basic gun sighting question...

[bkandor]

Hi all,

I've just been playing PR for about 6 weeks now, and I'm totally hooked. But now that I'm feeling pretty comfortable understanding the game I'm having a problem shooting.

Every gun seems to sight differently and I'm watching too many potential kills (where I've spotted the guy, tracked him and gotten the drop on him) evaporate as I go bang bang bang missing and then the guys notices me and goes bang! - I'm dead.

I'm wondering if I'm falling victim to deviation, not waiting long enough after moving? I seem to do ok with the scoped USMC rifle, but last night I had a chinese officers kit (not sure of the weapon name) and had snuck up on a whole squad on the next ridge line only about 40m out and I couldn't hit any of them. After about six shots they all ran away.. I had the crosshair centered on their torso's. I have the same problem with the russian scoped rifle.

I seem to do pretty well with non-scoped weapons (I often play as medic). So am I just a really bad shot or have I missed something? ps - I have read the manual, but not memorized it!!!!

Thanks,

bkandor

[Spec]

All the scoped rifles should have the same deviation, so I guess you might have been just unlucky or moved the mouse too much on accident or something like that. I don't think there is a difference between the scoped guns. About scope vs ironsights, I'm not sure.

[ZZEZ]

its harder for me to use scoped weapons hence I play as Medic.
Theres deviation, as general rule of thumb if my target doesn't spot me I wait 2-3 seconds after moving before pulling the LMB of course this depends on the distance.

[AquaticPenguin]

I generally wait 2 seconds if they're mid range - But you also need to remember to space your shots (I find about 1 shot per 1.5 seconds seems to work quite well) and not be moving around while firing. If they're at close range spray and pray is as good tactic as any - one shot is bound to hit them.