I love the M-14 but i have noticed 1 thing, it takes 2 shots to kill a clot on hard with the M-14 but i use only 1 shot with the LAR. I am a lvl 5 sharpshooter.
I'm not going to comment on the M14 because I haven't had the chance to use it yet.
However, OP admits in first post to using it on Heresy3. I've seen this map and it is just the worst, I really hope it isn't whitelisted. Imagine spawning in the middle of farm and seeing zeds spawn at the edge of the map and take 3 minutes to get to you. That's what this map is like.
So my point is, weapons are balanced for the official KF maps or at least maps that made an effort to fit in with KF gameplay. Use M14 on WestLondon and get back to us if you still think it needs a scope.
When I saw that its possible to buy an M14, I came.
When I realised its tacticooled crap, I raged
WOOD AND STEEL, DAMNIT
I'll have to agree with you on that, dave. I'm not a fan of all those fugly rails ><
Who gives a crap? None of these things make a single difference to the game. Perhaps if I was given the choice in real life, I'd take any of this into consideration at all. I too dislike how super-modern all the new weapons look and will be glad if some classic pieces get brought to the trader. I don't hate them enough to not merit using one, I just dislike the Ultra-sleek modern designs.Why did they do this? They did it because composite material is lighter and it's extremely durable and the picatinny rail allows you to make it completely modular. The collapsible stock also means it's adjustable, something that's hard to do with a wood and steel stock. And the pistol grip is...um, a pistol grip, dude. It gives you a better hold of your weapon.
In military and law enforcement terminology, a sniper rifle is a rifle used to ensure accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges than small arms. A typical sniper rifle is built for optimal levels of accuracy, fitted with a telescopic sight and chambered for a military centerfire cartridge. The term is often used in the media to describe any type of accurized firearm fitted with a telescopic sight that is employed against human targets, although "sniping rifle" or "sniper's rifle" is the technically correct fashion to refer to such a rifle.
The military role of sniper (a term derived from the snipe, a bird which was difficult to hunt and shoot) dates back to the turn of the 18th century, but the sniper rifle itself is a much more recent development. Advances in technology, specifically that of telescopic sights and more accurate manufacturing, allowed armies to equip specially-trained soldiers with rifles that would enable them to deliver precise shots over greater distances than regular infantry weapons. The rifle itself could be a standard rifle (at first, a bolt-action rifle); however, when fitted with a telescopic sight, it would become a sniper rifle.
Wow. In real life there is an active effort to replace wood and steel weapons like old M-14's into modern stocks. As a matter of fact the M-14 you see in the game is called the "EBR" or "enhanced battle rifle," basically they tool old M-14s and stripped the guts from the old rifle parts and threw them inside a composite stock.
Why did they do this? They did it because composite material is lighter and it's extremely durable and the picatinny rail allows you to make it completely modular. The collapsible stock also means it's adjustable, something that's hard to do with a wood and steel stock. And the pistol grip is...um, a pistol grip, dude. It gives you a better hold of your weapon.
Something tells me you have no clue what "tacticool" actually entails and why it's done.
I'd rather have a killing implement made of wood and steel than plastic. PLASTIC FIRE AXE ANYONE?!It's intended to emulate the EBR. Frankly, I prefer plastic material. Partially because it's superior, and partially because I'm not a moron with ridiculous preconceived notions of beauty. A rifle is not a work of art, it is a killing implement. Boo hoo and blubber all the way home.
All of these benefits of the "enchancing" of the rifle give us no advantages in the game were playing other than making a beautiful rifle look like cheap plastic junk. No attachments are sold for the rifle ingame.
I suppose its a matter of taste. I personally feel adding a rail system and adding synthetic parts to a M14 is absolute sacrilege, much like kitting out a Garand with a "tactical" scope and plastic retractable stock.
Don't taunt the children who have no taste for classics. I wouldn't be surprised to see them in a camaro with spinners.