BF2S Forums More Silencers

DICE & EA will never do it , I personally think that specops needs one unlock carbine with silencer , thats all . No other silencers .

It sounds good but if the reason is realism that's overrated and I don't think most players of BF2 would really want much greater realism in the game; and this could easily throw the balance off.

The spirit of the unlocks is that they're not truly better guns, just different; "alternatives" is the word they use if memory serves. It can be hard enough figuring out where fire is coming from as it is at times for a couple of reasons! Not everyone who'd have them would be superior players of course if the requirements were just total number of kills and time served, but for those that are this would give them an additional leg-up. This is why I think the decision to make the unlocks not inherently superior in all respects was a good one.

I (l) That idea.

I know it may be silenced , but neither AK74 nor M16A2 were created to use silencer . They are standart assault rifles , and troops who carry them doesn't need silenced guns . US army has silenced G36C's , M4's , MP5 SD4(5,6) . Russian army has AS VAL (AS = SOAR , special ops assault rifle ), which is assault rifle variant of VSS , sniper rifle with integrated silencer .
No need in using silencer in M16A2 or AK's in real life ... so no need in BF2.
I support only idea about silenced carbine , it would be realistic and would make specops more "special" than it is now

Last edited by Longbow (2006-05-14 14:11:27)

you would want a weaker gun because........to look cool?

An unlock system like you described is being tested for Battlefield 2142 but I doubt EA would implement anything like it into BF2.

I like the idea, have you played the operation peace keeper mod? That has a silenced rifle in it and it owns.

It's entirely possible to silence an M16 to the point where you can basically hear only the firing pin, i.e. if you hold the bold closed, and with it that quiet you can really hear the noises the bullet makes by traveling through the air, and the impact report of the bullet more than you hear the gun.

If it's a semi-auto and you don't lock the bolt, you can hear the bolt sliding and the reload process more than the actual firing.  That's with sub-sonic ammo, though, but modern suppressors can still have a huge impact on the way a supersonic shot sounds.  With sub-sonic bullets in a small caliber gun like the M16 you basically end up with a bullet that's of similar power to a regular 'ol .22.  Obviously, it's not so good for armor, but a shot to the face should still screw the target up pretty good.

I'd really like, as a special-ops player, to actually be able to remove and attach a silencer to my weapons, in game, depending on what situation I was in.  For sake of game-play balance, it would make sense to make silenced shots do a bit less damage, especially to the torso area of players wearing body armor.  Make it take a second or two to attach/remove, just like reloading, and it would be very balanced.  To use it effectively you'd have to be a better shot, i.e. get headshots often (which would rule-out noobs spamming from long distance) and it would be best used when you need to stealthily take someone out without alerting a whole squad to your presense--kinda like the silenced pistols but more deadly.

I'd also be in favor of a silenced sniper weapon unlock, preferably a semi-auto one like the PSG-1.  It would go by the same rule: silenced shots do less damage, but can still headshot kill.  It kind of sucks that only the MEC and PLC forces have access to a semi-auto sniper rifle, because they are useful in certian circumstances, like when you're within 50 yards of an enemy, and it would be fun to be really stealthy about it.