.50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal

So I got my unlock and chose the .50cal sniper rifle, thinking It would be
like the .50 cal in DC or real life- Wrong! I hit troops in the
back -front-side, no kill. What a waste of choices. Headshots work of
course, but I can't tell the difference between the .50 and the regular
rifle firepower wise. I don't care if you are alla dressed in body armor -
if you are hit by a .50 cal round anywhere on your body torso you are DEAD
Dead dead. A .50 round in the transmission of a heli will ruin your day
also. C'mon EA get real. or at least somewhere near real. You don't want
these young men and women going off to war with visions of grandure do you?
AH! Thats better, My rant is over. Have a great day all.

Sprink.
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So I got my unlock and chose the .50cal sniper rifle, thinking It would be
like the .50 cal in DC or real life- Wrong! I hit troops in the
back -front-side, no kill. What a waste of choices. Headshots work of
course, but I can't tell the difference between the .50 and the regular
rifle firepower wise. I don't care if you are alla dressed in body armor -
if you are hit by a .50 cal round anywhere on your body torso you are DEAD
Dead dead. A .50 round in the transmission of a heli will ruin your day
also. C'mon EA get real. or at least somewhere near real. You don't want
these young men and women going off to war with visions of grandure do you?
AH! Thats better, My rant is over. Have a great day all.

Sprink.
 >> Stay informed about: .50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal 

So I got my unlock and chose the .50cal sniper rifle, thinking It would be
like the .50 cal in DC or real life- Wrong! I hit troops in the
back -front-side, no kill. What a waste of choices. Headshots work of
course, but I can't tell the difference between the .50 and the regular
rifle firepower wise. I don't care if you are alla dressed in body armor -
if you are hit by a .50 cal round anywhere on your body torso you are DEAD
Dead dead. A .50 round in the transmission of a heli will ruin your day
also. C'mon EA get real. or at least somewhere near real. You don't want
these young men and women going off to war with visions of grandure do you?
AH! Thats better, My rant is over. Have a great day all.

Sprink.
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Tom Allemani wrote:
> So I got my unlock and chose the .50cal sniper rifle, thinking It would be
> like the .50 cal in DC or real life- Wrong! I hit troops in the
> back -front-side, no kill. What a waste of choices. Headshots work of
> course, but I can't tell the difference between the .50 and the regular
> rifle firepower wise. I don't care if you are alla dressed in body armor -
> if you are hit by a .50 cal round anywhere on your body torso you are DEAD
> Dead dead. A .50 round in the transmission of a heli will ruin your day
> also. C'mon EA get real. or at least somewhere near real. You don't want
> these young men and women going off to war with visions of grandure do you?
> AH! Thats better, My rant is over. Have a great day all.
>
> Sprink.
>
>

I agree it's a great disappointment, just about the only advantage is
the range... Having come from playing Joint Operations before BF:2 I was
really looking forward to that unlock... The P90 is also a great
disappointment too, not a bad upgrade from the shot gun for an Anti-Tank
but still not as affective as it was in JO. I do wish you has a choose
of ammo like in JO, regular, hollow point or armour piercing.

But then I could go back to the shitty graphics and poor collision
physics... Those damn floating trees!!! Got'a love Novagames poor
attention to detail in their map making But then 150 man servers were
fun... with maps Soooo big it make BF:2 look like Counter Strike



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Regards Steve Morrish...
AKA Pendragon
www.tssclan.co.uk
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>>
>> I thank you for the tips, I did not realize that the .50 had a bullet
>> drop. So thats why I had a hard time hitting my targets. Guess I spent
>> too much time on DC. Another good point to the .50 is the range you can
>> ID a target for the commander. Question= If I aim at the pilot in a heli
>> will I hit the gunner? I mean the bullet drop a lot or is it an aquired
>> skill. More practice I guess. And I did not realize the time it took to
>> settle down for a shot. Thanks again,
> Sprink
>>
>
>

All weapons have bullet drop. At sniper rifle ranges, it becomes necessary
to target above the target. At extreme range (max draw distance for
players) if you shoot for the head, you have a reasonable chance if hitting
hte ankles. So shoot like you are trying to knock their hat off and you'll
score more hits.

At range where you are likely to be shooting at a pilot, drop is negligable
and can be ignored. (50 meters or less is the only practical shot) If the
aircraft is in motion, it's down to pure luck or not.

Lead time for lag and bullet travel is also required though the 50 is a high
velocity round that takes less time than say, a pistol.

Prone targets, shoot for the butt (the highest point, and less likely to
move if they spin) but shoot to "graze the top of it.

Keep in mind, object modeling for colision mesh is different than visual
sometimes. The thin bars on the cranes are actually great cover because a
lot of the bullets will hit invisibile barriers. So often when you
rightfully should have hit them, the terrain, objects, stuff on a roof or
flagpole or something will stop the round. (So it's worth it to hide behind
flagpoles and trees.)

Most brush and plants, bullets go right through (except the trunk).

Hitbox in helos is pretty much the head only. So imagine a Steelers cap on
them, shoot where the logo would be. You usually can't hit the shoulder,
etc. Forehead only.
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Funkadyleik Spynwhanker wrote:
> All weapons have bullet drop.

More like bullet spread.
 >> Stay informed about: .50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal 

Funkadyleik Spynwhanker wrote:
> All weapons have bullet drop.

More like bullet spread.
 >> Stay informed about: .50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal 

Funkadyleik Spynwhanker wrote:
> All weapons have bullet drop.

More like bullet spread.
 >> Stay informed about: .50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal 

Funkadyleik Spynwhanker wrote:
> All weapons have bullet drop.

More like bullet spread.
 >> Stay informed about: .50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal 

Funkadyleik Spynwhanker wrote:
> All weapons have bullet drop.

More like bullet spread.
 >> Stay informed about: .50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal 

Funkadyleik Spynwhanker wrote:
> All weapons have bullet drop.

More like bullet spread.
 >> Stay informed about: .50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal 

I have tried out the tip I got a while ago about the dot in the center of
the screen. Does not work in
BF2. But seems to work in 1942. Got a new class 'corpral' and chose the
Scoped med weapon. I got to have a scope because of my colorblindness in
greens and browns. Getting to like the game more all the time. Need more
work to bring up my ratings in badges higher than "satisfactory" . Rather
bland rating, got to do better. I want to thank you again for the advice.
It has made things a lot better for me. BTW if I ever get you in my
crosshairs I won't pull the trigger. I owe you. Sprink

"De Moni" <demonimumm.TakeThisOut@FILTERmail.com> wrote in message
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> Funkadyleik Spynwhanker wrote:
>> All weapons have bullet drop.
>
> More like bullet spread.
 >> Stay informed about: .50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal 

I have tried out the tip I got a while ago about the dot in the center of
the screen. Does not work in
BF2. But seems to work in 1942. Got a new class 'corpral' and chose the
Scoped med weapon. I got to have a scope because of my colorblindness in
greens and browns. Getting to like the game more all the time. Need more
work to bring up my ratings in badges higher than "satisfactory" . Rather
bland rating, got to do better. I want to thank you again for the advice.
It has made things a lot better for me. BTW if I ever get you in my
crosshairs I won't pull the trigger. I owe you. Sprink

"De Moni" <demonimumm RemoveThis @FILTERmail.com> wrote in message
news:455b7fb2$0$1127$9b536df3@news.fv.fi...
> Funkadyleik Spynwhanker wrote:
>> All weapons have bullet drop.
>
> More like bullet spread.
 >> Stay informed about: .50 cal sniper rifle in BF2 Big Deal