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The XM3 has to have its range set on a specific object of cover before it can harm enemies. The main drawback to that is Zain mostly needing to be out of cover himself and in a compromising position aiming down sights to do this.
There is always a high risk that the player aiming this weapon will be killed when trying to do so. Also because of the precise nature of the round being used, it is very easy to miss targets that are too far away or closer than the object marked.
I hated using this weapon when it was released because I died so much trying to get the hang of it. Now that I know what I am doing and understand it's strengths and weaknesses. The XM3 is a very rewarding weapon to use.
Get caught with the XM3 in your hands in close quarters combat and you are toast. Also running backwards or (and I know that people hate to do this on defense) pushing forward when taking damage from this weapon is a direct counter for it.
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@I_DYN4MO_I Well, do we really have to talk about Dozer? I mean why should i go to the worst specialist if it doesn't change much?
The enemy has a very potential one and i would move to the worst, just to counter him... Its like being the guy who spend 5 minutes running to the edge of a Conquest map to knife and Tbag a sniper camper. He might die from anything else on the road, and 9 times out of 10 a team friend got the sniper before you reach the top of the hill. And even if you succed you still have to run 5min in the other direction to return to battle and you'll probably die doing soo.
In theory Dozer is a good idea, but in reality he is soo situational that i don't believe it would help that much.
I will try to be sure but i don't believe in him. Especially because Dozer may be usefull in close quarter with his shield, but in open range at distance where Zain shine, Dozer will be in trouble i guess.
I think Specialists of BF2042 are a part of the problem. In BF4 DIce toned down explo spam and game become better. Here Dice has to justify a specialist like Dozer, useless in most scenarios except if you create over saturation of explosions for other players...
@Skill4ReelI slightly agree with you, AS XM370 doesn't has indirect fire (thanks God) you have to aim to your target. But the range set is auto lock, you don't have to do anything when you aim at the good point. Aim, clic baoum.
I agree with you it's awfull when playing in close quarter. But anybody gets it, and you'll find best XM370 spammers not on flags, just 60 to 80m away. In this position you have the advantage on all players going on the objective. Because ON the objective you have to deal with closer enemies and just can't watch outside with enough care in most scenarios.
It has the advantage of a sniper, but you don't need a line of sight and can kill multiple enemies in one fast clip. I mean why some guys are still using snipers to cover flags is a mistery for me (and i did T1 all snipers) but i'm afraid some players have already found the trick.
The range set up disturbed many players and i believe it explain the delay since Zain release and the actual growing situation. It took longer to some players to figure out how to be devastating with Zain while it was day one for Liz for example.
I tried Zain + SPH combo for some rounds, do it guys. Don't play too much agressiv, just let a few temmates in front line and back them up. If you get the same experience as i did you'll get a 10 or 15 ratio with around 50% kills by explosives. Use your friends as hunting dogs to reveal enemies on the flag, laugh those ennemies fighting your teammates get behind cover to heal or reload and destroy them.
Easy kills with very low risk.
I'm not too bad as infantry i guess i am at 3.7 ratio ingame, i know some guns are disgusting. But playing this way feel far more disgusting for me because my oponents doesn't have time to react most of the time. They are unaware of me and die without seing me.
I'm sad about low quality gameplay under reciving end of this mechanic, but i tried it before coming here to check from the other perspective. And i'll use it against the noobs abusing it against my team without any respect for ther behaviour or the game.
I would just prefer to see it toned down.
In any case, and even if we disagree, I thank you for the quality of this debate.
See you on the SpamField.