Zoom adds a multiplier to your range. Optics / Sights / Scopes help decrease the Damage Drop-off Over Distance Penalty, and the rare, Custom Optics Perk adds a pretty noticeable difference to your damage over distance. This is a mini episode, only about 90 seconds. Hope this helps when deciding what perks to roll with :) This is a follow up to my Range / Aim Assist / Accuracy video.
BTW: [u]If you hipfire[/u], you have [b]ZERO Zoom[/b], meaning there's a significant [u]range penalty[/u]. Ya.. Bungie really doesn't like hipfiring now. Strange, Halo used to be all about hipfire. Hmm
[u]All weapons have a base Zoom when aiming.[/u]
Shotgun - 1.2x
Auto Rifle, Fusion Rifle, Machine Gun - 1.5x
Hand Cannon (I believe Hand Cannon Zoom was nerfed at some point, so it could potentially be 1.5x), Pulse Rifle - 1.7x
Scout Rifle, Rocket Launcher - 2.0x
Sniper Rifle - 4x
So basically, hipfiring with a shotgun is like removing that 1.2x range multiplier. Damn. Also, shotgun handling was nerfed (handling is how fast you switch weapons AND how fast you Aim Down Sights). Ya, remember how the Snapshot Perk (Aim Down Sights 30% faster) felt useless? Now that seems important, huh? haha
If you have any questions, let me know!
This Reddit post has a lot of good (albeit somewhat outdated) info, which includes many zoom values / optics if you really really wanna know the numbers behind it: https://redd.it/2i75yk
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[b][i]Who learned you how to spoke?![/i][/b]
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I thought he was Jay Garrick
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Its also important to remember that range increases your aim assist values. Which means perks like custom optics can be just as valuable as having the right scope especially on a sniper.(custom optics can't roll on a sniper any more, but if you have an old sniper you may want to roll for it.)
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3 RepliesEdited by Caboose: 3/2/2016 1:44:55 PMThanks for the post. Very informative. Now j don't know if to use armor piercing rounds or custom optics on my Treads. It's on my Warlock if anyone wants to see. Everyone saying it's obvious, scopes were obvious but not the significant increase of custom optics. Everyone thought that was a useless perk.
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5 RepliesI remember fighting in PoE against the hive knight boss Urrox, I was using a fusion rifle and when I went ADS it would double the damage I was doing. Always thought that was strange.
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5 RepliesThe only Zoom that matters is trying to steal the Speed Force
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We knew that since The First Curse. C'mon
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1 ReplySo you're telling me the year 1 trials shotgun is the best shotgun in the game? (Thing zoomed in like a sightsys sniper rifle)
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1 ReplyThought this was common sense, guess not
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5 RepliesEvidence = Nerf fusion rifles!
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1 ReplyThis was easy to notice in HoW if you fired on the giant servitor with a Pulse rifle in hip fire then zoom in. Or with any weapon, really. I never told anyone though, lol.
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1 ReplyDude you are funny, i subscribed you on youtube, and i rarely do so.
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1 Reply
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1 ReplySo I can watch later
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1 ReplySo on jade rabbit is custom optics worth it?
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3 RepliesLike duuhh?
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9 RepliesAnyone else think of the Flash (tv show)
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Congrats! You just discovered america in the can of sardines. Thank you captain obvious.
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2 RepliesLike eobard Thawne?????
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Why does Deej's post have so many downvotes?
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5 Replies[quote]Who learned you how to spoke?[/quote] You earned yourself a sub ;)
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2 RepliesBump for later
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3 RepliesHmm I'm using custom optics now
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1 Replywhat does custom optics do?