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Artycroisant
Seasoned Newcomer
1 day ago

Allow Variable Optic Magnification to Be Changed While Not ADS

Currently, variable-magnification optics can only have their magnification changed while aiming down sights.

It would be great if we could also change the magnification while not ADS, using the same magnification-toggle key.

This would allow players to prepare the appropriate zoom level before aiming or entering an engagement. For example, if I'm moving from an indoor area into a long sightline, I could switch from 1x to 3x or 6x beforehand instead of having to ADS first just to change the magnification.

I don't think this would provide any meaningful balance advantage, since the player is simply selecting a magnification level that is already available on the optic. It would mainly make variable optics feel smoother and more intuitive to use.

I think this would be a small but very useful quality-of-life improvement for variable optics.

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  • AlphiB's avatar
    AlphiB
    Seasoned Ace
    1 day ago

    Yup. Been asking for this pretty much since release, to no avail. When I get close to action, I basically have to aim at the ground (to not give away glint), ADS, change to closer range. It's really dumb, especially as I CAN change range without ADS'ing for some reason. 

    Note to be really useful, I would also want the current magnification to be displayed in the bottom right corner, alongside the range. Otherwise you could press the key by mistake and have no idea until you ADS...

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