twing1 4 Posted March 19 This is a humble suggestion to add the AWM Sniper Rifle into the game. The addition of the DMR into the game has removed any competition for the top spot among the sniper rifle class. On top of having the fastest in-class fire rate (tied with the VSD), the DMR also offers the highest in-class damage (tied with most bolt-action rifles) and also offers the highest in-class damage retention over range. Statistically, no other sniper comes close to beating this. Please use WOBO's damage drop-off tool for reference. Introducing a military grade, bolt action rifle that fires the harder hitting .338 lapua magnum rounds could provide an interesting alternative and provide endgame players with a legitimate choice to make between the faster firing, slightly weaker DMR and the slower firing, harder hitting AWM. Because the AWM is chambered in the more devastating .338 lapua magnum caliber, the AWM in Day Z could be given a higher damage profile than its .308 win alternatives, including the DMR. Giving the AWM the same range profile as the DMR, but bumping its base damage up to 200 (up from the DMR's 150) would allow the AWM to kill a player wearing a plate carrier in 2 rounds to the chest. This would give it a distinct advantage over the DMR, which requires 3 rounds to the plate carrier to kill a player. The AWM could also be equipped with a standardized suppressor and hunting scope. These advantages would of course be balanced out by the slow fire rate of the bolt-action rifle, but also by requiring the use of the less-available .338 lapua magnum rounds. Similar to the DMR, the AWM would be limited to high-tier military loot. Timeline wise, the AWM should also fit into the Day Z universe, as its production timeline began in 1996. For reference, the AUG A3 (AUR AX in game) was introduced in 2004, as per the wiki. To recap, the addition of the AWM sniper rifle into the game would accomplish the following: 1. Compete with the DMR for the top spot in the sniper rifle class, without drastically outclassing it or being drastically outclassed by it. 2. Introduce a military-grade bolt action sniper rifle into the game. 3. Introduce a high-damage bolt action sniper rifle that can be equipped with a legitimate suppressor (not the plastic bottle). What are your thoughts? I'd love to hear some feedback. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sid Debian 93 Posted March 19 17 hours ago, twing1 said: This is a humble suggestion to add the AWM Sniper Rifle into the game. The addition of the DMR into the game has removed any competition for the top spot among the sniper rifle class. On top of having the fastest in-class fire rate (tied with the VSD), the DMR also offers the highest in-class damage (tied with most bolt-action rifles) and also offers the highest in-class damage retention over range. Statistically, no other sniper comes close to beating this. Please use WOBO's damage drop-off tool for reference. Introducing a military grade, bolt action rifle that fires the harder hitting .338 lapua magnum rounds could provide an interesting alternative and provide endgame players with a legitimate choice to make between the faster firing, slightly weaker DMR and the slower firing, harder hitting AWM. Because the AWM is chambered in the more devastating .338 lapua magnum caliber, the AWM in Day Z could be given a higher damage profile than its .308 win alternatives, including the DMR. Giving the AWM the same range profile as the DMR, but bumping its base damage up to 200 (up from the DMR's 150) would allow the AWM to kill a player wearing a plate carrier in 2 rounds to the chest. This would give it a distinct advantage over the DMR, which requires 3 rounds to the plate carrier to kill a player. The AWM could also be equipped with a standardized suppressor and hunting scope. These advantages would of course be balanced out by the slow fire rate of the bolt-action rifle, but also by requiring the use of the less-available .338 lapua magnum rounds. Similar to the DMR, the AWM would be limited to high-tier military loot. Timeline wise, the AWM should also fit into the Day Z universe, as its production timeline began in 1996. For reference, the AUG A3 (AUR AX in game) was introduced in 2004, as per the wiki. What are your thoughts? I'd love to hear some feedback. There's many mods in SWS with AWM, even DayZ Expansion has own AWM rifle. Don't see any reason why for shall it be added. But in same way it would be nice to see all weapons from DayZ Mod v 1.6.4.4, coz later all wpns was back listened and remained only useless pews... Or include the buggy KSVK (it was spawning since 1.7.5.1 quite fine). But I'm not sure that's it has any using of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twing1 4 Posted March 21 (edited) On 3/19/2024 at 10:57 AM, Sid Debian said: There's many mods in SWS with AWM, even DayZ Expansion has own AWM rifle. Don't see any reason why for shall it be added. But in same way it would be nice to see all weapons from DayZ Mod v 1.6.4.4, coz later all wpns was back listened and remained only useless pews... Or include the buggy KSVK (it was spawning since 1.7.5.1 quite fine). But I'm not sure that's it has any using of it. That's great and all for PC users, but console versions of the game do not have access to custom mods. Console versions of the game have neither a military grade bolt-action sniper rifle, nor a bolt action rifle that can be equipped with a legitimate suppressor, nor any competition for the top spot in the sniper rifle class, as the hardest hitting sniper rifle also fires the fastest and is also the most accurate. The addition of the AWM or similar military grade bolt-action sniper rifle would resolve all of this. Edited March 21 by twing1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
