Weapon Stats Preview Needs More Work

Discussion in 'Test Server: Discussion' started by Tythes, Apr 17, 2013.

  1. Tythes

    When picking the right weapon for the right situation, one of the key tradeoffs is DPS (TTK) vs Accuracy. Although the stats show COF they do not show recoil which for me is even more important. Without recoil information, users might be mislead into thinking that the EM6 and Anchor are almost identical when in reality they have a very different feel due to very different recoil patterns.

    Ideally the new stats panel would show the recoil pattern in a way that is intuitive for users. For example, maybe have an arrow with the following properties:
    • Direction indicates vertical recoil angle
    • Length indicates vertical recoil per second (recoil per shot is hard to compare for weapons with different rpm)
    • Width indicates horizontal recoil per second (again, to simplify comparing weapons with different rpm)
    Maybe also have a second thin arrow that would show first shot recoil (recoil + first shot multiplier).

    Lastly, the stats panel should update with ammo and barrel attached. Not sure if this is already the case since test server client crashes when using a terminal :p
  2. Worph

    A thousand times this. And please BEFORE you have to buy them.

    A simple multiplier for recoil would be nice already.
    If one says 0.87 and another one says 2.46 you can guess how different they might be.