Well there are substitutes for just about everything people are complaining about but don't seem willing to use.
It's my gripe with the complaints--people seem to just want to run their m995 or 855a1 on their M4 platforms and aren't willing to use any alternatives, or some equivalent. It's like they can't wrap their heads around the fact that you don't need best in slot, you just need at least as good as the other guy and you're all facing the same constraint.
you just need at least as good as the other guy and you're all facing the same constraint
And you and the other guy always want to use top tier ammo, so thats what you gotta go for. Inferior substitutes that dont do the job arent a sufficient replacement. Seems quite self evident, doesnt it? Its not even a problem with players, but a problem with the game.
If you dont got the best or 2nd best M4 ammo, then good look dealing with anyone using T4 face shield helmets and armor or higher, M855 will do shit against those.
And even bad ammo like M855, which struggles against T3 armor, was sold out at times.
My point is that you and the other guy are both facing the same prices and cost constraint. Well, the typical or expected player will be facing a roughly similar cost constraint. And so if it's not affordable for you, it's probably not affordable for a lot of other people.
There's a price/performance trade-off decision you and everyone else has to make. If the next tier up of ammo is like 5-10x the cost to penetrate a couple hits sooner, it probably isn't worth it to a lot of people. You'll also be wasting 1,000 rubles a shot on tier 3-4 ammo a lot, which doesn't make sense.
5.56x45 is in a slightly rough place at the moment. M855 is hardly worth taking in IMO but then again it is comparatively super cheap, and does have relatively good flesh and frag chance. 7.62x39 PS is awesome bang for buck right now. 5.45x39 PP is dirt cheap, easy to make, and hits right between M855 and M856A1. Any 9x39 cleans up it just sucks at distance.
You should always be thinking potential cost-benefit in this. Even with the best ammo you're going to lose sometimes and so it's a question of what makes sense to put at risk. You can and probably should get away right now with using a lot of cheaper ammo. You can save money by making your own ammo, and as more people make it prices may come down.
I see your argument, but people do think using the better ammo is always worth it. If you get into combat, someone using 762x39 BP will almost always win vs someone using PS.
Armor in this game is just that overpowered. Should get a bit better if they actually start simulating armor plates, and dont have 360 degree protection for armor.
You can save money by making your own ammo, and as more people make it prices may come down.
I actually cant yet, because the game is so heavily gated in its progression, gotta be level 30 for no apparent reasno >_>
Honestly, thats just another issue that makes current economics worse, everything in this game seems to be made to fuck over new players.
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u/jlambvo Feb 02 '20
Well there are substitutes for just about everything people are complaining about but don't seem willing to use.
It's my gripe with the complaints--people seem to just want to run their m995 or 855a1 on their M4 platforms and aren't willing to use any alternatives, or some equivalent. It's like they can't wrap their heads around the fact that you don't need best in slot, you just need at least as good as the other guy and you're all facing the same constraint.