I've found that they are utter cancer. It's near impossible to aim with due to the extreme tunnel vision and distracting crosshair, and barring the stalker bolter, no combat happens at any range to make the scope worthwhile. It's a real bummer, because I wasted RTC on the sternguard bolter way back before the game was released in hopes for specialist ammo and now I can't even use it. Can we have an option to toggle the scope maybe?
CSM here. And no, i don't use them, even when i think i have them all available now. Thing is, most of EC is close-quarters. Like Capture points (where i as traitor should be the most i guess) and even on long trails, there is always that JPA / Stormboy getting close. So, i can't allow myself and my playstyle to have Tunnel-vision. The Bolter is accurate enough to hit for quite a long range, and on short ranges i need that aim-accuracy bonus, but also the wider vision. I tried the scope for a couple of matches, and it was more of an obstacle than enriching my gunplay. So... niet comrade.
I can't think of a single redeeming quality that scopes have in this game. On the other side there are probably half a dozen of good reasons not to use scopes... So no. Never.
Most of the combat in this game occurs within medium to close distance and I can't think of a single capture point that isn't in a confined space. So no. Iron sights are adequate enough whereas scopes will make shooting outside of hip fire a pain.
Can't stand the things. They reduce my situational awareness WAY too much, and, as others have said, the occasions where a scope would actually help are so rare/unusual, that you're really only hurting yourself by equipping one.
Awesome, didn't think I was alone in this. I really feel like there should be an option to toggle your optics, like BF3 and 4 have. It would make scopes a lot more justifiable, at least you'd have a FEW cases where you could use it.
I use the 2x one on my stalker variant. other than that they are not useable with the damage falloff nor the spread.
We don't have maps big enough for scopes to be viable. Yeah the two fort maps are okay but why use a scope when every heavy weapon is just as accurate with little to no spread? Between the ridiculous damage falloff and inferior platform the bolter is a very strong mid range weapon but becomes obsolete at longer ranges.
