iMac Girl

Okay I've been playing CoD Multiplayer for a couple of years now, and I generally equip all of my classes with a silencer. I've noticed that lately I'm not getting the kills. I get the hits but not as many kills. I fight mid to long range and I'm just wondering just what the pro's and cons of the silencer, and how your red dot is affected on the mini map.

Thoughts?

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Jomick

You're seeing more hitmarkers because the silencer reduces the effective range of the gun by shortening the distance at which bullet damage begins to drop off.

That's really the only con.

Pro is that there is reduced muzzle flash (meaning it's much easier to keep the enemy in your sights while you fire).

And when you fire with a silencer, no red dot pops up. You will pop up if they call in a UAV though, unless you have Assassin.

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iMac Girl

Thanks thats what i thought was happening. So how long does your red dot stay on the mini map, does appear as soon as the game starts till it ends or does it appear when you first fire?

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Skuh

I only use a silencer on powerful guns like the acr or on very fast firing guns like the MP7.
The first way means you still pack a punch the second option means you will not notice the extra bullet it takes to kill someone.
Dont use it on average guns.

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Jomick

If you have a silencer, the red dot will never appear when you fire.

The only way your red dot would show up would be if the enemy called in a UAV, Advanced UAV, Recon Drone, or they had the Recon perk.

And if you were using a gun without a silencer, you'd appear in those 4 instances listed, plus whenever you shot. AFAIK, it's impossible to be on the mini map from the start of the game until the end, unless you're in a private match and that's the setting the host put.

I'd also take Skuh's advice. Your best bet would be to silence guns that kill in either very few bullets (such as the M4, ACR), or have a very fast fire rate (P90, MP7).

Using an average gun, such as the Dragunov, makes the damage drop off MUCH more noticeable.

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pantstofry

I started using the silencer on most of my setups (well, before i quit xbox) and it actually started working REALLY well for me. It could have just been a few bad lobbies for you.

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iMac Girl

Hmm could be right. I'm going to run a couple of games with the same set up minus the silencers and see how it goes.

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jamesmsv

I also like silencers but find them pointless in MW3. The art of stealth and flanking has pretty much gone out the window due to poor map design - not only was I experiencing what you were (ie a lack of effectiveness) but I also notice I'm being killed by silenced weapons far less. in this game certainly, the disadvantages outweigh any advantages.

Tatemylightning

Please come join my lobbies then as everyone and there dog uses a silencer.

i use one on my ACR, UMP and MK14 but thats it.

and you can mitigate the range drop off by adding the range gun perk to it.