Originally posted by BlackSpawn:

Interesting. What difficulty? Wonder how many they can take to the head on HOE.

That is the catch, I did it playing on hard. Never tried on higher difficulties but I guess its possible since as OP said it has the same impact damage as the RPG(didnt knew about it)

[chaloopah]

it's possible, however m79 requires 4x more ammo to decap a zed since rpg has a higher impact multiplier to the head (4 shots to decap sc singleman hoe with m79 vs 1 rpg shot).
More testing, 10 m79 6 man to decap sc vs 3 rpg shots (or 2 rpg shots and 2 m79 though this combo isn't possible unless you have a m79/rpg thrown in the ground).

[BlackSpawn]

Yeah, I did some testing a while back and determined the m79 was a no-go to singlehandedly take FPs and crakes either single or 6 man HOE. Its not even good enough for a significant assist on taking a Scrake. It was also very weak for FPs, which relegates it for siren and trash control. (it is a good, accurate nuke device...but less powerful than RPGs and C4s, of course)

[q3.railgun]

The base damage is the same at 150, however SC has the 4x damage weakness to rpg7impact hits, I call it blunt hits a lot but it is specifically rpg7impact. M79impact does not have the same 4x vulnerability.

It is still possible to decap but it will take more shots.

[Brownstone]

Thank you for your replies guys, I thought Scrake was weak against the impact damage but looks like it's only for RPG's impact, M79 is crap anyway unless they lower it's price to something like 800. If I have 1100 I'd just wait for 400 more.

[ChaosConvexum]

Originally posted by Mr. Bumblefoot:

Thank you for your replies guys, I thought Scrake was weak against the impact damage but looks like it's only for RPG's impact, M79 is crap anyway unless they lower it's price to something like 800. If I have 1100 I'd just wait for 400 more.

It'd be nice, unless they wanted to buff it a bit. It's very weird that most Tier 3 weapons are actually viable choices while the M79 is just straight on avoided because it's not as useful as it should. Of course, one could opt to go with Grenade Pistol, M79 and C4 together, but nothing beats the RPG's firepower when facing big zeds. I remember the M79 from KF1, and it wasn't half bad, except maybe against Scrakes, but one would have the M32 or better at that point.

[OmegaDestroyer]

It is so satisfying decapitating Scrakes and Fleshpounds.