To whom it may concernthe kaber a one shot one kill weapon in Titanfall 2, It is not a one shot one kill weapon in apex legends.While the mastiff remain a four shot weapon as it was in T.itanfall2.As the sniper rifle uses .50 cal ammo it shout be a one shot kill weapon. or at least a knock down with full armor.Thank you for your timeshotbygrandpa

I agree with OP, and not because I want a one hit knockdown but simply because the Kraber has trash DPS and if it's not a 1shot then only the DPS matters.By mid game most people have purple stuff, and knockdown/respawn exists for a reason so even if you're knocked down in one hit you're not out of the game.Personally I dumped a shot into someone's head the other day at a fair range then watched them recharge shields while randomly strafing in my direction and even if I managed to hit them with every second shot it's ROF is just so slow it didn't even matter. I realized why nobody wanted it. A scout is literally better because the DPS is higher, you can use it adequately in CQ, you can carry hundreds of rounds and use whatever optics you like.If the Kraber was a one-shot on heads regardless of health/armor then that would still be literally the only thing going for it.

It does the single most burst damage in the game. It can completely change a fight to 1 shot someone, down to 10 hp even. It's very easy to aim and the bullet is insanely fast. I personally don't use it if I already have any other long range gun, but when I have used it it's surprised me how easy it is to snipe people. There is a thing called teamwork in this game that makes every weapon and ability insanely strong. If your teammates had been there with even a scout you would have secured that kill easy.

i see no reason as to why it should oneshot people

Well i use it, when i get my hands on it. Opening your fight with blowing someone's shield is a nice adventage.

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23 Replies

Prupisek
7 years ago
It is one shot if you hit head
BallClipper
7 years ago
i see no reason as to why it should oneshot people
Tribang
7 years ago
It does NOT one shot level 3-4 helmets.
xerosum
7 years ago
That’s why you want a level 3-4 helmet.
You get a higher level helmet so that is reduces the BONUS damage from headshots.

Purple/gold helmets mitigate the bonus damage by 50%.
Prupisek
7 years ago
yeah you guys are right, i was never lucky to HS someone with lvl 3-4 helmet :D
Capnbodes
7 years ago
I agree with OP, and not because I want a one hit knockdown but simply because the Kraber has trash DPS and if it's not a 1shot then only the DPS matters.

By mid game most people have purple stuff, and knockdown/respawn exists for a reason so even if you're knocked down in one hit you're not out of the game.

Personally I dumped a shot into someone's head the other day at a fair range then watched them recharge shields while randomly strafing in my direction and even if I managed to hit them with every second shot it's ROF is just so slow it didn't even matter. I realized why nobody wanted it. A scout is literally better because the DPS is higher, you can use it adequately in CQ, you can carry hundreds of rounds and use whatever optics you like.

If the Kraber was a one-shot on heads regardless of health/armor then that would still be literally the only thing going for it.
Tribang
7 years ago
It does the single most burst damage in the game. It can completely change a fight to 1 shot someone, down to 10 hp even. It's very easy to aim and the bullet is insanely fast. I personally don't use it if I already have any other long range gun, but when I have used it it's surprised me how easy it is to snipe people. There is a thing called teamwork in this game that makes every weapon and ability insanely strong. If your teammates had been there with even a scout you would have secured that kill easy.
Capnbodes
7 years ago
When the gun is slow to fire, doesn't have extra ammo and can't get attachments then it's just not worth it.
Certainly not for an entire weapon slot, and it shows because I don't see anyone using it ever. I only bothered to try because it was end game, it happened to be in a care package and we happened to be in a good sniping spot. Attempting to bother using it almost cost us an easy win.
Tensai_Zoo
7 years ago
Well i use it, when i get my hands on it. Opening your fight with blowing someone's shield is a nice adventage.
Comanglia
7 years ago
The Kraber, relatively speaking is pretty awful for what it is.
Scope in time is insanely high (0.58s) with no way of reducing it. So this weapon is enormously difficult to use aggressively.
ROF makes the damage output pretty useless on its own. Sure you just hit someone for 125 or even ~188. They take cover during the ~0.83s you have between shots (not including if you need to unscope and rotate to get an angle again and take that 0.58s to scope in again) go use a phoenix kit or health drone + shield battery and they're ready to fight again and odds are you won't get another hit in because they're aware of you. Add on to it that the Kraber has the slowest bullet velocity among all the sniper rifles means it also the hardest to get a hit in at range.
So Kraber is worse when used in close range aggression, worse in long range picking, and worse in mid range engagements than literally all 3 of the other sniper rifles. The few situations that I think kraber does well basically every Assault Rifle, the DMR, G7 Scout, Wingman and Peacekeeper would be significantly better options especially since you have ammo for them.
Side note, Zoom In/Scope time in this game is pretty long in general and especially for the sniper rifles even with stock upgrades.