How do you switch from auto to burst on some weapons?

[Willy Beamish]

I thought it would be the secondary fire mode but that just removes the silencer on my m4. How do I switch it to burst? Same with ak47

[Rucunt]

'Burst mode' is not available on AK-47 or M4 because they are already in burst mode.

[Farmer Thanos]

Only specific weapons such as the glock and the famas change fire modes. For the ak and m4 you can only burst with them by manually tapping.

[Juell]

Originally posted by Big Derp:

'Burst mode' is not available on AK-47 or M4 because they are already in burst mode.

umm wtf are you talking about

[Sun]

Only the Famas and Glock18 has Burst fire. And can be toggled with the Right mouse button.

[cakesniffer]

Originally posted by Big Derp:

Originally posted by Mr-Tea-Baggins:

umm wtf are you talking about

AK-47 & M4 are already in burst mode. i.e if you hold down left mouse button you don't need to keep clicking to shoot bullets <-- That is burst mode.

lol what

[Juell]

Originally posted by Stevenson:

Originally posted by Big Derp:

AK-47 & M4 are already in burst mode. i.e if you hold down left mouse button you don't need to keep clicking to shoot bullets <-- That is burst mode.

lol what

*face palm*

[Sun]

Originally posted by Big Derp:

Originally posted by Mr-Tea-Baggins:

umm wtf are you talking about

AK-47 & M4 are already in burst mode. i.e if you hold down left mouse button you don't need to keep clicking to shoot bullets <-- That is burst mode.

Shooting 3 bullets at once is burst.. Hence the name Burst; bursting bullets^

Thanks for the laugh doh :P

[tdoy]

You can make the AK-47 single shot with the "X" key. :D

[SHON]

Burst fire and full auto is different FYI, only the FAMAS and Glock have burst mode and is toggled by rmb.

[Dragon3043]

Originally posted by Mr-Tea-Baggins:

Originally posted by Stevenson:

lol what

*face palm*

*Double face palm*

[Hentaru]

Only Famas and Glock can enter a burst mode.

You can burst fire in automatic mode which is shooting 2-4 bullets, let recoil reset, shoot 2-4 bullets, let recoil reset, etc.

But it's not the same as burst mode. In burst mode, 3 bullets leave your gun simultaneously with one click and you can't keep shooting nonstop (automatic).

Burst mode is great for close combat with glock (3 accurate bullets each shot instead of spamming fire which is "slower" every 3 bullets and loses accuracy) and for picking with Famas. I've seen people use Famas burst mode and constantly headshot.

[Willy Beamish]

Basiclaly I watched a youtube tutorial that said I should fire in burst to avoid bad aim with the recoil from auto. So should I just let my finger off the trigger every 1-2 seconds to stabilize my aim instead of holding it down? I am really terrible and everyone seems to headshot me.

[Hentaru]

Burst fire is always considered best unless you are super close combat then you can spray by controlling the recoil (there are a few other exceptions but this is the general rule).

Do this: Start an OFFLINE game with harmless bots. Buy a weapon, stand about 20 feet from a blank wall and hold down shoot WITHOUT moving your mouse at all. The guns recoil will pull the gun up and left or right (every gun is different). You will see the pattern on the wall. Now do the same thing in a new, clean wall and pull your mouse in the opposite of the pattern (down and left or right) and you will find the bullets all stay centered. This is controlling the spray recoil. All guns are different but for beginning, just always remember: Down and Left. Pulling down and left on almost any gun will compensate for the recoil and keep the bullets fairly centered. Even during an actual firefight, aim, hold down fire and pull Down and Left.

As for burst firing, stand against a clean wall again and burst (2-4 bullets). You will find they are pretty centered. Guns recoil resets after a moment of non-use (about 1 to 1.5 seconds or so is good for most). Practice this by shooting (2-4 bullets), wait 1 sec (just say "ONE") then burst another 2-4 bullets. Repeat this and you should be able to rapidly fire straight through an entire clip (only momentarily stopping for that "ONE" sec recoil reset) and have all bullets hit about the same spot. You'll have to get used to the exact changes between each gun but basically that's burst firing. It's waay more accurate than spraying as you will see.

As for headshots, start by aiming at the head/neck with every gun. Always. Burst firing on most guns can then translate into a headshot. Head is priority unless they are super far away then go for center mass.

Always aim at head. Burst 2-4 bullets, say "ONE", burst 2-4 bullets. Always pull Down and Left when spraying. You'll fine tune details later.

[Willy Beamish]

Thanks for the great advice. I noticed that when I play, I will fire at people from very clsoe up, but not hit them once, which I now realize is because my spray pattern is all over the place. I will try burst firing.

[Halo]

Originally posted by Dragon3043:

Originally posted by Mr-Tea-Baggins:

*face palm*

*Double face palm*

*triple face palm*