Near Impossible Headshots

[lawnmower]

Originally Posted by RJTravis

you really think a little backpacks going to stop a .50 round that can punch thru light armored tanks?

yesh

[ThermalReaper]

Originally Posted by Ratstomper

Implying Vanu aren't human.

Die alien scum.

What is a man?! A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk, Have at you!

[Buren]

I'm sure the hit box is the same, but it could get irritating figuring out where the head begins behind that pack.

[SoldierDash]

Yea, I'm sure that will be purely cosmetic. However, having played as a sniper in many games I could see that being a form of camo, as the odd shape could throw off my aiming for a short bit, and buy them a little extra time. It would be very situational though, and any camo benefits would be minuscule and mostly unnoticeable.

It could even have a negative effect, as that particular backpack is bright white and could make aiming easier. Making you a more pronounced target then the rest of your squad.

[Kran De Loy]

Originally Posted by vVRedOctoberVv

What? Looks like NC propaganda to me, trying to rally their hopes before the conflict. TR are too professional to wear something silly like that.

Said like a true TR political lackey. Faithfully refusing to believe the evidence in front you while subtly relying on organizational powers to censor anyone from being able to refute you.

[Ratstomper]

Originally Posted by Kran De Loy

Said like a true TR political lackey. Faithfully refusing to believe the evidence in front you while subtly relying on organizational powers to censor anyone from being able to refute you.

Looks like the only cure to TR syndrome is a healthy dose of magnetically accelerated ballistics...

[Vanath]

Originally Posted by Braveliltoaster

vanu is the master race, if they are handicapped then what does that make NC and TR?

Human.

[IHateMMOs]

Don't worry about it, it's not like the medics will be running backwards just to avoid headshots. Hell, they probably wont even find out about the protection from the backpack. Besides, just shoot him in the body. Plus I think they might make it so that shooting backpacks will count as hitting the body.

Originally Posted by Vanath

Human.

Burned, scorched and chizzled. Nice one, Terran.

[Flaropri]

Originally Posted by Xyntech

You were saying?

Obviously fake... where's the Zebra Camo?

[RandomNPC]

Originally Posted by Xyntech

My guess is that from a gameplay standpoint, backpacks are purely cosmetic. They will probably not influence the hitbox of a player in any way. Shooting the outer edges of a players backpack from the side will probably do no damage, and shooting a player in the head through their backpack will probably be no problem.

Gameplay > realism, and it's better for gameplay to keep hitboxes simple and consistent in infantry combat.

Because shooting a persons backback in real life will wound them. Slow down to think about what you said again xD

[RJTravis]

Originally Posted by lawnmower

yesh

Then you need to stop thinking.

The funny part of all this is the OP thinks the backpack has more armor then the body armor thats meant to lessen bullets damage. LOL

I aslo see this backpack as a easy target being so shiny it will stand out big time just aim at the top & boom free kill.

If anything the OP should ask them to re color it to help the poor vanu from being spotted so easily.

[Braveliltoaster]

Originally Posted by RJTravis

Then you need to stop thinking.

The funny part of all this is the OP thinks the backpack has more armor then the body armor thats meant to lessen bullets damage. LOL

I aslo see this backpack as a easy target being so shiny it will stand out big time just aim at the top & boom free kill.

If anything the OP should ask them to re color it to help the poor vanu from being spotted so easily.

given that it does make out medics stand out, but it does stick out quite a bit and im curious if it has a hitbox?

[RJTravis]

Originally Posted by Braveliltoaster

given that it does make out medics stand out, but it does stick out quite a bit and im curious if it has a hitbox?

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thats the hit box lets add gear to it





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.{/\} the hit box is inside the armor If anything the backpack makes the head a bigger target

[ParisTeta]

Those things are a concern if not planed for, in other game for a example, part of the landing gear did protect the engine from behind, problem was penetration angel was all taken into account, but the gear itself wasn`t destroyable so it took all the bullet which should have ripped the engine apart, so the DB-7 Flying Tank was born. I think it is the TR MAX, has his back head "visualy" protected as well.

Though is fixed, but should make clear what counts (aka bullet go through back unhindert or backarmor "behind" the head counts as head).

[Ceska]

I don't think we will be able to do headshot on MAX's