I tried the G18 & Riot combo in the beta and now it has been officially released.
I'm kinda confused on what this combination is good for. On the one hand it's fun to use on SP, especially when upgraded, but I tired it on public too (suicidal) and it was rather underwhelming! The spread is gigantic, the damage is weak and without "Tactical Movement" you're pretty much screwed when aming down sight. Why, you may ask? Well, because your FOV is even narrower then before and you don't get any real benefit with the G18. Yes, the damage reduction is ok with 60%, but it requires that the player is aiming down the sights in order to block frontal damage. Ergo, getting hit in the back still hurts you 100%.
So, you loose your mobility with a gun that requires to be mobile, or you loose the best perk there is for the SWAT aka "Heavy Armor Training". Which is a big tradeoff.
Also, I don't understand why the Glock 18 needs the selector lever. It's piss poor damage (which is almost as low as the 9mm pistol) is compansated by its great ROF, so why would I ever switch to single shots? I mean it's a Tier 4 DLC weapon, at that point I should swim in ammo...
That brings me to another point. The weight. Why should anyone choose this over a Kriss Vector?
The Kriss has more damage, higher ROF, thighter spread, one more mag in reserve and comes with a nice RDs.
The G18 just gives you a unusable gimmick instead.
Don't get me wrong, I love the G18 irl and I don't try to hate on it, but this needs some serious overhauling!
Here are some points I would change and improve:
I really hope that it will be improved in the near future, because 10$ for this is a waste of money in my eyes!
Greetings
I'm kinda confused on what this combination is good for. On the one hand it's fun to use on SP, especially when upgraded, but I tired it on public too (suicidal) and it was rather underwhelming! The spread is gigantic, the damage is weak and without "Tactical Movement" you're pretty much screwed when aming down sight. Why, you may ask? Well, because your FOV is even narrower then before and you don't get any real benefit with the G18. Yes, the damage reduction is ok with 60%, but it requires that the player is aiming down the sights in order to block frontal damage. Ergo, getting hit in the back still hurts you 100%.
So, you loose your mobility with a gun that requires to be mobile, or you loose the best perk there is for the SWAT aka "Heavy Armor Training". Which is a big tradeoff.
Also, I don't understand why the Glock 18 needs the selector lever. It's piss poor damage (which is almost as low as the 9mm pistol) is compansated by its great ROF, so why would I ever switch to single shots? I mean it's a Tier 4 DLC weapon, at that point I should swim in ammo...
That brings me to another point. The weight. Why should anyone choose this over a Kriss Vector?
The Kriss has more damage, higher ROF, thighter spread, one more mag in reserve and comes with a nice RDs.
The G18 just gives you a unusable gimmick instead.
Don't get me wrong, I love the G18 irl and I don't try to hate on it, but this needs some serious overhauling!
Here are some points I would change and improve:
- change the G18C to a normal G17 that was converted with a full auto backplate, that removes the IMO useless single shot mode and makes room for something much more usefull (this also opens up a caliber change to something like .40 S&W to give it a bit more "umpf")
- give the Riotshield as an alternative firing mode the "block / parry", same as all other "knives", therefore you actually have a quick use for the shield and you wouldn't have to aim down the sight to avoid damage (you can balance it like an 80% reduction in damage for the block / parry mode and only 60% reduction in the ADS mode)
- give it one more mag in total ammo carry to be atleast onpar with the Kriss capacity vise
I really hope that it will be improved in the near future, because 10$ for this is a waste of money in my eyes!
Greetings