It would have been nice to see a FN-FAL or a Steyr Aug in the mix. A Spas-12 for the support and Claymores for the Demo.
We already have a Fabrique Nationale Fusil Automatique Leger ingame already, and a Steyr Armee Universal Gewehr for no real reason is ludicrous.
.44 Magnum is good with more ammo and less weight, but does less damage than the handcannon and has more recoil (which I still think hasn't been fixed for sharpshooter). The handcannon is better overall for sharps since it has 8 bullets in the mag vs 6 and more stopping power. 2 bullets for taking off husk/siren heads while the .44 Magnum takes 3. Not worth it. Dunno, if only the recoil was changed, I'd use the .44 Magnum on-perk.
Riddle me this - how do we have a FN FAL in KF. And don't tell me that the SCAR is a FN FAL because it is made by the same company that made the FN FAL. I know that, and that doesn't make the FN FAL a SCAR.
@Spicy: I meant in an official capacity, like an official weapon. This weapon pack seems to be pretty well known around these parts, but most servers I get onto don't feature such weapon pack. Naturally I wouldn't have known about it till now.
Riddle me this - how do we have a FN FAL in KF. And don't tell me that the SCAR is a FN FAL because it is made by the same company that made the FN FAL. I know that, and that doesn't make the FN FAL a SCAR.
You insult my intelligence. You also seem ignorant of the ways of the community. Both are very bad things.
So i'll point you in the direction of the modding section of the forums and await your reply.
.44 Magnum: Again, handsome, yet not as effective as the Handcannon when considering price, reload time and ammo capacity. The Sharpshooter perk could probably have used something other than yet another handgun (how about an actual scoped sniper rifle?).
Considering the magnum, I think that it is something that the sharpie didn't need, but it's wonderful for pretty much everyone else (further proves the point that pistols should be left off-perk only) but as sharpies would nearly always go for the HC, the magnum is just left as an overpriced gun for the off-perk. I think dropping it from
I would MUCH rather have Dual HC than Dual .44s.
I think the only thing wrong with the .44 is that it's still broken. Not getting the recoil reduction seriously hampers a weapon meant for quick consecutive headshots. And the reload speed bonus is wrong too. It's the same as the commando's (easily verified by, during trader time, firing, reloading, switching to commando, and repeating. Takes exactly the same amount of time).
The .44 can do MOST things that the HC can, like 1 shot up to bloats, and 2 shot husks/sirens. It's also got better sights (though that's subjective). The downsides of a smaller clip size and lesser penetration are countered by the extra ammunition. The one thing the HC can do that the .44 simply can't do is lay serious damage out. You can pretty easily handle a scrake with the HC if you really have to. But I wouldn't try to do it with the .44 Likewise, for facing good ol' Pat, I would MUCH rather have Dual HC than Dual .44s.
Basically, the HC is better at killing in general, and allows you take on a wider variety of enemies but you have to be significantly more stingy with your ammo, while the .44 is better at taking out garbage due to taking the same amount of shots to kill, but coming with more ammo. Not to mention being able to carry an mp5 to give you even more trash killing ability and letting you play a surprisingly effective medic (assuming a xbow build here, as that setup is really the only one where the weight makes ANY difference).
At least, that's how it SHOULD be. With the ****ty recoil and moderate reload bonus, currently the HC is pretty much superior in EVERY way.
Sorry about the rant. The real reason I'm frustrated has nothing to do with you, it's just that I think the .44 is such a sexy gun, and I want so badly for it to be fixed already.
I noticed one decently big difference:
HC takes 2 bodyshots to kill a Clot on HoE (115 damage per shot), while Magnum takes 3 (105 damage per shot). Clots have 227 (i think) health on HoE. So HC wins even more on HoE