"I didn't think I was that close, actually...I mean I was firing my grenade launcher (it's the first one available, the one that holds four rounds and has a  rotary magazine) at vehicles that were at least 30-40 yards away.  I was way outside the blast zone.  The reason I thought it was buggy was because I'd shoot rounds at the ground at enemies who were way closer and the grenades would go off every time as intended.

About the other weapons, I'm not sure.  I unlocked the silenced Makarov or whatever it is and upgraded it's reliability and accuracy.  Seems pretty good, although I haven't had any opportunities to use it stealthily yet.  I've been messing around with the AK-47 which seems even better than the AR-16, the one with the green dot scope on it.  I think the most impressive weapon is the M1903 Sniper.  I've got that upgraded on both accuracy and reliability also, and it generally seems to kill dudes in one hit which is a nice change. 

I still feel like the assault rifles aren't nearly powerful enough.  It takes way too many rounds to kill dudes, that's always been one of my biggest pet peeves in shooters.  I'm still hoping it will get better, though."

I must say that I find the M1903 Sniper to be extremely satisfying and I'm having a blast with the weapon. I also just picked up the silenced pistol, but I haven't really had much use for it at all so far...I sort of miss my flare gun now. When do you unlock the grenade launcher because I have only done one weapon's dealer mission and only grabbed the M1903 and pistol, but I wasn't really looking at any other weapons besides those two.

I haven't unlocked it yet, but I picked up an AR-15 and absolutely loved it. Right now, I'm just alternating between a G3 and a Springfield. The Springfield is seriously fun to snipe with, although I prefer the AR-15's balance of close-up power and long-range accuracy, so I think I'll probably use that in the future.

For sidearms, nothing beats the silenced pistol. And I like the big rocket launcher that I got from my friend for my special.

I so told you so. M1 Garand is fuckwin.

I haven't found a cooler weapon yet. I threw away my Barret (or lookalike?) for it.

"MB said:

"Is the grenade launcher a little buggy for anyone else?  Seems like half the time either nothing happens when the grenade hits, or it explodes way off in the air or off to the side of whatever I was aiming at."

Pretty sure it's got a delay on arming, it's blowing up to the side because it bounced off of wherever you shot it.

Also, I found out with the Carl Gustav that the game does in fact have deflection. I shot it at a car, and it bounced off a side that was like 15 degrees off parallel instead of detonating."

"I so told you so. M1 Garand is fuckwin.

I haven't found a cooler weapon yet. I threw away my Barret (or lookalike?) for it."

Err Springfield. My bad. Almost the same gun though.

I mostly use the cheapest sniper rifle.

It's nice.

"

I mostly use the cheapest sniper rifle.

It's nice.

"

Are there any Desert Eagles in the mix?

"Are there any Desert Eagles in the mix?"

"Err Springfield. My bad. Almost the same gun though."

"Try the MP5SD, too, it's better than the G3 and silenced. It also has a higher rate of fire so target saturation is high.

On another note, I got to act 2 and am trying to make a technical I found with an M2 (.50 cal machine gun) last as long as possible. GOD DAMN I LOVE THE M2
EDIT: as soon as I said that I found one with a Mk 19 grenade launcher...lol"

"Cyclonus said:

"

I mostly use the cheapest sniper rifle.

It's nice.

"

sniper rifles are overrated. I prefer to bust into a camp in a jeep and mow as many people down with the mounted weapon as possible. Then scout the area with an AK-47. Never fails me."

"Demilich said:

"Err Springfield. My bad. Almost the same gun though."

Well, not really, the Springfield is a pre-WW1 bolt action rifle with a 5/10 round internal magazine, relegated to sniper duty in WWII, and the Garand is a WWII semi-automatic infantry rifle with an 8 round En-Bloc Clip.

Lunarbunny said:

"Try the MP5SD, too, it's better than the G3 and silenced. It also has a higher rate of fire so target saturation is high.

On another note, I got to act 2 and am trying to make a technical I found with an M2 (.50 cal machine gun) last as long as possible. GOD DAMN I LOVE THE M2
EDIT: as soon as I said that I found one with a Mk 19 grenade launcher...lol"

A 9mm submachinegun firing sub-sonic ammunition is... more powerful than a battle rifle....?
"

"Are there any Desert Eagles in the mix?"

At the moment? M79, Golden AK (i found it in a shack some where) and a RPG. Good all round gear.

"At the moment? M79, Golden AK (i found it in a shack some where) and a RPG. Good all round gear."

A 9mm submachinegun firing sub-sonic ammunition is... more powerful than a battle rifle....?"

"adam_grif said:

"Demilich said:

"Err Springfield. My bad. Almost the same gun though."

Well, not really, the Springfield is a pre-WW1 bolt action rifle with a 5/10 round internal magazine, relegated to sniper duty in WWII, and the Garand is a WWII semi-automatic infantry rifle with an 8 round En-Bloc Clip.

Lunarbunny said:

"Try the MP5SD, too, it's better than the G3 and silenced. It also has a higher rate of fire so target saturation is high.

On another note, I got to act 2 and am trying to make a technical I found with an M2 (.50 cal machine gun) last as long as possible. GOD DAMN I LOVE THE M2
EDIT: as soon as I said that I found one with a Mk 19 grenade launcher...lol"

A 9mm submachinegun firing sub-sonic ammunition is... more powerful than a battle rifle....?
"

AKs jam, this game has already lost any claim to realism."

I've been running with the Silent Makarov, Silent MP5 and the Dart Rifle

accuracy upgraded on the mp5.

oh and with the AK47 jamming, there is mention that there are lots of poorly made cheap Ak47s around, maybe that is it ;D

Well I just unlocked every weapon. Current setup is a Desert Eagle, the primary Grenade Launcher and Flamethrower. All fully upgraded. The Deagle kind of sucks though, I'm going to replace it with the Uzi.

I think I'm done with this game. All the fun I had came from unlocking the weapons, and now that I can't do that anymore, I have no desire to keep playing the repetitive missions and driving through infinite checkpoints.

"I think I'm done with this game. All the fun I had came from unlocking the weapons, and now that I can't do that anymore, I have no desire to keep playing the repetitive missions and driving through infinite checkpoints."

I havent been able to purchase any weapons other then the first shotgun im trying to get the sniper though

"I havent been able to purchase any weapons other then the first shotgun im trying to get the sniper though"

"Thunder said:

"I havent been able to purchase any weapons other then the first shotgun im trying to get the sniper though"

You have to do the arms dealer mission to unlock the weapons."

Ok, so I just unlocked the Dart Rifle and it seems to be pretty bad ass.  My first kill with the dart rifle was awesome.  I was out on top of a rock at the airfield and there was a technical heading away from me along the railroad tracks that had a driver and a gunner like they normally do.  I took out the gunner at about 200 yards or so.  Missed the driver, though.  However, the ammo limitation is really killing me.  Five rounds is just not enough.  I like the idea of having a scoped rifle in my special weapon slot, which frees up my assault slot for an Ak-47 or something like that.  Of course, that leaves me without the RPG...

I guess it's no big deal now to worry about weapon combinations as I'm continually unlocking new things.  Part of the problem I'm having now, though, is not really knowing what some of the weapons are like before purchasing them at the arms dealer. Things like IED's.  Never seen one out in the wild, so I'm not sure I want to waste diamonds on them at this point.

My friend got the game at midnight too and I was over at his place playing it but then I fell asleep on his shoulder, lulz! But he said that it was so good that he just kept playing. I can't wait to grab it.

"Part of the problem I'm having now, though, is not really knowing what some of the weapons are like before purchasing them at the arms dealer. Things like IED's.  Never seen one out in the wild, so I'm not sure I want to waste diamonds on them at this point."

How do the IED's work?  Do they have a detonator?

Yessir. I'm just going to assume you have a pc for this: You press the left-mouse button to drop one and a detonator will come up. Left click again to blow up the explosive, but if your right click your guy will get out another IED you can place. Then you place a bunch around some cars near wild grass all around an enemy encampment, press the detentor and watch the fireworks.

How many do you get to have in your inventory at once?

10 with the ammo upgrade.

wow, that is sweet...I'll be picking up IED's next, I think.  Thanks dude.

The dart rifle's marksmans bandolier grants double ammo. 
I think my favorite loadout while playing was the dartgun, the silenced MP5, and the Mini-uzi or Mac-10.  I can recall one instance where I had snuck up on some Private Property, and began an assault on some random goons.  I heard the leader say "I think there's only one of them!", right as I was hurling a grenade, switching ammo types, then throwing a moltov for good measure.  Good times.

First thing i did was play the armory missions and assasinations to support all the new goods. Now rolling with the M-79, AR-18 + M249 SAW. Having all the reliablity + accuracy upgrades for all guns i have (everything but shotguns & snipers) and ammo addons for grenades and assault ammo.

Found that the Saw saved me when my AR-18 ran out of ammo numerous times & the nade launcher basicly solves all my mission problems, sometimes with just one wellplaced,  distant shot.

Depends what you need the explosives for, IED's are fun but you need to drop them somewhere upclose. The M-79 is a great weapon vs prettymuch anything i come up against. Though you can only hold 3 grenades at first, so the ammo upgrade is definatly something u want, which automatily gives you more nades to throw aswell.
I rarely used the RPG... find the nade launcher to be much more reliable though i've still to give my carl gustav a field day. The explosions from that are BIG. And the last grenade launcher (MGL-40) is really cool but counts as primairy. So no go there for me.

I'd suggest saving before you buy, buying it, test and load to test other things, go with what ya like best. Guns arn't cheap and the right one makes all the difference.
Oh and don't base judgement off gear you picked off corpses. I had an RPG at one point out of which the rockets literally FELL instead of flew. Spazing over the floor before hitting something, leaving you to run like hell. (aka buy reliability upgrades. they're worth it)

neither am i!