m16 tips

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• Dct.F|Levente Posts: 624Player

  November 2015 edited November 2015

  This is just my way to use the weapon. I don't claim that this is the 'golden' way of using it, it's just something what fits my personal playstyle.
  I don't use the M16 as a scoped weapon, because of some issues with dual render scopes. For this reason I can only give tips if you are using it as a Rifleman, not a DMR.
  
  1) The M16 is more of a (longer range) precision weapon. For some reason I find that I can shoot it more accurately than the M4. Because I'm using it on greater distances than the M4, I always put a red dot on it. It gives me more precision and the additional speed from the ironsights is not that beneficial at those ranges.
  
  2) Use single fire. I find the recoil is much easier to control this way, basically you can shoot like a laser beam. Of course you'll need a decent trigger-finger for this, but if you are precise, the rate of fire doesn't matter that much. Sometimes I use burstfire as 'panic mode' when the enemy gets too close and I'm low on health. Single shot also helps me to conserve ammo.
  
  3) Try to go for headshots. This helps with ammo conservation as well. With the M4 I often find myself running low on ammo, but it basically never happens with the M16. Because you average shots to kill will be lower, you won't feel yourself constantly needing to reload a full mag. I feel confident with 15-20 bullets in my mag using the M16, but I need at least 25 in the M4. But of course a bodyshot is better than nothing, so if you see someone running to cover and you don't have time to line up the shot precisely, just shoot them where you can.
  
  4) This concludes from the things I mentioned above: keep your distance. Don't challenge shotguns, M249s and M4s at very close range. Try to kill them from a medium distance, or if you absolutely have to go face-to-face against for example an M4 in close range, don't rush them. Try to hold angles instead. Or if you decide to rush, make sure you aim is dead on target, because you won't have more than 1-2 shots against a decent player.
  
  This is a pretty unforgiving way to use the gun, but this is how I like it. You can't really go spraying the body if you miss your first 1-2 bullets like you could with an M4. But in skilled hands this 'setup' can be devastating for the enemy team especially if you have good map knowledge.

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• [SSDD]SilentWarrior07- Posts: 28Player

  November 2015

  I use M16 as my main gun and the biggest thing is to get the rhythm of the bursts... It's going to take some time but you would be able to get it and use it even in close quarters. If you are trying to improve on something more specific let me know
• iNv|roKis- Posts: 420Player

  December 2015

  M16 is a far cry of what it used to be. I liked the fact that it would only shoot one bullet unless the press was longer. This allowed for an almost automatic feel if you had the timing down. Now it's slow as bananas and incredibly difficult to play with. Also the burst kill never registers anymore. I used to do it constantly and have it on video. Just won't happen anymore.

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• Dct.F|Levente Posts: 624Player

  December 2015

  twitch.tv-rokistv wrote: »

  M16 is a far cry of what it used to be. I liked the fact that it would only shoot one bullet unless the press was longer. This allowed for an almost automatic feel if you had the timing down. Now it's slow as bananas and incredibly difficult to play with. Also the burst kill never registers anymore. I used to do it constantly and have it on video. Just won't happen anymore.

  
  I'm pretty sure the 1 burst bodyshot kill was a bug. Some bullets used to count twice until they fixed this issue. The M16 never had the damage for 1 burst bodyshots.
  
  I do agree with you about the old burst: it was a lot better to play with.

  Theory and reality are not that different. In theory.
  
• .dcG-Colts^ Posts: 1,973Player

  December 2015 edited December 2015

  m16 takes 4 shots to chest for kill though so there should of never been the burst kill. There was a time when Server Side hit detection was used and 1 bullet fired would actually be 2 bullets fired which would have and definitely was causing players to get a 1 burst shot of (3 shots) kills. But its not suppose to happen unless its a headshot assuming the player is full health as well.

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• 4DChessGenius Posts: 2,161Player

  December 2015

  I love the M16, unfortunately, I don't use it much unless I have access to DM because of the 500 kill as DM challenge. Once I finish that, I'll probably be using the M16 almost exclusively again.

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