Why the "extra" zoom on iron-sight RPG?

[Killer-Ape]

I asked this in another thread and got no real feedback.. So I took the liberty and created a thread dedicated to this issue.

One thing I don't understand is why they added the extra zoom on the RPG iron sight? Is it hardcoded or a balance implement? (Same as on the AT-4 iron sight)

And just to save you some time, please compare the difference on the screen.



As you can see it’s a BIG difference. And I think it’s a bit unfair to the APCs and Challenger.

Can a Dev please give some input on this situation? Why make a new iron-sight model when you use it like a scoped one.

[zangoo]

here is the real question, why is there zoom on iron sights at all?

[Killer-Ape]

here is the real question, why is there zoom on iron sights at all?

Some people say that the small iron-sight zoom simulates "Eye focus". In my own opinion I like "no" zoom at all, just like in Red orchestra. But that’s my own opinion, and who am I to know better. But the extra zoom on RPG iron-sights feels just brainless.

[77SiCaRiO77]

here is the real question, why is there zoom on iron sights at all?

eye focusing/ eye having more resolution than a monitor IRL ?

[daranz]

here is the real question, why is there zoom on iron sights at all?

Because in real life, when you're aiming through iron sights, you're looking at real things. In game, you're looking at clumps of pixels.

[Ninja2dan]

I can understand a 1.5x magnification on iron sights to simulate enhanced concentration and visual focus, as well as compensate for lack of detail on a screen that would be better focused in real life. 1.5x is minimal for a game, but improves gameplay balance slightly. But what I'm seeing in the screenshot above is a serious issue.

[Killer-Ape]

I’m surprised nobody mentioned this before; I noticed it first time using RPG in 0.7.

[Saobh]

I can understand a 1.5x magnification on iron sights to simulate enhanced concentration and visual focus, as well as compensate for lack of detail on a screen that would be better focused in real life. 1.5x is minimal for a game, but improves gameplay balance slightly. But what I'm seeing in the screenshot above is a serious issue.

Humm ... the only thing I see in that pic is a very nervous palm tree asking itself "What the hell did I do ?"

[Jaymz]

relaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax! Katarn is stoopid so when he imported the RPG-7 he overlooked the zoom factor. This has been known since the release and has been fixed for the patch.

As far as normal iron sights go, zoom factor has been discussed a lot. There's barely any zoom on iron sights at the moment, but there has to be something to compensate for the fact that we're limited by the games resolution. Armed Assault went a little over-board with this in my opinion, their iron sights have 4x zoom on them.

[Killer-Ape]

Humm ... the only thing I see in that pic is a very nervous palm tree asking itself "What the hell did I do ?"

No palm trees were harmed during the making of this example; you got my word

relaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax! Katarn is stoopid so when he imported the RPG-7 he overlooked the zoom factor. This has been known for since release and has been fixed for the patch.

As far as normal iron sights go, zoom factor has been discussed a lot. There's barely any zoom on iron sights at the moment, but there has to be something to compensate for the fact that we're limited by the games resolution. Armed Assault went a little over-board with this in my opinion, their iron sights have 4x zoom on them.

Thanks for your input, feels good that this was just by mistake.. But I still wonder how the beta testers missed it? (Maybe you need to replace some of your old testers J/K)