Weapon Comparison: Grendel vs Scar vs Fy71

Post » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:10 am

Hello everyone, lately I've stumbled on a very disturbing realization, the fact that a Scar or/and FY71 can actually out power a Grendel Battle Rifle. As many of you know, the Grendel is a burst fire weapon, famous for sheer stopping power, but difficult to handle, a marksman weapon if you will. I've made a comparison video to show you the scar and FY71 are actually too close in matching its stopping power. Keep in mind i would shoot slowly to insure bullet count and accuracy was kept appropriately.



What my point is the Scar/Fy71 on default are very powerful, as we all know the Grendel is, but the scar can do something the Grendel cannot, equip rapid fire, Rapid fire makes the scar not only lethal, but a fully auto Grendel. As we all recall a fully auto Grendel feels like a Crysis 2 Fy71. Which 97% of everyone in the community knew was Over Powered.

What i dont understand is the Grendel requires discipline and aim, on top of that, its not a run and gun weapon, if you plan to run around with the grendel, your a dead man, while the scar and Fy71 both can. Their damage is way to similar, I'm going to say this now, i dont, in any way, endorse a nerf to the Scar or Fy71. However, as of now i feel that the Grendel is a very unattractive weapon; since launch, ive only seen 4 people use it, yet 80% of the populous runs around with a scar.

In Crysis 2 the Grendel had penetration power, like the Gauss, its seems non-existent in C3, on top of that, the maps in C3 all appropriately accept very close range or long range weapons, once again blurring the line of a use for a grendel. It pains me to see one of my favorite weapon be out matched by easy weapons, only a select few even know how to excel with the Battle rifle.

The question i have for you Crytek is, "Why would i pick a Grendel over a Scar or Fy71?" To enjoy the way it sounds? Cryteam, you need to figure out a balancing act to accommodate and make other weapons more attractive, the whole point of the scar is to be a weapon that does not excel in any situation, have you played your game lately, the only thing a scar loses to is a jackal.
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Maeva
 
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Post » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:55 am

Scar doesn't lose to a jackal, unless you are talking 1v1 fights from 5 inches away. Scar is the better gun overall. Both are too strong, or the other guns are too weak (include typhoon in here).
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Post » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:51 pm

I agree, grendel needs a slight buff. Im a fan of "difficult-to-use" weapons, but once you master it, you are lethal. like the bow :P
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Post » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:00 pm

What about the Grendel vs Takedown?
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Post » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:04 pm

What about the Grendel vs Takedown?
The Takedown is simply the Grendel single fire, its re-skinned and sold as a different weapon.
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Post » Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:28 pm

I agree, grendel needs a slight buff. Im a fan of "difficult-to-use" weapons, but once you master it, you are lethal. like the bow :P

My grendel is almost maxed out and i have over 2 kd with it.Also i kinda run around but usually i don′t go to the middle of maps.It′s a nice gun but off course the scar/fy might be better.

However as i said i have a nice kd using it and it′s the best in accuracy also as in kd of all the weapons i use.Over 30% accuracy with it :)
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