Poll

Single fire for headshots?

3-4 body shots for easy kill66%66% - 127
more difficult headshot, all the time33%33% - 63
Total: 190
Reject_Wolf
Former Karkand Addict
+32|6846|Windsor, Ontario, Canada
In Counter-strike, head, in this game body.  The gun are too unrealiable most of the time.
simmy.uk
Member
+117|6701
1 vs 1 against good players anything less than headshot will get you killed.
tazz.
oz.
+1,338|6437|Sydney | ♥

After using the L85A1, and becoming wuite good, when i went for my Sniper veteran, it was so much easier, because of the multi fire of the L85A1 you can enscript in your brain exactly where to shoot...

Now i am slowly getting addicted to dniping, i lol when people are like, OMFG HACKER!!!

I love being a close range sniper more than long sistance, just seem to get more kills...

So i voted Headshot
everything i write is a ramble and should not be taken seriously.... seriously.
BeerzGod
Hooray Beer!
+94|6833|United States
I always aim for the body and sweep my aim upwards for a headshot... so even if you don't get a headshot with the burst, you've at least put a few bullets in them.
Mr.Dooomed
Find your center.
+752|6591

BeerzGod wrote:

I always aim for the body and sweep my aim upwards for a headshot... so even if you don't get a headshot with the burst, you've at least put a few bullets in them.
Exactly what i was gonna say. Unless im assault then I just hop around and noob-tube the crap out of people
Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.
AncientPC
Member
+1|6429
I aim for headshots only if they're prone / not moving.
Skylands91
Member
+2|6378|New Jersey
I go for headshots, that way if i get a headshot,
I can scream "BOOM HEADSHOT" just like i do in Counter-Strike
Drexel
Member
+43|6739|Philadelphia
I'm a Semi-Auto man myself, even with the AK's.

I will always hit the chest of my targets because I know that I'll hit it.  I'd rather hit something 4 times with a 80% chance of a hit than 2 times with a 20% chance of hitting the head.  (Cuz we all know it takes 2 head shots to kill )
darkhorror
Member
+1|6536
I have to shoot for the head if I don't I will never kill someone in one clip. It doesn't matter if the guy is standing right infront of me not moving, my hit reg sucks so bad that if I don't shoot for the head I will never kill you.

Sometimes I aim for the feet if I know the guy is going to go prone, because as soon as they do they get shot in the head.

Last edited by darkhorror (2007-08-01 10:50:54)

IRONCHEF
Member
+385|6754|Northern California
Aim for the "neck" with an M16 on burst and you don't need to choose.
AAFCptKabbom
Member
+127|6921|WPB, FL. USA
Always aim for the head - PRACTICE - PRACTICE - PRACTICE!!!
You'll find that all the top rated players are deadly accurate and always go for the best hit box (face shot or face stab).

Now that being said someone mentioned that it depends on the server - I am now a believer !!!
I play mostly the same servers anymore since I'm just in it for the laughs (got all the digital bling).  In some servers I can kill anything that moves with one or two shots and others, despite ping, I can't kill a ten year old one stripe noob with anything other than a clay - me luvs clayz
Blehm98
conservative hatemonger
+150|6726|meh-land
really the deviation isn't so bad, so aim for the head and do like a 6 round burst with AKs or one burst with M16

yep, some servers just have bad hitreg, so learn to avoid them, they cause nothing but frustration
aLi3nZ
Member
+138|6769|New Zealand
It depends on the distance and a couple other things but generally I go for the head with the L85.
Marinejuana
local
+415|6848|Seattle
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=75820 just making sure you are using your sight correctly.

headshots are usually better. the L85 doesnt have good deviation but the AK is worse and you can get still incredibly long distance headshots with it. at long distances u can almost never land 4-5 body shots for a kill (unless they are AFK), but one or two perfect headshots can kill from insane distances like 175m if the fog will permit. Bullet drop is pretty slight, it doesnt matter much until you get past 70m or so. Bullet drop is identical between assault rifles and sniper rifles.

Almost the only time that i wouldnt headshot is if time was so limited that i just had to spray and not take the time to further correct my aim. So this happens a bit in close quarters or when trying to kill two people directly after each other on auto. A lot of the time I fire my first burst straight into them and then with the recoil correct so the second burst is a clear headshot. It may seem pointless to headshot second but guns like the m16 sort of encourage 2-shotting.
nlsme
Member
+48|6678|new york

LT.Victim wrote:

Sgt.Gene wrote:

I aim for the big toe.
Good thing you don't have very good aim, as you would never kill anyone..

The Foot takes no damage in BF2
Not true, I have knifed/svd'ed feet before all the time. When only that is sticking through a wall.
TheCat69
Member
+0|6702

LT.Victim wrote:

Sgt.Gene wrote:

I aim for the big toe.
Good thing you don't have very good aim, as you would never kill anyone..

The Foot takes no damage in BF2
Ha! Then how do I so often knife people in the foot because they are too stupid to know it is sticking out of a building's wall when they are prone? It certainly does take damage!

Sniping, I try for head. Auto I start at body and make my way towards the head.
weasel_thingo
Member
+74|6589
im pretty sure you dont take damage from teh foot but you do from the ankle up.
BarryBarret
Member
+1|6913

LT.Victim wrote:

Sgt.Gene wrote:

I aim for the big toe.
Good thing you don't have very good aim, as you would never kill anyone..

The Foot takes no damage in BF2
The foot most certainly does take damage in bF2 n00b. Don't say things if you do not know the answer for sure... It takes more shots to kill someone by shooting in the foot but it ill kill your enemy. All "body parts", just like with vehicles, deduct a different number of points from your health depending on where you are being hit. So for example a shot in the cheat or head does a lot more dmg then shooting in the leg or arm. BF 2 is realistic in that aspect.

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