Recoil (no ontology)

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Revision as of 02:35, 25 February 2014

The basic premise of the recoil system is to simulate the increasing spread and loss of accuracy as one fires more rounds. It is primarily intended to be a balancing mechanic, to avoid the phenomenon of "lucky mag dumps" which has been observed in the past (and has been universally admitted to sound ridiculous especially with high-capacity firearms).

NOTE: This mechanic evidently does NOT affect melee weapons, certain special weapons (Golden Gun...) due to their nature, or heavy weapons such as grenade launchers and rocket launchers; only conventional personal firearms.

The recoil system

Statistically speaking, depending on the fire mode used, the recoil level of the weapon, and the amounts of shots fired, accuracy will drop after an X amount of shots is fired. In other words, for every Xth shot fired, the dice score is decreased by 1 during calculation of damage. This is called the "accuracy drop threshold" (abbreviated as ADT underneath).

Furthermore, regardless of the weapon's recoil level, for every drop of accuracy that occurs, shots will hit a random @bodyaim rather than the intended target. Practically, because of this, there exists what is called the 'first window of accuracy' - the largest amount of shots that can be fired without drop (and as such, ensuring that it hits the intended target), the larger every window is.

NOTE: Fire modes not listed below are not affected by recoil mechanics.

Recoil levels

Five different Recoil levels exist, in which the concerned firearm calibers are classed into. Between parentheses are listed the first and second windows of accuracy, to give an idea of how accurate a weapon with such a recoil level can expect to be in the given fire mode.

• 1 - No recoil:
  • Full-auto ADT: 16th shot (1-15, 16-30..)
  • Burst mode ADT: None
  • Semi-auto ADT: None
• 2 - Light:
  • Full-auto ADT: 7th shot (1-6, 7-12..)
  • Burst mode ADT: 5th burst (1-4, 5)
  • Semi-auto ADT: None
• 3 - Normal:
  • Full-auto ADT: 5th shot (1-4, 5-8..)
  • Burst mode ADT: 4th burst (1-3, 4-5)
  • Semi-auto ADT: 7th shot (1-6, 7-14..)
• 4 - Heavy:
  • Full-auto ADT: 3rd shot (1-2, 3-4..)
  • Burst mode ADT: 3rd burst (1-2, 3-4..)
  • Semi-auto ADT: 5th shot (1-4, 5-8..)
• 5 - Punishing:
  • Full-auto ADT: 3rd shot (1-2, 3-4..)
  • Burst mode ADT: 2nd burst (1, 2..)
  • Semi-auto ADT: 4th shot (1-3, 4-6..)

Furthermore, regardless of the weapon's recoil level, for every drop of accuracy that occurs, shots will hit a random @bodyaim rather than the intended target. Practically, because of this, there exists an 'accuracy window' - the largest amount of shots that can be fired without drop (and as such, ensuring that it hits the intended target), the larger the window is.

Example

One example: Weapons chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO are considered to be Recoil 3.

• The user has a weapon that fires this round
• This weapon is capable of fully-automatic fire, and is used in that mode
• The user attempts firing 11 shots.
• The user is aiming at the upper body of a target, which is an area that causes no penalty to accuracy, and nothing is further affecting the user's accuracy (no accessories, no meds, etc.)
• The user rolls their attack dice, and rolls a 7.

Then, the following happens:

• Shots 1-4 = Score is considered to be 7. Shots 1-4 hit the intended target: the upper body.
• Shots 5-8 = Score is considered to be 6. Shots 5-8 hit a random other body part, for example the lower body.
• Shots 9-11 = Score is considered to be 5. Shots 9-11 simply miss.

Accessories and recoil

New accessory types have been introduced in Mazeworld 2.3 alongside the very recoil system, to help contestants fight recoil and allowing more, or better-controlled shots. These are bipods, foregrips and muzzle brakes. All of those accessories are passive; when one is equipped, its effects are always applied. Please check the Weapon accessory page for more information on these accessories.

List of calibers by recoil

See also

• Gameplay mechanics
• Weapon accessory
• Accessory compatibility list