Useless "crosshair" of rangefinder?

[roguetrooper 201]

Why doesn't the rangefinder have a useful crosshair like the LRS? When you aim at a smaller thing several hundred metres away, you can't tell whether you've "hit" the thing itself or the (back-)ground some hundred metres behind it.

[q.S Sachiel 470]

Just hold the target in the centre?

Worst comes to worst you could always just take a guess that it's either the 375mark or the 1000m hinterground?

[sneakydudes 278]

its an approx. range finder I guess.

 

I also questioned this as an RP sniper. I wondered the first time why don't we have a cross hair or a dot to pinpoint the distance.

What does the battery do? show an LED screen display.

[q.S Sachiel 470]

It's not an approximate, afaik it's just a cumbersome reticule, due to a cheap purchase from a now dead previous owner.

 

I think the devs want a degree of uncertainty involved, so rather than give you a top-of-the line model, they've given you a dodgy cheapo model that's good for 'approximating' range if you get the hang of it, but it should still give the actual range at point of laser intersection, +/- whatever error (if they have coded error in). 

You can get a better idea (if only slightly) by using it but you're not going to be able to toggle the man down to the meter unless you use a little nouse and have a steady hand / know where to pip him.

 

I chalk it up to realism and they're making you work for it.  Not worth it? don't carry it and learn to estimate distance, even if you gotta pop off a shot or two first to guague drop.

Edited March 16, 2015 by q.S Sachiel

[sneakydudes 278]

even cheap ones have dots :)

 

at least in NA Wal-Mart's sell cheap ones with dots :)

 

just saying!

[sneakydudes 278]

It's not an approximate, afaik it's just a cumbersome reticule, due to a cheap purchase from a now dead previous owner.

 

I think the devs want a degree of uncertainty involved, so rather than give you a top-of-the line model, they've given you a dodgy cheapo model that's good for 'approximating' range if you get the hang of it, but it should still give the actual range at point of laser intersection, +/- whatever error (if they have coded error in). 

You can get a better idea (if only slightly) by using it but you're not going to be able to toggle the man down to the meter unless you use a little nouse and have a steady hand / know where to pip him.

 

I chalk it up to realism and they're making you work for it.  Not worth it? don't carry it and learn to estimate distance, even if you gotta pop off a shot or two first to guague drop.

Not to derail this topic, you and I need to get the 4790k chip its 50 vrs 80-100 temps we get with liquid cooled.