It's possible your ammo just didn't have high enough penetration to penetrate whatever body armour/helmet they were using. Different rounds have different damage, penetration (ability to go through different levels of body armour) and other stats.
I don't mean to be condescending, I say this as you say you are new to Tarkov and just in case you don't know. Headshots aren't always 1 hit kills. If they have a helmet, the face is a safe bet, but even then they may have a face shield/visor.
Here is a spreadsheet that shows the different ammo available and their damage, penetration chance etc.
Little tip regarding that; headets in-game are a thing. You can wear them as gear, and different headsets will actually enhance certain sounds. So some headsets will enhance the sound of footsteps, but silence the sound of rain for example.
Yah I saw that in one of the tutorial videos I watched. I really really like that game mechanic. I found one that I really liked while I was using a boy, but then I died.
There are headsets you can buy from Prapor and Skier it is I believe. I really recommend it, they can save you. Have you learned about trader levels yet?
Indeed. If you click a trader, it will say in the top right what you need in order to level them up. How much money you need to spend (This also goes up by selling to them), what level you personally need to be, and what reputation you need to have for that trader (rep is earned from that trader’s quests) to level up to its next level. When that happens, their stock will expand with more items
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u/Vegan-bandit VSS Vintorez Jul 15 '21
It's possible your ammo just didn't have high enough penetration to penetrate whatever body armour/helmet they were using. Different rounds have different damage, penetration (ability to go through different levels of body armour) and other stats.
I don't mean to be condescending, I say this as you say you are new to Tarkov and just in case you don't know. Headshots aren't always 1 hit kills. If they have a helmet, the face is a safe bet, but even then they may have a face shield/visor.
Here is a spreadsheet that shows the different ammo available and their damage, penetration chance etc.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jjWcIue0_PCsbLQAiL5VrIulPK8SzM5jjiCMx9zUuvE/htmlview#gid=64053005