there is so much spread with pretty much every gun it ridiculous. encounters with enemy players pretty much always come down to RNG unless one person gets the jump on the other its completely ridiculous... 

dont get spread confused with recoil. recoil in the game is fine. the spread (random deviation from the crosshairs) is insane. even with bolt action sniper there is huge deviation with makes it difficult to do anything and you need to keep shooting till you get lucky.

i think they have done this to cater to noobs. noobs dont like getting pwned everytime because other players can aim/control recoil better...

this is a fps game and shooting is fking huge thing in fps games. get your shit fixed up SOE.  shooting in this game feels like im playing a regular tab target mmo where stats and RNG decides who wins... have a look bf3s or bfbc2s gunplay and try to model off that. 

Originally posted by Omali
I haven't experienced anything like what you've posted and I've been playing Planetside 2 since very early beta. 

I've had no problems either. I've been playing mostly engi but haven't had to much problems taking down enemies. I did pick up a new scope and grip so maybe that's why.

Was in the PS Vet Tech Test, there we had major issues with CoF Spread outside of the actual crosshair. However currently it seems fine, and most people in my outfit have not complained either. However, I will say, could be lag related, maybe?

Also when playing heavy, especially as NC and TR, you do need to keep your eye on bursting and not full auto'ing as the spread is unreal. But this is "realistic" according to physics as you can't fire a modern machine gun without bursting unless you feel like hitting something 20-30feet on the side of where you are aiming.

Originally posted by bishbosh2

the spread (random deviation from the crosshairs) is insane. even with bolt action sniper there is huge deviation with makes it difficult to do anything and you need to keep shooting till you get lucky.

Um....are you sure you where using the bolt action rifle? It has drop and it barely is much at all & it has markers too. One head shot kills and the only time you need to use the dots is at really far shots & its barely any unless you got the supressor on. I think you need to practice some more.

to the people who have no idea what im talking about. 

1. spawn as light assault

2. aim down sight and point at some hill far away

3. fire off some single shots giving enough time for the crosshair to settle

4. observe the fking huge deviation

the result of this is combat is restricted to close range

also my KDR is ~3:1 but i have no idea what im doing thanks to the unintuitive map

Originally posted by bishbosh2

there is so much spread with pretty much every gun it ridiculous. encounters with enemy players pretty much always come down to RNG unless one person gets the jump on the other its completely ridiculous... 

dont get spread confused with recoil. recoil in the game is fine. the spread (random deviation from the crosshairs) is insane. even with bolt action sniper there is huge deviation with makes it difficult to do anything and you need to keep shooting till you get lucky.

i think they have done this to cater to noobs. noobs dont like getting pwned everytime because other players can aim/control recoil better...

this is a fps game and shooting is fking huge thing in fps games. get your shit fixed up SOE.  shooting in this game feels like im playing a regular tab target mmo where stats and RNG decides who wins... have a look bf3s or bfbc2s gunplay and try to model off that. 

i saw a video link on their client login that explains what you need to do..i dont know if that will explain to you .something about kickback i believe..it tells you how to compensate.not sure if this is what you mean.hope it helps if it is.

The SOB's that keep killing me seem to be shooting stright enough !

Originally posted by Elsabolts

The SOB's that keep killing me seem to be shooting stright enough !

Gotta agree with this

There are weapon upgrades that reduce the spread, and there are better weapons for unlock with higher default accuracy. (durrr)

Tips for shooting straight.

1. stand still the splitsecond you shoot, moving will jaw your shoot and reduce accuracy.
2. crouching will increase accuracy and reduce spreading when bursting
3. Tap (click) each shoot instead of holding the mouse till the clip is empty.
4. Double tap shooting mode (on selected weapons) or manual double tap for maximum efficency.

BF3 guns are way to accurate and require zero skill. Medic Heavy mg "sniper" says hello. BF3 plays like some cheap arcade game, aside from slight balistics you exactly hit where you point which is for noobs. Even BF3 gives you pretty much crap accuracy (for battlefield) compared to later ones on the beginner weapons.

Originally posted by bishbosh2

there is so much spread with pretty much every gun it ridiculous. encounters with enemy players pretty much always come down to RNG unless one person gets the jump on the other its completely ridiculous... 

dont get spread confused with recoil. recoil in the game is fine. the spread (random deviation from the crosshairs) is insane. even with bolt action sniper there is huge deviation with makes it difficult to do anything and you need to keep shooting till you get lucky.

i think they have done this to cater to noobs. noobs dont like getting pwned everytime because other players can aim/control recoil better...

this is a fps game and shooting is fking huge thing in fps games. get your shit fixed up SOE.  shooting in this game feels like im playing a regular tab target mmo where stats and RNG decides who wins... have a look bf3s or bfbc2s gunplay and try to model off that. 

Try NC weapons, you will feel the recoil.

Originally posted by bishbosh2

there is so much spread with pretty much every gun it ridiculous. encounters with enemy players pretty much always come down to RNG unless one person gets the jump on the other its completely ridiculous... 

dont get spread confused with recoil. recoil in the game is fine. the spread (random deviation from the crosshairs) is insane. even with bolt action sniper there is huge deviation with makes it difficult to do anything and you need to keep shooting till you get lucky.

i think they have done this to cater to noobs. noobs dont like getting pwned everytime because other players can aim/control recoil better...

this is a fps game and shooting is fking huge thing in fps games. get your shit fixed up SOE.  shooting in this game feels like im playing a regular tab target mmo where stats and RNG decides who wins... have a look bf3s or bfbc2s gunplay and try to model off that. 

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Originally posted by bishbosh2

there is so much spread with pretty much every gun it ridiculous. encounters with enemy players pretty much always come down to RNG unless one person gets the jump on the other its completely ridiculous... 

dont get spread confused with recoil. recoil in the game is fine. the spread (random deviation from the crosshairs) is insane. even with bolt action sniper there is huge deviation with makes it difficult to do anything and you need to keep shooting till you get lucky.

i think they have done this to cater to noobs. noobs dont like getting pwned everytime because other players can aim/control recoil better...

this is a fps game and shooting is fking huge thing in fps games. get your shit fixed up SOE.  shooting in this game feels like im playing a regular tab target mmo where stats and RNG decides who wins... have a look bf3s or bfbc2s gunplay and try to model off that. 

maybe you just need to aim better ^^

or maaaaybe, just maybe, try to NOT press that fire button for 30 mins :P

Yes certain guns has bad CoF, but the medic gun seems to be the most accurate aside the sniper ones. I've been able to pick people off from a good distance as medic when I wasn't able to on other classes, supposedly the engineer (my favorite class) should be good at range too but it isn't, perhaps I should shop for a new gun with certs or SC for engineer.