Do you use the silenced pistol the way it's "meant" to be?

2007-04-20 20:40:53

#1

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6557|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Battlefield 2 Instruction Manual wrote:
Swift and deadly, special forces soldiers come armed with silenced pistols, allowing you to take out targets with ultimate stealth.

Having shown you this excerpt, do you use the silenced pistol as something other than a backup weapon? For example, you're infiltrating a base, and a bunch of guys are standing there. Do you use your "ultimate stealth" and kill them with your silenced pistol (from the shadows, obviously), or do you run in there, carbine a-blazing?

Personally, I don't, since most commanders aren't clueless enough to not notice the guy sneaking all the way in from across the map. It seems like a pretty good idea, though.

2007-04-20 20:42:43

#2

{M5}Sniper3: Typical white person.; +389|7027|San Antonio, Texas

If I want "ultimate stealth" I use the knife.

2007-04-20 20:42:47

#3

aj0404: It'll just be our little secret; +298|6617|Iowa...

no,because unless you're a sniper hiding in a bush surrounded by acres of forest the enemy will know where you are by the red damage marker.

2007-04-20 20:43:18

#4

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7033|Cambridge (UK)

yeah, I've done that. But I usually go for carbine-a-blazing...

2007-04-20 20:48:32

#5

TrueArchon: Enemy Sniper..." *BOOM* "Nevermind... got him...; +61|6862|Las Vegas, NV USA

Honestly?

No.

Would I like to?

Yes.

However, the damage of the pistol is usually not enough to risk it over the swift kill that a knife offers.

2007-04-20 20:49:58

#6

Undetected_Killer: Le fuck?; +98|6553|FIYAH FIYAH FIYAAAAAAH

Yes. I do. All the time. I like to hide in a bush and see a guy wet himself after being attacked.

2007-04-20 21:03:57

#7

t0mhank5: Member; +319|6979|Surge

if the kill messages didnt come up on the screen and there was no UAV, the silenced pistol might work a little more stealthily.

2007-04-20 21:08:45

#8

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6658

Sometimes, but rarely.

2007-04-20 21:09:52

#9

David.P: Banned; +649|6541

No because for some reason the pistol and submachine guns take 2 hits to the head to kill someone.

2007-04-20 21:16:14

#10

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|6813

Who cares if they heard you when you just smoked them with the carbine.

2007-04-20 21:25:33

#11

ZCor3x: Member; +46|6838|Pennsylvania

cowami wrote:
Battlefield 2 Instruction Manual wrote:
Swift and deadly, special forces soldiers come armed with silenced pistols, allowing you to take out targets with ultimate stealth.
run in there, carbine a-blazing?

2007-04-20 21:29:02

#12

farmerfez: o wut?; +78|6798

the only reason why i have the pistol when i snipe is if i miss the first shot i hit him and he'll drop, or if im stuck in a tight situation of CqC action

2007-04-20 21:32:33

#13

genius_man16: Platinum Star whore; +365|6946|Middle of nowhere

David.Podedworny wrote:
No because for some reason the pistol and submachine guns take 2 hits to the head to kill someone.

Headshots multiply the damage of a weapon by 4

Pistol does 20, and SMG's do 19

so they do 80 and 76 damage per headshot.... yeah

fucking... fuck

they should just make headshots a kill, but whatever

2007-04-20 21:33:18

#14

Macca: Cylons' my kinda frak; +72|6713|Australia.

In BF2, I don't think the silenced pistol has the ability to be utilised properly. Like it is in games such as Hitman and Deus Ex.
Sure, if you're camped under a bush, you can probably kill someone undetected, though sneaking into a base guarded by 4 troops with a pistol probably isn't such a good idea. A grenade will do the same effect but with one shot.
I believe the silencer is just there for "show"

2007-04-20 21:37:41

#15

David.P: Banned; +649|6541

genius_man16 wrote:
David.Podedworny wrote:
No because for some reason the pistol and submachine guns take 2 hits to the head to kill someone.
Headshots multiply the damage of a weapon by 4

Pistol does 20, and SMG's do 19

so they do 80 and 76 damage per headshot.... yeah

fucking... fuck

they should just make headshots a kill, but whatever

Dice and their coding. What will they screw up next?

2007-04-20 21:58:01

#16

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7033|Cambridge (UK)

genius_man16 wrote:
David.Podedworny wrote:
No because for some reason the pistol and submachine guns take 2 hits to the head to kill someone.
Headshots multiply the damage of a weapon by 4

Pistol does 20, and SMG's do 19

so they do 80 and 76 damage per headshot.... yeah

fucking... fuck

they should just make headshots a kill, but whatever

It is possible to shoot someone in the head and not kill them.

2007-04-20 22:12:37

#17

{M5}Sniper3: Typical white person.; +389|7027|San Antonio, Texas

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
genius_man16 wrote:
David.Podedworny wrote:
No because for some reason the pistol and submachine guns take 2 hits to the head to kill someone.
Headshots multiply the damage of a weapon by 4

Pistol does 20, and SMG's do 19

so they do 80 and 76 damage per headshot.... yeah

fucking... fuck

they should just make headshots a kill, but whatever
It is possible to shoot someone in the head and not kill them.

99.999999999999999999999999999999% it will kill them.

2007-04-20 23:34:23

#18

Flakturnal: Member; +21|6709|Perth,WA

I think stealth is a state of mind in this game, because the moment you think you are being all "stealthy" and "hiding in the shadows", jeeps will come from the heavens.

2007-04-20 23:36:54

#19

mcgid1: Meh...; +129|6984|Austin, TX/San Antonio, TX

Only if I'm really low on ammo for my primary (as in down to one clip or less). This is usually the case if I'm in an enemy base because I would have had to go guns blazin' just to get there.

2007-04-20 23:38:47

#20

DrunkenResistance: beat mason; +13|6488|Bloomington, Indiana

just kill

2007-04-21 02:54:45

#21

Stormscythe: Aiming for the head; +88|6817|EUtopia | Austria

If there's a couple of guys, lay out a c4-trap if you're spec ops
The pistol won't work, because those guys usually tend to yell when they die :-/

2007-04-21 02:59:32

#22

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6757|Gogledd Cymru

genius_man16 wrote:
David.Podedworny wrote:
No because for some reason the pistol and submachine guns take 2 hits to the head to kill someone.
Headshots multiply the damage of a weapon by 4

Pistol does 20, and SMG's do 19

so they do 80 and 76 damage per headshot.... yeah

fucking... fuck

they should just make headshots a kill, but whatever

if hs were a kill, everyone would bum smg's

2007-04-21 03:09:44

#23

hanwinting: Member; +3|6512

i use C4 as ultimate silent weapon XD

2007-04-21 03:46:37

#24

danCer: teh m0nsta; +314|6983|Germany

If there are more enemies around I use nades, if there is only one and I can kill him with without noticing me I use shockpaddles.

Always try to use your full amount of nades before you enter a gunfight with the enemy.

2007-04-21 03:54:05

#25

Samtheman53: Banned; +346|6963|UK

No, however it would be leet for spec ops to have a silenced carbine.

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