BF3 No One Hit Body Kills with Snipers, More Weapon Recoil, and More

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There has been tons of Battlefield 3 info floating around the internet this past week. Recently, DICE developers have been much more generous with specifics on weapons and other details about the game. In particular, Alan Kertz, known as Demize99 on Twitter, has revealed some interesting tidbits of info and MP1st has it all here:

When asked about the AK47 and the two M16′s, Kertz stated, “the M16A3 and M16A4 are both in the game, [this] was decided after the fact sheet was printed.” What could be the in-game difference between the two is still unknown. Perhaps they are meant for different classes? In regard to the AK47, Kertz said the “AK47 is obsolete. We have the AK74M.”

Kertz also talked about weapon customization. Weapon optics were a point of interest for many fans. When asked about the recently announced enhanced night vision, Kertz stated, “the ENV is a weapon optic. It only turns on when you zoom in. There is no always on ENV. It cannot be disabled in zoom either.” In regards to side arms, Kertz said there will be “no pistol customization, but a wide variety will be available.” Kertz was also asked if all weapons could have suppressors attached to them. He answered, “not shotguns, pretty much everything else. Some are more effective than others.” He also mentioned the flashlight attachment. “Shadows play a big role, and flashlights make a big difference.”

Kertz also elaborated on bullet drop saying, “gravity is the same but velocity is different giving [bullets] different drops and travel time at the same ranges.” He added, “the distances are larger so the drop has been tweaked accordingly.”

Another interesting feature that was shown in the latest tailer was the scope glint on the weapon optics. Kertz informed us “glint is based on the scope. Out a high zoom scope on a AR will give glint too.” When asked about whether glint would be noticeable only if the enemy is aiming at the player or not, Kertz confirmed, “yes it’s directional.”

A hot topic about weapons that was noticeable in the leaked alpha footage was regarding the recoil. Daniel “zh1n0″ Matros replied to the question of whether or not there is more weapon recoil by stating “yes, depends on what guns you pick.”

One very interesting, and potentially controversial statement that Kertz made was, “there are no 1 hit body kills with sniper rifles. Pull your side arm or use a semi auto for fast follow up hits.

http://mp1st.com/2011/08/22/bf3-no-one-hit-body-kills-with-snipers-more-weapon-recoil-and-more-dice-talks-guns/

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-CoD-Posted:

Fluxtion For how realistic this game is suppose to be, you can get shot in the chest with a .50 cal round and just keep moving? Thats so bull sh1t! MW3 is going to beat bf3 due to this change. I was going to get and snipe, but nope. They ruined it. Good job DICE. sooo realistic -_-
DICE just lost all there sniping fans.

3OH3Posted:

Lol..... They are going for realism but they make amulets not a one shot in the chest? If ihita guy right in his torso he would most likely die. I know for a fact that he couldn't stay up from a hit like that and run to cover while I switch weapons. And what happens if I'm at long range making a 75 yard+ shot? A pistol wouldn't be effective at all.

will50Posted:

Thank god snipers in bf are REALLY anoying

FluxtionPosted:

For how realistic this game is suppose to be, you can get shot in the chest with a .50 cal round and just keep moving? Thats so bull sh1t! MW3 is going to beat bf3 due to this change. I was going to get and snipe, but nope. They ruined it. Good job DICE. sooo realistic -_-

-CoD-Posted:

This is suppose to be realistic and there is no 1 shot kills with sniper? One 50 cal. bullet in the torso would like rip you in half.

CombPosted:

Old news is old.

xSHiiFTPosted:

If you guys like 1 hit body kills for snipers just play hardcore. It's not like BFBC2 core always had 1 hit body kills anyway :P

nausirPosted:

CommanderShepard If no one hit kills, how do you get headshots with sniper rifles? that makes no sense ( headshots are one hit kills ... )

They said no one shot BODY kills you can still get headshots

SnPrXMafiAPosted:

we'll see when the game comes out. or in the beta when its released. hopefully there are 1 hit kills other wise fml

iGamerModzPosted:

Hitmarkers Noooo