Longneck Rifle Question

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I made a scope to put onto the rifle, but it won't let me use tranq darts and a scope. Is this a bug or "intended"? I think it's pretty ignorant that you can't use a scope with tranq darts if it's intended. :/

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intended it is.

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You cant use scope and darts at the same time. Its 1 or the other.

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Surprised you can use a scope and regular bullets then for all the sense that makes...

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Originally posted by DiscipleofYahweh:

Surprised you can use a scope and regular bullets then for all the sense that makes...

Yeah I remember asking about this. Supposedly scope +tranq dart would be too OP in pvp. Just stealthy headshot tranq a guy and let him sleep, as opposed to shooting him multiple times to kill.

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I don't do live servers. I just wanted it to be able to use for SP and MP Non-dedi with my friends for dino tames and etc.

As far as "Too OP" Why does that make sense when you can get a Fab Sniper Rifle and pop him in the head 2-3 times really quick and it doesn't make a bit of difference? That's just my thinkings on it, but then again the devs don't always seem to make sense in their decision making.

Edit: Also, that's what fortitude is for as far as a player stat goes. If someone's that worried about being tranqed out then they should invest in Fortitude for PvP Servers. That's how that's "balanced" out in my opinion too.

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Originally posted by DiscipleofYahweh:

I don't do live servers. I just wanted it to be able to use for SP and MP Non-dedi with my friends for dino tames and etc.

As far as "Too OP" Why does that make sense when you can get a Fab Sniper Rifle and pop him in the head 2-3 times really quick and it doesn't make a bit of difference? That's just my thinkings on it, but then again the devs don't always seem to make sense in their decision making.

Edit: Also, that's what fortitude is for as far as a player stat goes. If someone's that worried about being tranqed out then they should invest in Fortitude for PvP Servers. That's how that's "balanced" out in my opinion too.

1 tranq shot vs 3 fab sniper shot is still better than the fab sniper. And people might invest in fortitude alot but at the same time when someone has a mastercraft or ascendant longneck it pretty much cancels out the fortitude. That said, we now have riot gear that could handle those darts much better, so maybe a rebalance wouldnt be bad. Me personally only wanted to use it back when the quetzals just came out and I wanted to tranq em from the ground(which was pretty stupid). But since you play single player, maybe there is a setting that lets you use both scope and darts, but I'm not sure about that cause I never really used admin commands.

[Astasia]

I agree it's a bit odd, but have you played around with the scope on the longneck using normal bullets? The gun sways a bit making it hard to target distant enemies. Bullet drop and creatures moving around all the time usually mean I have to be really close to hit them with a tranq also, but I'm not the best shot with it. It's something I'm not sure would "help" but would be nice to be able to try at least.

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That is true about the ascendant rifle and such. I merely meant against "normal" people who don't grind the game 24/7. (Yes I know sometimes it randomly drops for people who aren't on all the time). :P

A rebalance wouldn't be bad IMO anyways since Riot Gear is now out too.

I don't have that much issue with "sway" from the rifle honestly. I jumped off of a mountain and parachuted down it tranqing a T-Rex all the way down from the parachute. It was a bit hard to plan trajectory from the rifle since I was higher up and moving while the target was too but once you figure out the variation it's not too bad. The scope just makes it easier to line up a shot from far off when standing still.

So if I wanted to tranq a spino down the river a ways and see how far my dart misses before I can line up the shot better it means less wasted darts and etc, but it is what it is.

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That's true, most of the time I have no idea how far off I missed because I lose sight of the dart. With a scope we'd be able to see it and correct more easily.

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I only know when I hit something that far because it "jumps" a bit like -hey what bit my butt- turns and looks at me and charges maniacally.

I mean it least I get that much warning. Just wish I didn't have to waste 5-7 darts to line up shots super far off that much. That's quite a bit of metal and narcos if you're lower on the tier when you start making them. -shrug-