Ammo Types

[Truth-Seeker76]

Tbogt played with the idea of ammo variants with the auto/explosive shotgun, do you think R* should expand on this idea in Gta5 or in later games?

 

Example:Shotgun

 

•buckshot- default shotgun round 7-9 pellet spread devastating up close, low-medium range.

 

•flechette- Tighter spread compared to buckshot but less damage. Limited penetration ability, more effective against vehicles, can damage health through body armor, increased cover destruction, projectiles can pierce multiple targets.

 

•dragon's breath(incendiary)- several pellets which can ignite targets upon impact. low base damage but does good fire damage over time.

 

 

•explosive- should always 1-shot kill unarmored npc's but otherwise unchanged.

 

 

Other weapons would get more generic types like:

 

• hollow-point- 15-25% bonus damage to health, 15-25% damage penalty to armor/vehicles no cover penetration and low damage to cover.

 

• overpressure/magnum- increased damage, range, and muzzle velocity. Increased reticle bloom, increased recoil.

 

• armor-piercing- 10-15% damage penalty. ignores 75-100% body armor 15-25% damage boost against vehicles, can pierce multiple npc's, can reliably penetrate/destroy certain types of cover.

 

All in all I think this would open up many more tactical options for the player and encourage you to experiment in order to find what suits your situation or playstyle.

[Grand Theft Savage]

Wow, that's actually a good idea. I haven't even considered different ammunition types. This should have been in Max Payne 3... But I certainly hope Rockstar implements this.

[crispypistonx8]

Yep cool ideas, an maybe we'll see shot shell variants but I wouldn't hold my breath for that type of detail. Then again they have added some rather unusual features lately...

[TRANEMing]

That's good idea...but I hope there's a switch,too....

For instance,Shotgun in TBoGT, you can only hold normal sheid or explosive sheid unless you buy the ammo again and abandon the other...

[Grand Theft Savage]

Bump. Why don't the good threads ever get any shine? Bullets that can penetrate certain cover items would be pretty badass.

[samyG]

So hope the game features different calibers rounds instead of just generic "pistol ammo". I want there to be .45 ACP for a Colt 1911, 7.62 ammo for an AK, etc.

[THEMANatwar]

I was just thinking about this and I hope it gets put in the game. I would like to have AP rounds with a .50cal and shoot the engine block of a car to disable it. That would be sweet.