Oh dear, you can't use the sniper rifle as a CQC weapon

[Hassknecht]

A sniper rifle is a dedicated long range weapon that can't even be used if the enemy's too close.

My sides.

Unless by "too close" they mean close quarters, where you'd be able to bludgeon them to death with damn thing, that does sound ridicules.

I suppose they have some engine limitation, because if its just to force people to use sidearms it is annoying. Any chance that on top of the basics such as weight, magazine capacity, rare ammo types, fire mods, range and penetration. we have ready time, LOS or ?


EDIT:
@Tagaziel, I don't know, what have been done to your dog but, from the very first post here it seem like you have a bone to pick with everyone.

They mean that the sniper rifle doesn't work at melee range (and gets a penalty at close to intermediate ranges). Why would it be engine limitations? That would have to apply for every gun, then, which apparently is not the case.

 

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They mean that the sniper rifle doesn't work at melee range (and gets a penalty at close to intermediate ranges).

I guess it's fair, still it might be useful to be able to use SN-Rifles at melee range as melee weapon, call it fancy club.

Why would it be engine limitations? That would have to apply for every gun, then, which apparently is not the case.

I meant that they may not have away to distinguish the weapon types by properly portray their pros/cons.