I did some testing in the game with the three snipers. I used the 4x scope on all of them and shot at the same target. Here are the results.
First up is the SWS-10.
Streamable link: https://streamable.com/sn0ju7
Then we have the DXR-1.
Streamable link: https://streamable.com/q3dyv4
Lastly we have the NTW-50.
Streamable link: https://streamable.com/tbdqs7
As you can see in the videos, the muzzle velocity and range of the NTW-50 is laughably bad. It must be changed, because this is unacceptable. It takes several extra seconds for the bullet from NTW-50 to reach the target.
In real life a .50 cal sniper rifle can rip limbs off of people and even rip someone's chest apart, like 4Wok7 mentioned.
Please fix this DICE/EA. I beg you.
Edit: Added a Streamable link under each video, because the embed is really bad...
New update released and no changes to the NTW-50. Pretty disappointing, to be honest. I wish they could at least acknowledge that the gun is broken and needs to get buffed.
They need to remove the weapon as it’s supposed to be an anti armour rifle but all it does is tickle them at best.
Its like using potato gun against Kevlar, what they should do is replace it for a China lake grenade launcher or something similar
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I just want to make it clear that I don't mind the damage it does at all. If I were to choose between damage buff vs muzzle velocity and range buff, then I would pick muzzle velocity and range buff.
Just look at the difference between these two videos that I recorded.
FIrst one is the DXR-1.
Then the NTW-50.
I marked and aim at the same exact point as the DXR-1.
The NTW-50 should be a laser. Where you aim, it should hit extremely fast, but with the same damage that it currently has.
I still think they should revert the damage to how it was at launch, but make it so you have to be prone or have the bipod deployed on cover to fire. Either that or make it wildly inaccurate if not.
In BF5 the anti tank guns were fairly useless to use against tanks, but were still great against infantry but because you had to be prone to use them they were not in common use. I agree that the bullet velocity is stupidly low, but I guess if it wasn't then there would be little reason to use any other sniper rifle instead right?
I managed to unlock it and get 4 or 5 days play with it before they nerfed it and it was fun, and not overpowered in my opinion. With the slow bullet velocity I certainly didn't find it easy to be knocking moving air vehicles down despite seeing a few streamers doing so. It was a great counter for those camping tanks and AA vehicles, now its a minor annoyance.
This gun had a clear role but by nerfing it they have largely ruined it. I got my 1200 kills with it and have hardly used it since.
