Whay are pros using 1x sightes now?

[Flamin'Phoenix]

I watched most of the pro league and noticed that most pros are using 1x sites like the holo or reflex on weapons that can equip acogs. while it makes sense on Buck's C8 as it has a lot of horizontal recoil, why are people using holo's on ash or twitch for example? doesnt make sense to me. why would you give up the acog when its better and recoil is still easy to control? can someone explain?

[HunterBydenCrackPipe]

I can give you some of these explanations
1. when you use 1x sights, it will give you some placebo effect that makes every recoil looks like have lower recoil, thus giving you good recoil control
2. using 1x sights such as reflex, gives you massive field of view area instead of acog that gives you 2,5x zoom but restrict your field of view. so you know what's happening outside of your aim instead having tight field of view by using acog, thus gives you advantages against acog users
(I don't like holos though, it blocks so many area of your screen)

[Creepy Toast]

the acog only meta is old now

[Flamin'Phoenix]

Originally posted by fentungan:

I can give you some of these explanations
1. when you use 1x sights, it will give you some placebo effect that makes every recoil looks like have lower recoil, thus giving you good recoil control
2. using 1x sights such as reflex, gives you massive field of view area instead of acog that gives you 2,5x zoom but restrict your field of view. so you know what's happening outside of your aim instead having tight field of view by using acog, thus gives you advantages against acog users
(I don't like holos though, it blocks so many area of your screen)

i see. thanks!

[ShodaN]

Pros are propably good enough at aiming and scanning the screen for enemies that the benefit of 2.5 zoom becomes close to irrelevant. Less of the sight blocking the screen could take priority.

As you also mentioned, not all weapons can equip an ACOG, yet the Holo or Reflex fit to most guns. Having the same equipped across multiple operators (attack and defense alike) adds some consistency when managing recoil and handeling the guns. I think consistency is something really important at high level play.

[Trash]

yeah but i cant see when i dont use acog

[ShodaN]

Originally posted by I like trains:

yeah but i cant see when i dont use acog

And why's that? Only time that is an issue is at ultra long range without any knowledge of where the enemy is. But you don't really have time to stand around and use your weapon like a pair of binoculars.

[Mardok]

since GSG9 defenders lost their ACOC, most of the defenders only have a 1x sight anyways and avoid long range shootouts. ACOQ is bad in CQC

[Johannes]

I almost never use Acogs, but when I do I notice that I see enemies between gaps and small holes better from long range and score more kills.

[Trickst3r83]

With Acog, you will see more clearly at longer range, where with shorter sights you couldn't see as much at that range, but it's going to debilite you in closer range and give you a lot less of awareness of your sorroundings when using the sight, unless you hipfire, I guess you could use lazer just for the purpose of hipfiring but it could give your position away so it's a kind of 50/50 deal, but the attackers generally need the Acog more then Defenders since GSG9 lost their Acogs