Couple of Questions

[Zakis 1]

Hey folks, newish player here(been around about 3 weeks). I had a couple of questions concerning weapons and issues.

 

I have become one of the designated Mosin operators for my group of buddies but the problem is this damn gun seems to be incredibly unpredictable. We also currently have our clan server stationed out of Seattle which means 80-90 ping for me on the East Coast. Firstly...

 

From what I have gleaned from the forums, damaged/badly damaged bi-pod and scope severely affect accuracy? Will a damaged compensator do the same?

 

I also have another situation concerning an incident that went down last night and I was hoping some people could shed some light on it. Before I go on I will state that computer specs arent an issue. I know this is an Alpha which means bugs/glitches and I have no problem getting killed fairly. Dying just frustrates me if I don't know how it happened or if there is something I should have improved upon. On to the story.

 

My group was raiding the NEAF and I was outside watching the buildings as they held up inside due to us hearing Mosin fire. I was geared with a pristine Mosin, Scope, bi-pod, and a worn compensator and I was crouching in a pine tree. I see what we assumed was the sniper's partner coming towards the jail and stop no more then 100 yards from me or so. I take aim and fire, center mass...and see a puff of dust behind his body as the bullet hits the fence behind him. I have had this happen before in other locations on longer shots so I figured my aim was off. Ok shot somehow went through him, I fire off a second round as he starts to dash to the trees near me and I see blood. Fantastic!

 

I lose him in the trees as I pull out my magnum(pristine with a pristine speed loader attached) and I assume he bandaged at this time. He wasn't paying attention to me though and I ended up behind him in a pine tree. Now, this is important as I have no idea what the fuck happened and I have shot through trees before. I had him in my sight, with part of the pine tree leaves/needles in my field of vision. I pulled off 3 quick shots that all shot up dirt directly on my screen as if I went full retard and just stuck my barrel in the ground and fired. Seriously wtf? I quickly stand up and move out of the tree and land the last 3 shots in my gun. He takes all these and starts bleeding as I start running to axe him. He managed to pull out his M4 and unload his clip into me and I die.

 

So am I doing something wrong with the Mosin? What the fuck happened with the magnum and has anyone had any clipping issues like this? Also how the heck did he take so much damage? Was it lag on his part or mine being that its a Seattle server? Thanks for the help ahead of time.

 

[Torinx 36]

I lose him in the trees as I pull out my magnum(pristine with a pristine speed loader attached) and I assume he bandaged at this time. He wasn't paying attention to me though and I ended up behind him in a pine tree. Now, this is important as I have no idea what the fuck happened and I have shot through trees before. I had him in my sight, with part of the pine tree leaves/needles in my field of vision. I pulled off 3 quick shots that all shot up dirt directly on my screen as if I went full retard and just stuck my barrel in the ground and fired. Seriously wtf? I quickly stand up and move out of the tree and land the last 3 shots in my gun. He takes all these and starts bleeding as I start running to axe him. He managed to pull out his M4 and unload his clip into me and I die.

 

 

This is a problem with the binding box for the terrain at the moment, you must have been prone when your bullets were bouncing? I have personally had the same thing happen with M4 and Magnum. Crouch to avoid this, its the only way right now... although the Mosin seems to have the least problems with it.

 

Also, be careful on the NEAF, there is a very painful glitch right now at the hangers, it is possible to crawl under the floor and shoot people from complete safety, you won't even know it happened.

[Zakis 1]

This is a problem with the binding box for the terrain at the moment, you must have been prone when your bullets were bouncing? I have personally had the same thing happen with M4 and Magnum. Crouch to avoid this, its the only way right now... although the Mosin seems to have the least problems with it.

 

Also, be careful on the NEAF, there is a very painful glitch right now at the hangers, it is possible to crawl under the floor and shoot people from complete safety, you won't even know it happened.

 

I was actually crouching when I shot off the magnum, maybe it was just a bugged tree? Regardless good to know about the prone bug, thanks!

[Crazy_Spider 235]

   Don't know mate, I've used the Mosin before and it was very accurate for me, except I snipe a lot in FPS, so it may be a thing where you have to snipe a lot more. Try taking a couple test shots on a server with few people, pick a spot and shoot at buildings and check the splash (Where your bullet hits), and then take that to the game with more people. Since there is no rangefinder yet (at least I don't think there is a rangefinder...), it is tough to use snipers. I find the easiest thing to do is to hold people up, most of the time if they feel they are vulnerable, they will just obey, especially in open areas such as NEAF. Bandits like you (I don't like Bandits...), could just handcuff them, say you're gonna just take their stuff and let them free, but instead shoot them once in the head with either your rifle or magnum. Good luck with DayZ Cheers

[Ravenous_Fury 0]

I would guess that your scope was zeroed wronged when you fired your mosin and regarding trees some are glitched so that you can't shoot in. Happened to me, very frustrating.

[Torinx 36]

I was actually crouching when I shot off the magnum, maybe it was just a bugged tree?

 

Perfectly possible at this point, that's for sure. 

 

 

I would guess that your scope was zeroed wronged when you fired your mosin and regarding trees some are glitched so that you can't shoot in. Happened to me, very frustrating.

 

^^ 

 

I think page up and page down are the defaults for zeroing.

Edited February 2, 2014 by Torinx

[Zakis 1]

   Don't know mate, I've used the Mosin before and it was very accurate for me, except I snipe a lot in FPS, so it may be a thing where you have to snipe a lot more. Try taking a couple test shots on a server with few people, pick a spot and shoot at buildings and check the splash (Where your bullet hits), and then take that to the game with more people. Since there is no rangefinder yet (at least I don't think there is a rangefinder...), it is tough to use snipers. I find the easiest thing to do is to hold people up, most of the time if they feel they are vulnerable, they will just obey, especially in open areas such as NEAF. Bandits like you (I don't like Bandits...), could just handcuff them, say you're gonna just take their stuff and let them free, but instead shoot them once in the head with either your rifle or magnum. Good luck with DayZ Cheers

 

Thanks for the replies people, definitely going to practice with the Mosin on an empty server. I was pretty sure I had the range zeroed to the minimum when I engaged but can't be sure. 

 

Also we aren't bandits. We tend to be a neutral force. Went to the airfield to get one of our guys regeared and ended up taking fire. Our general rule of operation is KoS on an airfield or youll end up taking a magazine to the face. I actually enjoy helping fresh spawns, especially when you make an new Day Z buddy from it.

[Crazy_Spider 235]

Thanks for the replies people, definitely going to practice with the Mosin on an empty server. I was pretty sure I had the range zeroed to the minimum when I engaged but can't be sure. 

 

Also we aren't bandits. We tend to be a neutral force. Went to the airfield to get one of our guys regeared and ended up taking fire. Our general rule of operation is KoS on an airfield or youll end up taking a magazine to the face. I actually enjoy helping fresh spawns, especially when you make an new Day Z buddy from it.

   Sorry man, I mis-read "buddies" as bandits. It's 3:00 AM here, I'm sitting on forums... I hate bandits though, glad to know you aren't one. I normally never KOS though, except for the first player I saw, I punched him to death. Good luck with your sniping man, hope you can become one of the elite "Good guy" snipers. Most epic snipers are bandits, sadly :( Have fun playing DayZ! Bye!