trev186 389 Posted July 8, 2014 Even though this video came out quite awhile ago I see plenty of people post on the forums/talk in game about how the press vest can absorb more dmg then other vests... Players seek out this Press vest as if it would stop a bullet... in fact it protects you no more than a pistol holster: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotcakes 348 Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) It's false. He's firing .45 ACP which (wrongly) does about as much damage as 7.62x39. Edited July 8, 2014 by hotcakes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trev186 389 Posted July 8, 2014 It's false. He's firing .45 ACP which (wrongly) does about as much damage as 7.62x39.Still it killed him in one shot..also no difference in melee damage absorbtion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LigerRider 82 Posted July 8, 2014 Today while playing I took a 1911 shot to the chest through my press vest - went from pristine to badly damaged and I was perfectly fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotcakes 348 Posted July 8, 2014 Still it killed him in one shot..also no difference in melee damage absorbtion He may have been using a vest that didn't refresh properly. The video was made a bunch of patches ago. They have always worked on my end. It has ballistic protection like the ballistic helmet does. There's no reason why it shouldn't work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelonewarrior 886 Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) From my experiences with them they have worked in the past1 time I got ambushed by an m4 guy, I took 8-9 rounds to the body and had enough time to kill him as well (Though I went unconcious an he died right afterwards to bleeding out)The other time I had a pristine press vest and was shot 3 times with a mosin and still livedThe first 2 shots did no damage at all to me and the third made me bleed, but I still managed to live and kill him thanks to the vestI can't vouch for recent patches but in the past they have been more useful then not wearing one Edited July 8, 2014 by Regulator Lone Warrior Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benedictus 160 Posted July 8, 2014 Gotta respect the effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomatoSupra 207 Posted July 8, 2014 From my experiences with them they have worked in the past1 time I got ambushed by an m4 guy, I took 8-9 rounds to the body and had enough time to kill him as well(Though I went unconcious an he died right afterwards to bleeding out)The other time I had a pristine press vest and was shot 3 times with a mosin and still livedThe first 2 shots did no damage at all to me and the third made me bleed, but I still managed to live and kill him thanks to the vestI can't vouch for recent patches but in the past they have been more useful then not wearing one You weren't at the huge airfield in the NW corner of the map, were you? I remember shooting this dude with my M4 like 800 times in the chest and that dam press vest stopped it all, exactly like you described. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelonewarrior 886 Posted July 8, 2014 You weren't at the huge airfield in the NW corner of the map, were you? I remember shooting this dude with my M4 like 800 times in the chest and that dam press vest stopped it all, exactly like you described. Na, I was looting the body of a guy at berezino after my friend and the sniper had a sniper duel when his buddy came up behind me and spawmmed an M4, I managed to turn and kill him though and we both ended up dying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
