HK416 short barrel = great fun

[IncubusDragon]

Just been trying the short barrel on the HK416, and I must say it feels very nice.

I'm fairly new to the game and just do single-player, but the latest patch makes the 416 a viable multi-role platform with short, standard, and long barrels available for it.

The price in store is very expensive if you only want the 416 and not the other cosmetic stuff, so if you want to save money, you can still roll with the M16, M4A1, AK12, TAR21, MDR, ACR, SA-80 etc etc and still be on a par with the 416 - sometimes it's just a question of personal preference.

[Zero-Fox-Given®]

As for being on par the 416 at lvl 30 out guns most of them in terms of damage.

[Monarch]

How different does it feel?

Personally I'm not seeing that much of a difference between a higher handling or lower.

[IncubusDragon]

Ah, yes, I don't mean there's no difference between them - I suppose I mean that any of the assault rifle platforms can do the job, so I consider it a personal preference e.g. the AK12 has an awesome rate of fire with excellent damage and penetration, but can "feel" less wieldy than the M4A1 that has almost identical stats.

Nevertheless, I found the AK12 to have a higher rate of fire in tests rather than just looking at weapon stats (basically, I try weapons shooting a shed from 50 yards both static and on the move and see how they feel and compare) but the HK416 is certainly up in the top three, which is why I can run with the short barrel and still be effective.

Using the short barrel HK416 reduces stopping power a bit, albeit the lighter "feel" has an authentic balance to it (playing with keyboard & mouse) when using 30-round magazine, rangefinder, and Comp M4 scope.

Of course, weight and feel are perhaps an immersion roleplay thing, as adding things like drum magazines in the game don't make a difference because you can't feel how they change the weapon - no jams, no damage, no tired arms with the extra weight, the insane amount of ammunition you can carry etc etc.

It's just a game and people play how they like. I'm glad there are the options for us to play according to what we want instead of being railroaded down the one "correct" way of playing.