The Red Dot

[TixBomber]

Meh...All this talk about red dots, scopes, rifle lasers... Let it ride, rock no attachments and the binoculars, baddest combo in the game!

[TixBomber]

Originally Posted by Pink_Floyd

ok i'm not sure if its just my copy of the game or what, but when i select my attachments at the bottom, the only one that changes is load and my total load. My accuracy meter doesn't go up when I add a front grip or bipod? can some one help me out!

You have to go back up to your gun (so the yellow highlight is around it). When you pick attachments, the accuracy reflects in the gun menu.

[JSTAB]

SEE 'SOCOM 3 Armory Discussion/FAQs" thread in SOCOM III Online Gaming forum.

[GrAvYy]

i dont see the point in a red dot. when shooting the recoil does go up in the scope but u dont see it, so the bullets could go everywhere above where u aiming :)

id rather use a normal scope

[Subject 17]

You can run around, and the crosshairs don't move out. Its reallllllllly good in real life, but not so much here.

[N0Cure]

I've never been a big fan of the red dot...not when I can add a nice scope or a suppressor

I believe I put the red dot on my DE.50 but that may be something different..I can't remember

[RickTheRipper]

The title of this thread has been changed? I guess that means I made an okay thread, yay. Lets see here, something about the red dot..... Oh I know, did anyone notice that it weighs less than the front grip but gives the same accuracy? So if you don't have the front grip, just slap on a red dot.

[Bright Motive]

Whoa...good idea. Red dot on a deagle. That's the only gun I would use then!

[LoneFox]

whoa wait a second. . . dont get them confused. the red dot is a scope and only gives you accuracy in that mode. the rifle laser is a red dot in 3rd person view but doesnt do anything in a day map

[Scuba Steve]

Well, it's been bugging me for quite some time, so I decided to test it out myself.

When using an assault rifle (I tested it with the 552 and the AG-94), you will have full accuracy if your weapon is equipped with a front grip and a red dot. However, I have always wondered if the red dot requires you to be in it's view, in order to capitalize on it's advantages. Now, a friend of mine and I tested the 552 first, using the same character, same equipment slots, etc. from a standing position at 50 meters. When firing the 552 with the rifle laser, it seemed to have more accuracy than shooting the 552 with a red dot, from third person view. We then tried it with in the view of the red dot, and that had a bit more accuracy. These tests were done for both weapons, from standing and crouching, and while shooting a full magazine. The outcome was the same for both weapons.

All in all, it seems you only gain more accuracy with a red dot if you are in its view.

I just thought I'd throw that out there. So, unless you plan on running around with a 1.5 magnification, don't equip the red dot.