Where is the BAR's single fire mode?

[Necramonium™]

Some people noticed that the BAR suddenly has it's single fire mode removed in the latest patch! Why is this done and not even noted in the changelog?

edit:

Little update, as noticed by someone in the Discord, the fire mode on the STG, MG34, Thompson also seem to be missing, is this a bug or a big f up from a developer?

edit 2:

Confirmed a bug:
BreizhoOToday at 6:32 PM
We found the issue about the Toggle Firemode not working. Will be fixed over the weekend.

[Silky]

And why in the world does it have tracers?

[EdgeWise]

To my knowledge the orginal M1918 BAR never had a semi auto feature except the current civilain model made by Ohio Ordnance Works.The A2 had two rates of fire, a “slow” and “fast” full-auto mode. A single selector switch allowed the gun to move from “safe” to either of those modes.

[EdgeWise]

Originally posted by Silky:

And why in the world does it have tracers?

Becasue its purpose/design was to be a hip firing firearm and on the move by the hip. Not to be an aim down your sights unless you are prone or bench resting the thing (which the iron sights was not the great anyways).

[Frenchy56]

Originally posted by Silky:

And why in the world does it have tracers?

Because the US absolutely wanted it to be a light machine gun.

The devs seem like they're trying to find a way to replicate the BAR's two firemodes accurately. Quite laboriously apparently.

[Anthony]

Because it never had one.

[Necramonium™]

Originally posted by man of culture:

Because it never had one.

wrong, it had single fire mode, here is me trying it @5:33: https://youtu.be/M3VwT_nYUuY?t=321

[Frenchy56]

Originally posted by Sgt.Nightfire:

Originally posted by man of culture:

Because it never had one.

wrong, it had single fire mode, here is me trying it @5:33: https://youtu.be/M3VwT_nYUuY?t=321

No, the M1918A2 BAR had a slow fire mode (300-450 RPM) and a fast fire mode (500-650 RPM). Both are full auto. You should know this if you play(ed) Darkest Hour.

They removed it because an actual semi-auto mode is inaccurate. Probably.

[Silky]

Originally posted by BuccaneerFlint:

Becasue its purpose/design was to be a hip firing firearm and on the move by the hip. Not to be an aim down your sights unless you are prone or bench resting the thing (which the iron sights was not the great anyways).

Tracers aren't needed for short range.

[nolaJeff]

Originally posted by BuccaneerFlint:

Originally posted by Silky:

And why in the world does it have tracers?

Becasue its purpose/design was to be a hip firing firearm and on the move by the hip. Not to be an aim down your sights unless you are prone or bench resting the thing (which the iron sights was not the great anyways).

Not entirely true. True, it is meant to be a mobile weapon, unlike M1919, however, it's sole design was not entirely based on being a hip fired gun. That's quite an overstatement. It is a rifle after all, and the sights are quite helpful to anyone aiming down them.

Tracers were probably rarely used in the BAR but I suppose it was up the the option of the rifleman. Tracers were optional in the M1919 as well. It's not like the belts came with tracer rounds in them.

IMO, The whole tracer thing in this game is to make MGs less dominating. MGs are easier to spot because of the tracers and therefore easier to eliminate.

[Necramonium™]

Little update, as noticed by someone else, the fire mode on the STG, MG34, Thompson also seem to be missing, is this a bug or a big f up from a developer?

[Wabbit]

I just played with Stg and fire mode for semi worked fine

[Tea]

They changed the button. If you press the button that selects your primary weapon it changes the firemode. It is like squad now. I think I got that right.

[Necramonium™]

From Discord:

BreizhoOToday at 6:32 PM
We found the issue about the Toggle Firemode not working. Will be fixed over the weekend.

So it was a bug!

[Maki Nishikino]

Originally posted by Sgt.Nightfire:

From Discord:

BreizhoOToday at 6:32 PM
We found the issue about the Toggle Firemode not working. Will be fixed over the weekend.

So it was a bug!

It should remain a "bug" on the BAR.

https://i.imgur.com/o4ZbEnl.png