Boost the Scar Heavy
As everyone knows, besides the Scar Light, which is infamous for the low skill it takes, there is another rifle of the Scar Series in CF, the Scar Heavy.
Although the Scar Heavy is the only assault rifle in CF which shoots the 7.62 mm NATO round, it behaves like a normal assault rifle. It has a 30/90 clip, its recoil is relatively handleable, and its power is lower than the power of the AK, although the AK actually shoots weaker rounds.
Giving the Scar Heavy such stats ignores the enormous tactical potential of rifles like it. The Scar Heavy is not an assault rifle, its a DMR - which means that its something between an assault rifle and a sniper.
My suggestion is to give the Scar Heavy the stats of a such rifle, which means:
- Higher power than the AK, which means about 45 in the body, 1 hit HS, 35 in the arms, and 27 in the legs. Therefore, a 3 hit kill in everything between the legs and the head, and a 4 hit kill in the legs.
- A 20/60 ammo clip.
- Very strong recoil, maybe even stronger than the AK recoil. ("Maybe" because the Scar Heavy is designed to be more handleable than the AK, and has a foregrip.) Also the recoil should not just go up, which would make it masterable for a pro player, it should rather spray around randomly almost like an M60.
- A special scope, which is similar to a sniper scope and has a 2x magnification. While scoped-in, the rifle should fire only semi-automatic, with a maximum ROF which is only limited by the ROF in full-automatic, which means almost unlimited.
- 100% wallbang due to its strong round.
FAQ:
Q: We don't need a such rifle, we already have the AK, which is a beast at long range and in CQC!
A: That's particularly right. But there are big differences between the AK and a such Scar Heavy. Firstly, while the AK has a 30/90 ammo clip and a decent reload time, the Scar Heavy isn't very good at CQC and for rushing, because it's heavier, has 20/60 ammo and its reload is pretty slow. The AK is also designed to be a pro gun, that's why its recoil goes straight up and therefore is masterable for a pro player. Also, the Scar Heavy would be not that great at mid-range due to its high recoil which is not masterable because its random.
The Scar Heavy should be designed to be a long-range specialist.
Q: But what's about sniper rifles?
A: Sniper rifles are an important part of each tactical shooter and are completely different to assault rifles. The Scar Heavy wouldn't change anything here, as its intended to be something between a sniper rifle and an assault rifle. Its different from an assault rifle in cause of its relatively high power, its 20/60 ammo, its slow reload time, its weight and its high, almost unhandleable recoil. And its different from sniper rifles by its worse scope, its relatively low power (most snipers have 1 hit body kill) and its ammo.
Q: A such gun would be overpowered! Think about sniper matches!
A: No, it wouldn't. Its recoil, its ammo and its reload wouldn't make it a good assault rifle, it is intended to be able to fight off attackers who have an assault rifle or an SMG, but not to pwn without scope. The scoped-in ROF will be practically limited by the recoil, and you will need 3 hits in the body to kill someone. Also you won't see it in sniper matches, as it will still count as an assault rifle.
Although the Scar Heavy is the only assault rifle in CF which shoots the 7.62 mm NATO round, it behaves like a normal assault rifle. It has a 30/90 clip, its recoil is relatively handleable, and its power is lower than the power of the AK, although the AK actually shoots weaker rounds.
Giving the Scar Heavy such stats ignores the enormous tactical potential of rifles like it. The Scar Heavy is not an assault rifle, its a DMR - which means that its something between an assault rifle and a sniper.
My suggestion is to give the Scar Heavy the stats of a such rifle, which means:
- Higher power than the AK, which means about 45 in the body, 1 hit HS, 35 in the arms, and 27 in the legs. Therefore, a 3 hit kill in everything between the legs and the head, and a 4 hit kill in the legs.
- A 20/60 ammo clip.
- Very strong recoil, maybe even stronger than the AK recoil. ("Maybe" because the Scar Heavy is designed to be more handleable than the AK, and has a foregrip.) Also the recoil should not just go up, which would make it masterable for a pro player, it should rather spray around randomly almost like an M60.
- A special scope, which is similar to a sniper scope and has a 2x magnification. While scoped-in, the rifle should fire only semi-automatic, with a maximum ROF which is only limited by the ROF in full-automatic, which means almost unlimited.
- 100% wallbang due to its strong round.
FAQ:
Q: We don't need a such rifle, we already have the AK, which is a beast at long range and in CQC!
A: That's particularly right. But there are big differences between the AK and a such Scar Heavy. Firstly, while the AK has a 30/90 ammo clip and a decent reload time, the Scar Heavy isn't very good at CQC and for rushing, because it's heavier, has 20/60 ammo and its reload is pretty slow. The AK is also designed to be a pro gun, that's why its recoil goes straight up and therefore is masterable for a pro player. Also, the Scar Heavy would be not that great at mid-range due to its high recoil which is not masterable because its random.
The Scar Heavy should be designed to be a long-range specialist.
Q: But what's about sniper rifles?
A: Sniper rifles are an important part of each tactical shooter and are completely different to assault rifles. The Scar Heavy wouldn't change anything here, as its intended to be something between a sniper rifle and an assault rifle. Its different from an assault rifle in cause of its relatively high power, its 20/60 ammo, its slow reload time, its weight and its high, almost unhandleable recoil. And its different from sniper rifles by its worse scope, its relatively low power (most snipers have 1 hit body kill) and its ammo.
Q: A such gun would be overpowered! Think about sniper matches!
A: No, it wouldn't. Its recoil, its ammo and its reload wouldn't make it a good assault rifle, it is intended to be able to fight off attackers who have an assault rifle or an SMG, but not to pwn without scope. The scoped-in ROF will be practically limited by the recoil, and you will need 3 hits in the body to kill someone. Also you won't see it in sniper matches, as it will still count as an assault rifle.
Comments
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1. I disagree on the non masterable recoil since the round is not THAT much bigger than an AK, and SH has a foregrip. I think AKs recoil or a little more recoil (but still controllable and masterable) is fine.
2. A little slower ROF. I never shot a Scar Heavy in real life, but I believe that the ROF it has in CF would make the weapon overheat constantly due to the bigger round.
3. 70 or 80% of wall piercing. AWM has an even higher caliber, yet, it doesn't pierces walls at 100%. -
1. Disagree. The round of the AK was designed to be handleable while spraying, while the Scar Heavy round has too much recoil for that. It should be handleable, but not masterable like that of the AK.
2. Agree. Normally such rifles have a little bit slower ROF than normal assault rifles. It would also help to handle the recoil.
3. Agree. I still don't understand why normal rifles like the G36 or XM8 get the full wallbang, while the AWM or DSR don't. -
For some reason, the idea of the unmasterable recoil still bugs me. I did shot the FN FAL in real life, and if I'm not wrong, the Scar Heavy was made with better engeneering. Of course, 7.62 NATO is a really big caliber compared to most assault rifles, but it's really bugging only on long term. This being said, it's breaking the hell out of your bones once you past all day long shooting. But, I must say, the FN FAL was more than reliable on 3 shot burts and 5 shot bursts. Of course, it takes more than extreme force to handle the recoil in an automatic spray (wich I can't handle) but I must say, it's not totally unmasterable. I think that with good training with the weapon, you shall pull off 10 auto rounds in the target.
In my oppinion, it might be partially masterable. After the let's say, 7 shots, the recoil will go everywhere. But the 7 first shots shall be able to handle. -
Dumbass. The AK-47 was first inveted during the coldwar. When Russia was not quite friendly to the NATO and USA. 7.62x39 was developped, because the USSR needed something to compete with USA's 7.62 NATO. They simply were ennemy and couldn't just ask USA to make some 7.62 NATO for the Russians to arm themseves with against the USA block.Ak-47 uses 7.62 Nato Bullets TOO u noob
Losers:D
Same story with the russian 5.45x39, it was too developped as an opposition to an american caliber. When US moved to the 5.56 NATO with the M16, Russian forces decided to get a new caliber, smaller than the AK-47's caliber, a bit too high for assault rifle (the enormous recoil comes from this). So they developped AK-74, of a smaller caliber. The only AK that do shoot NATO ammunition are later versions, developped after the cold war.
Those AK-10x Series, some of them shoot NATO caliber, either 5.56 NATO, either 5.45x39 or the classic 7.62x39. I don't exactly remember wich in the series shot the 5.56 nato, tho I think it's either AK-106 or AK-107. Didn't shot either of those IRL, so I don't know wich one.
Other than that, as far as I can remember, no AK shot 7.62 NATO. EVER. Now I am not sure about this one. Lolli-Roger needs to be here, she would correct me if I'm wrong somewhere. -
only the AN94ABAKAN fires Nato bullets.But it was developed in 1994Dumbass. The AK-47 was first inveted during the coldwar. When Russia was not quite friendly to the NATO and USA. 7.62x39 was developped, because the USSR needed something to compete with USA's 7.62 NATO. They simply were ennemy and couldn't just ask USA to make some 7.62 NATO for the Russians to arm themseves with against the USA block.
Same story with the russian 5.45x39, it was too developped as an opposition to an american caliber. When US moved to the 5.56 NATO with the M16, Russian forces decided to get a new caliber, smaller than the AK-47's caliber, a bit too high for assault rifle (the enormous recoil comes from this). So they developped AK-74, of a smaller caliber. The only AK that do shoot NATO ammunition are later versions, developped after the cold war.
Those AK-10x Series, some of them shoot NATO caliber, either 5.56 NATO, either 5.45x39 or the classic 7.62x39. I don't exactly remember wich in the series shot the 5.56 nato, tho I think it's either AK-106 or AK-107. Didn't shot either of those IRL, so I don't know wich one.
Other than that, as far as I can remember, no AK shot 7.62 NATO. EVER. Now I am not sure about this one. Lolli-Roger needs to be here, she would correct me if I'm wrong somewhere. -
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