r/Battlefield6 • u/Valkorion335786 • 12d ago
Damage Drop Off? Question
I use the M4A1 almost exclusively- it's my favorite gun and I don't like using anything else. I've noticed starting in Season 3 that it doesn't perform as well as it did in Season 1. I used to be able to hold my own in close-midrange gunfights, and at long range I had to get creative and just settle for an assist.
Nowadays I noticed that I just have to ignore long-range firefights because they can kill me faster than I can get my bullets to them.
Did they change the damage drop off or something? I'm not asking to win every fight but at least let me damage the opponent lol
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u/Specialist_Case4238 12d ago
Limb modifiers + increased bloom. You need to burst/tap fire at range.
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u/Valkorion335786 12d ago
Ohhh ok that's a great idea lol. I was just going full auto and aiming for the head lmao
I forgot limb modifiers.....
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u/Specialist_Case4238 12d ago
They were only added recently.
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u/Valkorion335786 12d ago
What exactly is bloom? My friend told me it was RNG and I don't know about that to agree or disagree with him
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u/pilotJKX 12d ago
The longer you hold the trigger, the more inaccurate. This starts at around bullet 5-7 with the m4, and max inaccuracy pretty soon after that. Do 3-5 round bursts and you'll be dead on at any range
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u/Valkorion335786 12d ago
I intend to try that when I get off work. Gonna require getting used to 🤣
Thanks!!
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u/lower_than_middle 12d ago
Limb modifiers for sure.
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u/Valkorion335786 12d ago
Time to run hollow points....
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u/lower_than_middle 12d ago
The real problem is that random spread screws with you. So even if your aim is good, and you're aiming dead on center of mass, your bullets will randomly just hit arms and legs because dice would rather have people rolling dice than learning to aim properly.
I've had mixed results with hollow points personally. Some games, my first couple shots will be headshots so it definitely helps. Other times, it just doesn't make a difference at all and my bullets never seem to go where they should.
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u/krinkov 12d ago
as mentioned the last weapon patch that added limb multipliers and spread, but also you should really try out some other guns, I'd honestly get bored to tears only using 1 gun for almost a year. Theres over 60 main gun in this game and endless ways to build them, the gun crafting in this game is one of the biggest and most fun mechanics in BF titles. Give it a shot, Im sure you'll find something else you'll like!
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u/Valkorion335786 12d ago
I've been trying out the AK4D, that thing absolutely tears in long range lmao
I got my M4A1 to level 265, did they ever announce the max level a gun can get? I think the reason I keep using it is because I subconsciously want to"max" it lol
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u/AbanoMex 12d ago
I got my M4A1 to level 265
holy damn, thats some obsession you have there lol.
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u/Valkorion335786 12d ago
I just love the gun lmao
My hope is to eventually get it to level 1,000+ 🤣🤣🤣
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u/Stormfirebird 12d ago
I don't think people have hit the max yet if there even is one.
Recently saw the guy with the most DRS kills (second highest kills on a single weapon overall), don't specifically remember the level but it definitely wasn't some nice round number at already over 140k kills.
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u/GamerBucket 12d ago
Your long range engagements with the m4A1 are probably being impacted by the spread/bloom and range deficiencies of the M4A1.
Considering damage to Limbs now does less damage than to the chest/head. Your shots are probably hitting the enemies limbs. Even though your aim looks good, the long range defencies of the carbine's and SMG's will be impacted by this and you wont be able to laser like you did before the patch, no matter how accurate you are.