So this post is on a topic that it took me a while to wrap my head around, since I use a lot of hip fired SMGs: kick. This video shows it pretty clearly:
A still image can actually provide an even clearer explanation of what's going on here:
Not sure what VLC did to the colors on that screenshot, but the overlay makes what's going on pretty clear: I started out aiming at the cannon, and ended up shooting the top of the wall. This creates two problems: you're not shooting where you initially aimed, and your gun is ruining your sight picture and making it impossible to tell where your target went. The good news is that fixing the first problem fixes the second. There are two ways to do that: the kick proficiency and just learning to adjust your aim.
Sadly, the kick proficiency could use some work:
If you rely only on the kick proficiency, your headshots will go too high, so really, most of what it's doing is eating a proficiency slot to let you adjust your aim less. Now, it's not like Kick has no place anywhere in the game. With guns like the L86 which end up with enormous kick, the time it takes to get to the end kick point is actually pretty noticeable, so if you don't have it, you have to compensate for the kick as you go (pro), pre-fire (not so pro), or spend a second or two getting your aim off the ground in front of your target (not at all pro). But, for many guns (e.g. MK14, Type 95, PP90M1), your proficiency slot is really better spent elsewhere.
Bottom line: hop into some private matches alone and play around with different guns to get a feel for how the different kick affects their playstyle. You may have been stuck using the ACR for all your assault rifle classes, or completely unable to use the LMGs, because of problems handling kick, but hopefully this will give you some insight and open up some new playstyles.
I like what you did with the visual diagrams that elaborate your point. Nice job.
Also, here's a little extra tip: Bursting. If you're using a gun that seems to have too much recoil for you to handle, try tapping the trigger very lightly, waiting for your sights to reposition, then tapping it again. Once you get used to this, you can pick off enemies from long distances with any weapon, disregarding the recoil completely. This works especially well for the guns that have the Range proficiency, you can bust fire from long ranges and do the same damage as Assault Rifles like the CM901 and the AK47 put out. (Stability also works quite well with this method.)
I like what you did with the visual diagrams that elaborate your point. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteAlso, here's a little extra tip: Bursting. If you're using a gun that seems to have too much recoil for you to handle, try tapping the trigger very lightly, waiting for your sights to reposition, then tapping it again. Once you get used to this, you can pick off enemies from long distances with any weapon, disregarding the recoil completely. This works especially well for the guns that have the Range proficiency, you can bust fire from long ranges and do the same damage as Assault Rifles like the CM901 and the AK47 put out. (Stability also works quite well with this method.)