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I really don't like this sentence: "The fully charged shot is best for aiming at the bodies of clustered enemies, as a fully charged headshot from the Sniper Rifle can already instantly kill an overhealed Heavy." | I really don't like this sentence: "The fully charged shot is best for aiming at the bodies of clustered enemies, as a fully charged headshot from the Sniper Rifle can already instantly kill an overhealed Heavy." | ||
| − | * First, I think this comparison with the Sniper Rifle is pointless. Yes, you deals 518 damage instead of 450 against a 450 fully healed heavy. But is the waste of damage so big? What's more, there are some situation where it's false, like when heavy is healed by a vaccinator. Then the 518 damage is very useful because it | + | * First, I think this comparison with the Sniper Rifle is pointless. Yes, you deals 518 damage instead of 450 against a 450 fully healed heavy. But is the waste of damage so big? What's more, there are some situation where it's false, like when heavy is healed by a vaccinator. Then the 518 damage is very useful because it DOES one shot him while a regular rifle would have not ! |
* Secondly, I don't like that the best strategy to aim "at the bodies of clustered enemies". It is for sure more effective if you manage to perform that kind of shot, but in the reality, it is pretty rare. The most important is to emphasize on the context. If there are like 5 enemies in a small place, yes, maybe try to aim the body. If there is only 2, I would rafer make sure one of them die with a headshot (heavy?) instead of doing a poor -175 damage on heavy and miss his medic behind. And if it's a pyro or medic then I will try the bodyshot and pray for the penetration of another enemy. I think it's best to guarantee one enemy kill instead of risk and try the double shot in general. But again, This paragraph miss some context in my opinion. | * Secondly, I don't like that the best strategy to aim "at the bodies of clustered enemies". It is for sure more effective if you manage to perform that kind of shot, but in the reality, it is pretty rare. The most important is to emphasize on the context. If there are like 5 enemies in a small place, yes, maybe try to aim the body. If there is only 2, I would rafer make sure one of them die with a headshot (heavy?) instead of doing a poor -175 damage on heavy and miss his medic behind. And if it's a pyro or medic then I will try the bodyshot and pray for the penetration of another enemy. I think it's best to guarantee one enemy kill instead of risk and try the double shot in general. But again, This paragraph miss some context in my opinion. | ||
