oregonized 673 Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) Holy bejeezus... The Sporter 22 is the machete of DayZ guns. It doesn't take out zombies with a single headshot and can take up to a full 10 round magazine if you shoot them in the body. The gun is as quiet as you would expect a .22 to be but fire one off and you will soon have 10+ zombies chasing after your ass. In that case, you better have a fireman's axe or a larger caliber pistol if you don't want to run for 10 minutes just to lose the zombies. Unless you are hunting small game or just looking to maim fresh spawns on the coast, this gun is worthless. EDIT: You are able to spray paint the Sporter 22 but the change does not show and an error will pop up every time you load up the game after attempting to paint it. This is happening after using green spray paint and I will see if it has the same results with black spray paint. Edited March 7, 2014 by OR3GONIZ3D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slyguy65 499 Posted March 7, 2014 The magazine looks like a half eaten donut...so i give it a 4/10 because it made me chuckle 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xRann 126 Posted March 7, 2014 Can someone field test it against a player character? Legit bb gun or? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hells high 676 Posted March 7, 2014 I was worried this would happen, the .22 round is no joke IRL. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iBane 381 Posted March 7, 2014 This gun should mainly be for zed killing and it should kill them with one headshot. I'm okay with many body shots, but one to the head should be enough for any zed. Good thing it's just the experimental prototype and they can improve the damage table easily. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pythonmsh 71 Posted March 7, 2014 I was hoping for headshots to be kills at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gsp167 95 Posted March 7, 2014 So being badass like this is never gonna happen ? :( (He shot them with a .22 with a homemade silencer out of a plastic bottle :p ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xRann 126 Posted March 7, 2014 I was worried this would happen, the .22 round is no joke IRL.Agreed. This gun should mainly be for zed killing and it should kill them with one headshot. I'm okay with many body shots, but one to the head should be enough for any zed. Good thing it's just the experimental prototype and they can improve the damage table easily. Agreed. Need to gather a good baseline of the vs player/zombie damage and then get out some pickforks and fancy handmade signs. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oregonized 673 Posted March 7, 2014 After killing multiple zombies with the Sporter 22, it is taking at least 3 headshots to put one down. I am waiting for a friend to log on so I can test the gun on him and see what kind of damage this gun is going to do to players. I will test against him with and without gear on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuntmonkey (DayZ) 1 Posted March 7, 2014 Oh my gosh I've been awaiting this review with much anticipation! Did you expect it to be perfect? Seriously?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xRann 126 Posted March 7, 2014 Oh my gosh I've been awaiting this review with much anticipation! Did you expect it to be perfect? Seriously?!No, which is why if people field test it and come back with results we can clearly state the performance and issue a request to adjust it to the Dev team and hopefully it will get addressed... Barking and joking above aside, I think that's what we're all after. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oregonized 673 Posted March 7, 2014 Oh my gosh I've been awaiting this review with much anticipation! Did you expect it to be perfect? Seriously?!Nope, just posting my personal results of the weapon's performance. The game is in alpha and we are supposed to be testing things, right? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xRann 126 Posted March 7, 2014 The game is in alpha and we are supposed to be testing things, right?SAaAay wHAAaa? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuntmonkey (DayZ) 1 Posted March 7, 2014 Exactly. So it might be a little more respectful to word OPs in a way that offers a good suggestion rather than "this shit is worthless, fix it now you scumbags". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Gews- 7443 Posted March 7, 2014 Exactly. So it might be a little more respectful to word OPs in a way that offers a good suggestion rather than "this shit is worthless, fix it now you scumbags". "I love the way this gun forces me to get some extra headshot practice, in addition it's also great for having non-lethal firefights between friends" 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oregonized 673 Posted March 7, 2014 Exactly. So it might be a little more respectful to word OPs in a way that offers a good suggestion rather than "this shit is worthless, fix it now you scumbags".I wasn't offering any suggestions, just reviewing the performance of the weapon. If you feel I was disrespectful, that is because you read it in such a way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coltonlong 211 Posted March 7, 2014 Dont know what you guys are talking about.... Ive had consistent one hit headshots, and im only using it like a single shot, cause i dont have a magazine.... You know its sighted for 50 meters, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oregonized 673 Posted March 7, 2014 Dont know what you guys are talking about.... Ive had consistent one hit headshots, and im only using it like a single shot, cause i dont have a magazine.... You know its sighted for 50 meters, right?I have had some zombies die from a single headshot but not many. I will have to keep an eye on my desync because the only other explanation is I am seeing headshots on my screen but they are not actually registering due to desync. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathlove 2286 Posted March 7, 2014 So basically the gun is just one big damn joke right now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coltonlong 211 Posted March 7, 2014 I gotta say, the new .22 weapons work great for me. headshots are rightfully kills, everytime, and the sound and accuracy seems pretty spot on. Desync on the experimental servers is getting to be a bit on the bullshit side though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oregonized 673 Posted March 7, 2014 Alright, I have been able to confirm that it was desync that was the root of the gun taking more than a single headshot to kill a zombie. It still sucks when it comes to body shots though. I am also still waiting on a friend to finish up doing real life stuff so he can log on for testing against another player. If anyone else has been or is able to test against other players, please post your results in this thread for all to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scofflaw 73 Posted March 7, 2014 I found one, and I'm going to parrot what was already said : + Quiet. You can't even hear it. I thought maybe the sound lagged, but you can't hear it at all. Really a big plus if it didn't attract zombies.+ Seems fairly accurate, I ditched it before doing further tests, but I was able to hit stuff pretty well. I would like to test this further.+ The iron sights look nice. Very clear. - No damage. It took me two chest shots minimum to put down a zombie. It's really bad. I'm not a gun expert at all, never even held one, but I thought even a .22 could be lethal. This is based from my 5 minutes of youtube research, so whatever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oregonized 673 Posted March 8, 2014 Has anyone found a scope that works on the Sporter 22? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gekkonidae 270 Posted March 8, 2014 I haven't. I did notice a bug where it will randomly not eject the shell of an already fired bullet. I've reported this. I was lucky to get one and then 2, 50 round boxes of ammo within the first 20 minutes or so of playing. The OP is spot on with their description. Having fired .22s, I think it feels pretty right. I played gallery shooter with zeds. To Gews' point, I certainly did get plenty of headshot practice in. I think it has the potential to be awesome for animal hunting. It's like the makarov of rifles. You can get a human kill with it, but you better be on the ball and quick about your follow-up shots, because you're probably not ganking a bitch with just one of them. 10/10 - would shoot many zeds again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gibonez 3633 Posted March 8, 2014 Can't tell if the dayz devs purposely are putting in unrealistic ballistics or if they honestly have no clue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
