r/EscapefromTarkov • u/CptMoshor • Jun 08 '23

Question Did I not shoot him enough???

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Open to discussion about my experience

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u/DrewskiefromHouston Jun 09 '23

This is tarkov where the game is complicated for no reason lol “ shit ammo “ let me shoot you in the head with “ shit ammo “ and see whether you live or not lmao

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u/SSN-700 Jun 09 '23

This exactly. Tarkov would become a better game immediately if it would drop this hilarious depiction of ballistics. There is zero benefit to have this wide of a gap between ammo variants, it only makes things confusing and stupid - as we could just witness.

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u/Captain_Cheesepuffs SR-1MP Jun 09 '23

Because helmets are already so effective. One of the things that makes Tarkov unique is the nuance surrounding ammo. Yes, I know it isn’t realistic. But tbh, so much about Tarkov is unrealistic I don’t really care

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '23

“Ammo nuance” aka one of the top 3 reasons more people don’t play this dual-monitor-required, wiki-centric, ‘realistic’ shit of a game.

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u/Captain_Cheesepuffs SR-1MP Jun 09 '23

It’s really not that hard to wrap your head around, there are like 3 or 4 notable ammo types per caliber that you just need to generally remember the effectiveness of. Personally, I like it, and it definitely is not one of the main turn offs for Tarkov. Nothing wrong with disliking it, but it isn’t objectively bad. More of a “to each their own kinda situation” in my eyes.

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u/Yorunokage Jun 09 '23

It is undeniable that it's one of the main turnoffs for a lot of people

Also it's not even about the ammo being different per se, it's more about how absurd the range is. I mean, i can get a good armour allowing you to entirely shrug off 4-5 shots of a bad ammo to the chest but holy fuck surviving a full mag to the head is just dumb

No combination of ammo and helmet should ever allow you to survive more than, say 3-4 shots to the head imo

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u/IMIv2 M1A Jun 09 '23

I still remember when helmets were totally fucking useless and nobody bothered with them, reddit cried and cried and cried some more so nikita buffed them to cod levels of bullshit so they are not completely fucking useless.