4th Mod Slot (Scope) Question

[pdut23]

I've been thinking about this a lot lately and have tried different setups. I've come to the conclusion that I don't think adding a 4th mod to my smg or shotgun will make me kill faster in anyway. The stat boost they give isn't that big and I prefer iron sights for close/medium range combat. The scopes obstruct my peripherial vision too much and I can't run n gun as well. Of course for most ARs and snipers, rocket launchers, etc I will use all 4 mod slots, but not for shotguns and smgs. The only benefit I can think of is that I could be able to hit the hellion when it hovers above better and hit things farther away, but the scopes on smgs and shotguns just don't feel right for me. So when I have one with 4 slots I guess I'll just neglect the 4th slot, kinda sucks but I feel it functions better that way. Does anyone else not slot a 4th mod for this reason?

[mikepaul]

I've put scopes on shotguns, but the number of times I actually bother scoping are few. I'm focusing on grenade-launching shotguns so the shooting tends to be more like lobbing, and the scope you see from the hip is plenty good enough.

My Heavy Assault Rifle came with a scope, and I also added one, and I'd say there was no improvement. The mod wasn't expensive, so I don't consider it a waste.

If they hadn't lowered the range on my Incubator, I'd be more upset that there are no scopes available. As it is, I think it's a rip to have two mod slots left to add on a weapon and when you get done adding one, it's for a mod you'll never find available. That's often like 16,000 salvage wasted. Weapons that can't take a mod should have that mod slot disabled...

[StickyChief]

I wish i didn't accidentally put a scope on my Orange VOT Tachmag Pulser only to learn that I couldn't remove it.

[GodSpark]

At the moment scopes actually make your guns worse. So I would avoid equipping them until they are fixed.

http://forums.defiance.com/showthrea...NOT-use-scopes!!!

[Dread0124]

i dont use the slot because i dont want a crappy scope on my LMG

[mikepaul]

At the moment scopes actually make your guns worse. So I would avoid equipping them until they are fixed.

http://forums.defiance.com/showthrea...NOT-use-scopes!!!

Please note the disagreement I have tacked onto that thread where using the scope is not causing me any hassles, and any inaccuracy is sometimes worthwhile. Sometimes...

[GodSpark]

Please note the disagreement I have tacked onto that thread where using the scope is not causing me any hassles, and any inaccuracy is sometimes worthwhile. Sometimes...

But you can't really disagree with it. It is a fact that scopes currently make your guns less accurate, not an opinion. And while it might not be that big of an issue, it still is an issue. Spending money/keycodes on a mod that does the opposite of what it is supposed to do is a disappointing waste of resources.

I know that there are bigger fish to fry, but I can't imagine that it would take much effort to turn the "+" into a "-". Plus it's not like Trion can't fix more than one thing at a time.

[XxBIGWOODxX]

it would be sweet if they actually put in the game a red dot for smg lmg and ar, which would turn you point of view first person, that would be cool and I think a better scope option then they have, but they have a ton of other things to fix before taking on this request.

[pdut23]

Thanks for letting me know about the problem with scopes. I just like the iron sights better anyway, easier to manuever in CQB w/ blur.

[Riku_Kurosaki15]

IMO, it's completely pointless to equip a scope to a shotgun or a SMG. It serves no purpose. In all the 3 1/2 years that I was in the Army, aside from my normal Army-issued M16, I got a chance to fire a lot of different weapons when I was deployed to Afghanistan and I never saw any kind of scope attached to a shotgun. And the time I got to fire these different weapons, my unit was attached to a special forces unit.