Are we getting adjustable scopes?

NewSith · 2012-07-13, 12:56 PM

... with several zoom options?

I think it was mentioned somewhere or can be found in some of the videos, I just can't (be arsed to) find it.

My main concern with it is that I really don't like how you're forced to have only a preset magnification in games like battlefield 3. Modern real life warfare evolved enough to have adjustable optics on rifles. I don't really see why people would forget the technology in space travel era...

TAA · 2012-07-13, 06:28 PM

I really dont think there will be adjustable scopes. Maybe for the sniper rifles you might get a scope with a couple of levels of zoom.

Instead you will need to unlock each scope individually and equip a different one of choice when you spawn.

NewSith · 2012-07-13, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by TAA

I really dont think there will be adjustable scopes. Maybe for the sniper rifles you might get a scope with a couple of levels of zoom.

Instead you will need to unlock each scope individually and equip a different one of choice when you spawn.

I was actually talking about sniper rifles. You don't really need an adjustable scope for assault rifles if the shooting is anything BUT like in PS1

Ninjacalypse · 2012-07-14, 05:13 AM

Yeah, in BF3 toting a 12x scoped sniper rifle is great far off targets but when you're moving up on objectives and points where an enemy could be right around the corner you have to pull the pistol out.

Although, not too many recons worry about that in BF3 because most of them don't play the objectives.

Flaropri · 2012-07-14, 10:40 AM

So far there are no adjustable scopes, and the Devs appear to think that having a wide selection of scopes is enough. Adjustable scopes may come up in the future, but it isn't part of the current plan.

Neurotoxin · 2012-07-14, 01:01 PM

Still the same as how things were at E3. Scopes are all set at a designated interval, plus whatever other features they have (like laser dot, night vision) but they currently only have one level of zoom and no way to zero it to a different range. IIRC there's 1x, 2x 3.4x 7x and 12x, with modifications of laser sight, red dot, or night vision.

For the here-and-now this is fine, between now and live release it can potentially be changed and improved. Personally I want as much customization on my scope as possible.