what are your thoughts on the warden blast regulator? the description says it should reduce sound similar to a suppressor, have you done any tests on it? if it works it might make a decent solo player option
I've been using the RFB since i unlocked it on Skier my build uses a JP Enterprises 30mm ring scope mount and the Vortex Razor HD Gen.2 1-6x24 riflescope with a Leupold Red dot for CQB since i've started using my stock pile of M61 i've been slaying nerds on Interchange
There is a way to add a laser to the RFB, by using the reckangle 30/34mm scope mount, you can put the RAPTAR range finder on top of it and switch it to laser/IR, which will go well with a tac30 or vudu
@@thomasstewart1380 I was under the impression that the Holosun laser was only visual, i.e. it doesn't invisibly boost your hip-fire accuracy. Is this not the case? Thanks
Curiously, I've had the opposite experience regarding helmets Giga. While I am speaking generally about helmets, not specifically the Ratnik, I've found my helmet saves me numerous times by either bouncing or absorbing rounds. I have attributed this to less prevalent ammos that just immediately punch my helmets, combined with the new ballistics and damage / pen drop off, I have found my helmet is shrugging off a surprising amount of rounds.
Could be from scavs, cause they generally have pretty shit ammo. I have had the same experience this wipe, but I've had it less and less from players now that people are starting to get easier access to meta ammo.
I usually will play in a group when doing anything PMC related, and I have seen dozens of bullets bounce off of some of my buddies heads. Helmets are definitely worth running, and if you run a scav or two at lighthouse you can usually walk out with at least one ULACH if not two.
Seems like the drop off damage was a bug and bsg fixed it now so helmets should be back to normal, I survived a few headshots with a helmet (I'm a hat man) leaving me at 1-4 hp, also the helmet bash sound played half of the times while no helmet was on my head, really odd
There is a second option to add a laser: The new 30mm Ring mounts wich were added in 12.12 can take the also new rangefinder/Laser combo on top. Looks goofy, but works realy well.
Nice! I didn't include it because I didn't want the video to get too long but it can work with a nice 1x too, had some success with the delta point even at middlish ranges!
My favorite European Beef: This is great information, sharing with my buds right now. I've been harping on the RFB since last wipe and with the low cost from Skier this wipe it really does seem like an even more obvious choice. A bit surprised you are doubting the helmet situation, but I'm guessing that comes down to personal experience. I've been using the Ratnik you previously suggested and it has saved me at least twice this wipe already so for the cheap price of 2 bleaches I'll take it, though if it hasn't done you much good I don't blame you either. "Your mileage may vary" as they say over here lol. One thing that might be worth an annotation: the Korund barter is a LL3 Prapor barter rather than a Ragman one as implied at roughly 7:30. Thanks again for your outstanding videos, I look forward to them every week! Cheers! :)
Thanks! Unfortunately youtube stopped people using annotations, which is a shame because there's not really a way to flag amendments other than the pinned comment and description. I did think that when I said it but was a broad generalisation so left it there anyway haha :) thanks for the feedback!
Even though its a small ruble amount, it seems alot for 2 ergo. In terms of ads frames I can't imagine it's more than 1 at 60 fps, but I could be wrong
Level 4 helmets have saved me dozens of times this wipe. With the new penetration drops over distance I feel like they're a lot more likely to save you from 7.62 PS or 5.45 BT's which are really common. The TC-2001 is a minimum for me.
oh this gun is defo one of my favs, greased a lvl 51 on interchange who was running an RSASS with it. if he's reading this, i wanna say thank you for donating to my gunsmith part 6 task 🤣
You touch on stims at the end. There is great benefit to carrying 2x SJ1+SJ6+L1 and a MULE, run the first 3 to sprint into the prime areas, then the same 3 again and the mule to head out when overweight, pop a propital to counter the MULE downsides and get some hydration and energy onboard and you are set to sprint.
I've recently had a few incredible raids with the RFB on shoreline. Wiped a juiced class 5 armor 3 man in the resort and the following raid I took on 4 pmcs one after the other near spawn as they kept coming towards the gunfire. M80 more than does the job and the RFB is a budget friendly, but effective gun.
I feel you can go either way with it. Sure you're a bit more quiet, but in the grand scheme of things you're going to end up making noise in a fire fight regardless. Someone will toss a nade or the enemy won't be silenced etc etc.
it makes me so happy ppl are starting to realise how good this gun is (besides lack of tac device) i got my shooterborns with it last wipe and it really delivers in a lot of situations. so good for the price
if you get the new yellow scope mount that comes with the g28 you can slap the new yellow rangefinder from jager ll3 (it's like 20k) and it has an ir light + laser combo.
@@DRDSkidroW I know it’s so beautiful. But yeah as someone else here said, unsuppressed that gun really is a dinner bell it’s so loud. Some times I think it’s the mk18 for a few secs
I love the injector case so much. stims are game changers but they were so hard to use before because they took up so much space and it was really annoying having to risk throwing money away by not having them in your secure container. Honestly surprised the case is not MORE expensive than it is right now.
the Ratnik 6B47 saved me last night for the first time this wipe. On shoreline someone from weatherstation with BP 5.45 tried to snipe me in the head with an AK. The helmet and i guess bullet drop-off tankt the hit. So I don't think any helmets other than with a faceshield or class 4 or over is worth using. After 170 raids only 1 time where it saves you is not really value at around 20k for the helm with 2x bleach. Also I would upgrade the tarzan to an Umka it's only 6k more on the flea but has an extra 2x2 slot which is very handy in loot runs.
the ulach is god tier this wipe because of ballistic changes. there are only 10-12 ammo types that penetrate the ulach at 100 meters. m80, m62, and m855a1 all don't *reliably* penetrate the ulach at 100 meters. and m80 and m855a1 are probably the most used bullets in the game.
Honestly the fact is that 5.45x39 and 5.56x45 are so fucking garbage this wipe that likelihood is you would’ve survived that shot to the head even without a helmet.
@@balkanicsense1952 I'll argue that Lvl3 helmets are still good vs Scavs 9mm and Shotgun pellets at that, if they graze the top of your head or sides, it can save you Everytime you have to repair your helmet after a raid, it saved you.
The TAC30 is the way to go imo, I used the Elcan a lot too last wipe because I didnt know much about how sights work but I haven't used it once this wipe. Nothing for 30k-40k has anywhere near the clarity of that beast. Edit: The RFB has also been great for me so far, I usually run the Tac30 or EOTech XPS-0 and Odin Works Break with the KAC and now RVG from PK III
It's only worth it over the sr-25 if you run it completely without attachments and disregarding recoil and ergo completely. The sr is usually around 70k at 100% condition on the flea and with much better stats.
From my experience anything under 150 is point an click. I ran an rfb with thunderbeast an vudu this weekend on woods an had probably 6-7 headshots over 100m.
Once again, thank you for your work. I ran this most of last wipe at your suggestion but now that its popular and I'm a closet hipster, I've had to move on. A video suggestion, standard vs shortened AKs. Typically the shortened versions (AK102 and the 105) see an RPM reduction from 650 to 600. Historically we say RPM equals more manageable recoil so does the trade for higher ergo but lower RPM/length keep us closer to actual felt recoil of the longer AKs or is it completely an ergo trade at the cost of TTK? Either way, it would seem the AK105 which does not receive the lower RPM might be one of the poorer AKs in class. Thanks ahead of time.
Interesting question! 50 rpm is fairly small so I don't think the effect is massive, it looks to me that the 105 does get the lower rpm of 600. But yeah its a balance between ergo, ttk and recoil - you don't get much of an ergo boost for choosing the short one it seems, and given 650 is quite slow anyway my gut reaction is that the better ttk is probably preferable to the recoil benefits. I'll note it down, interesting one!
@@Gigabeef First let me apologize as I fat fingered and meant to type AK104 and NOT AK105 for that last comment. The 104 does not realize the lower RPM the other shorter rifles do. Yea, I'll probably fiddle with it myself but my guess if recoil is the goal is pure recoil (ignoring TTK) then it'll likely be 102 > 105 though not being able to take advantage of the higher ergo with bigger mags is a bummer. Cheers
Your Rich! I Try not to load out much past 100K. Problem is EVERY time I load out with meta, hackers durp across the map and clip me while I'm waiting patiently in an out of the way nook so I can kill scavs after most of the PMC's have left the map. So with that said, if you could only spend 100K, what would you kit out?
Always the issue with 100k is the armor. Class 4 takes up about 50k of that with the budget ones. That said, its probably mp153 with the keys barter, the ring sight from Jaeger and buckshot of some kind, either express or magnum. I do prefer ap20 slugs but it's at high level jaeger and not on the flea any more. Or 366 vpo with ap-m ammo, plus mmac rig barter. One of those two
@@Gigabeef I agree! I do try to run with Class 4 armor whenever I can. That does not leave much for anything else. Though I have a fondness of the VPO-215 with a Glock 17. Cheap enough and it comes back on insurance more often then not to offset the price. It teaches me/forces me to only take fights that are within very specific engagement ranges and move or avoid anything where I am not. I only kill PMC if its a mission, and I rely a lot on luck. I lose 85% of the fights I start. This game lags hard in PVP. PVE not at all. Headshots are real with PVE. PVP they can turn around and head/eye me before I can get a second shot off... Frustrating coming from 1000's of hours on other FPS games...
I suck at using it in the game. The one I have IRL is an awesome shooter though. Ironically in real life I have found It has very soft recoil; feels like 5.56. Very well balanced but it's not durable enough for military use. But biggest issue is you can't check the chamber during a malfunction without dropping the mag or disassembly.
Gemtech is my go to silencer almost ever gun for 30k. Would you ever make a google doc for your follower on gun builds? Having 3 builds on each gun and show estimated cost and ergo/recoil. Some nubs like me can learn or look thru it and see what is the best gun at our budget.
I see I'm not the only one that's caught onto the RFB. This gun feels so good. I like to run the tlok/two port brake/QD suppressor combo, it's very nice and that M80 is simply amazing right now
It's in my hotkeys vid but in short bind one key to press the other to release. Then actually press on hemostat release on bandage in the inventory. Hemo gets used first, then bandage after if no heavy bleed
Thought for a future video - when you show the table of muzzle devices at 3:13, perhaps adding a column to show the price would be good; ever gooder (yep, gooder) would be a second column showing overall price/performance ratio, after all just because something is the most expensive often means it's not a good value.
Issue is, the flea prices move around so much it really depends on the timing! But thanks for the suggestion, maybe I could add a range or something. Need to pay for 'tarkov market' and use that hah
Do you find the tac 30 has a different sensitivity compared to the elcan? Because of this I can’t use vudu, tac 30 etc, but I can use the razor as that feels the same as the red dots
Not yet! The m1a I don't think I've ever done a video actually come to think of it... Most of the time I tend to use the sr25 so I'll have to look into it :)
I feel next wipe the stim case should be a 3x3. 9 slots is a hell of a lot less than 16 and makes it so you cannot literally bring every type of stim into a raid with you.
I am curious to know if this is only my personal imagination: For me, the Vortex Razor 1-6x24 scope has the best/cleanest vision, while shooting the RFB. The field of vision isnt "blurred out" (dunno how to describe this better...) as much as with other scopes, like: the Valday, the Tac30, the Bravo, the HAMR and so on. But it also isnt exactly "cheap". How do you guys think about my perception?
Using the scopes that put the microdot sights on top of them (like the my personal favourite hamr) seems to fix the issue of loosing the sight picture in close ranges.
Hey Gigabeef - do you still make gameplay videos / breakdowns? Or include such footage in your videos? As a fellow solo player I like your playstyle ✅ would love to see more 🙏🏼
I personally use a 4x and a top mounted red dot to mix between long range and close range so I can take someone out from a distance and still have a chance close range, side note if you aim roughly lower abdomen at a certain range the second shot if shot in fast repetition will hit the head so you can drop someone pretty decently the gun is a good weapon if you have a bunch of money and looking to do shooter born in heaven hood choice as I can one shot heads as most don’t run class 5 this early in wipe I haven’t run I to them yet but you never know
It's funny you say you're still divided on taking a helmet every raid. From ULACH to Ratnik, I've had some serious saves. This wipe I almost swear by it.
The one thing that made me stop using the RFB after using it all the time was the recoil ... animation? Idk what it is but having the RFB and 308 MDR at 100 recoil was very different, somehow the MDR kicked alot less even of fullauto and it got worse with the recoil changes of 12.12 so I decided not to use it anymore, rather use a hunter
Found the tc helmets pretty good this wipe definitely bouncing a lot off although I would definitely prefer a ulach somewhere like lighthouse where I just simply don’t know where I’ll get shot from
Worth mentioning ballistic changes at range for 7.62x51. M80 now actually struggles to penetrate Class 4 armour beyond 50 meters, making the premium rounds more attractive than ever for longer range engagements.
IMO, the stim pouch has made getting Kappa moot. I've gotten it on the last 3 wipes but the only thing I used the extra 2 spots for were extra injectors.
I'd personally run the SR-25 if the magazines weren't so bloody hard to get a hold of. It doesn't usually get above 80k on the flea for the rifle but 20k for a magazine is ridiculous
I like max fov too but some stuff in tarkov runs wierd at high fov, some zeroing and apparent recoil... Its strange so I settled for a middle ground. There's some recent reddit threads about recoil feeling higher at high fov Plus there is something to be said for lower fov allowing you to effectively 'zoom in' when fighting at range which is more useful in tark than closer action arcade fps
More cost effective way of leveling Trader rep is buying items from the vendor then sell it back to them, you get the purchase value and the selling value then
The RFB will never be one of the best weapons in the game, but for now, it will remain among one of the best value guns, and i think that it's here to stay in that spot
I like how if these videos are unpopular very few people will benefit from them, but if they are due to supply & demand very few people will benefit from it, so no matter what you do it is practically impossible to give public advice when it comes to budget builds without eighter ruining or not changing much. Free market in a nutshell I don't mean the build will become 3 times as expensive, especially if they don't rely on the flea market as much/if they use stuff that spawns 50x more than their demand, but other options that share fewer parts will become better.
That's actually the best part about this one. RFB comes from skier, parts are minimal and all shared with every other 762 weapon on muzzles, and optics for every gun. So there's little pinch point for this for once!
2:08 To be frank with you, I'm not sure if M61 is really that potent IRL. There's no hiding from the fact that there were attempts at replacing it even before M993 in the form of the SLAP rounds, and it hasn't stopped there since in 2016 M80A1 emerged, and now there's this XM1158 thing being tried. 2:44 I beg to disagree here: RVG has equal effect on ergonomics, but it has recoil reduction as well, which counts as a win-win solution in my books. It also works great with potent muzzle brakes like Fortis RED, resulting in a low recoil, light and ergonomic gun. 4:56 This is why I would recommend to use relatively low magnification, large field of view sights. I would encourage you to try Valday PS-320 in comparison with your TAC-30. Sure, it wouldn't be as ergonomic as some 30 mm ring variants, but I think it's much easier to assemble and use. 10:39 A minor correction here: Zagustin is pronunced _/zuh-goos-teen/_ with the stress on the last syllable.
I just don't think the range of 0-3% recoil reduction on foregrips we might use makes enough difference to warrant any real spending, versus the muzzles which are 10% plus even at the 10k mark
@@Gigabeef Also, I forgot to mention it earlier, but it's cool that you followed my humble suggestion on adding a loadout advice into this sort of videos.
I've stopped running suppressors, I find that I win fights against pmcs more often if they're trying to find me. no suppressor = scare away nearby timmy's with trash gear, lure in chads that just want to fight which I'm counting on. I love fighting people who run at me like it's cod. especially funny when I use the right side blind fire with a flashlight, they mag dump at my gun and I come out when they reload lol
@@Gigabeef thanks papa, when you suck ass at aiming and reacting and stuff, gotta do anything you can to make the fight more in your favor, even if u gotta lay in bush and throw nades willy nilly towards spooky noise
Your generator should be running basically at all times anyway. Grenade cases, bitcoin farm, defibs, Yada Yada. Fuel isn't really a cost when the rest of your crafts are profitable.
Wellll kinda but if you're running other crafts + Bitcoin the fuel cost is shared over all modules so it's not fair to allocate the expense all to the workbench imo
I never ever run no helmet. Even if the helmet only saves me 1/10 times I still see it as a win. Same with the ballistic glasses. I run both every raid and they have saved me multiple times already this wipe
At level 3 pk you can get the afg but before that the best you can do is the 9k rk4 I believe. Plus it makes virtually no difference, 2% is 3 actual recoil points
How are you getting on in 12.12 so far?
Bad, started 3 weeks in, currently at level 16 and have a 25% survival rate. lmao
what are your thoughts on the warden blast regulator? the description says it should reduce sound similar to a suppressor, have you done any tests on it? if it works it might make a decent solo player option
I've been using the RFB since i unlocked it on Skier my build uses a JP Enterprises 30mm ring scope mount and the Vortex Razor HD Gen.2 1-6x24 riflescope with a Leupold Red dot for CQB since i've started using my stock pile of M61 i've been slaying nerds on Interchange
I’ve killed someone running this thing today, took his scope and suppressor and dipped
@@SynchroFPS bruh same today i unlocked flea market
There is a way to add a laser to the RFB, by using the reckangle 30/34mm scope mount, you can put the RAPTAR range finder on top of it and switch it to laser/IR, which will go well with a tac30 or vudu
That’s a lotta money to invest just for tighter hip-fire accuracy
Ah yes! Genius!
There is also the Holosun red dot that has a built-in green laser.
Edit: Nvm. He pointed that out in the vid.
@@thomasstewart1380 I was under the impression that the Holosun laser was only visual, i.e. it doesn't invisibly boost your hip-fire accuracy. Is this not the case? Thanks
@@p0p3j it is the case, and even mentioned in the video!
Curiously, I've had the opposite experience regarding helmets Giga. While I am speaking generally about helmets, not specifically the Ratnik, I've found my helmet saves me numerous times by either bouncing or absorbing rounds. I have attributed this to less prevalent ammos that just immediately punch my helmets, combined with the new ballistics and damage / pen drop off, I have found my helmet is shrugging off a surprising amount of rounds.
Could be from scavs, cause they generally have pretty shit ammo. I have had the same experience this wipe, but I've had it less and less from players now that people are starting to get easier access to meta ammo.
I usually will play in a group when doing anything PMC related, and I have seen dozens of bullets bounce off of some of my buddies heads. Helmets are definitely worth running, and if you run a scav or two at lighthouse you can usually walk out with at least one ULACH if not two.
This damage drop off for ammo has been reverted or fixed what ever you choose to believe.
I'm either running ulach or nothing now, the ratnik is doing zero for me at the moment!
Seems like the drop off damage was a bug and bsg fixed it now so helmets should be back to normal, I survived a few headshots with a helmet (I'm a hat man) leaving me at 1-4 hp, also the helmet bash sound played half of the times while no helmet was on my head, really odd
There is a second option to add a laser: The new 30mm Ring mounts wich were added in 12.12 can take the also new rangefinder/Laser combo on top. Looks goofy, but works realy well.
Nice!
MASSIVE brain
I started running the MMAC after your T4 armor video, and it has served me great so far! Can't wait to try it with the RFB now too
Same! I look for the M1 and M2 as well, grab them when I can for a good price.
Nice! I didn't include it because I didn't want the video to get too long but it can work with a nice 1x too, had some success with the delta point even at middlish ranges!
My favorite European Beef:
This is great information, sharing with my buds right now. I've been harping on the RFB since last wipe and with the low cost from Skier this wipe it really does seem like an even more obvious choice.
A bit surprised you are doubting the helmet situation, but I'm guessing that comes down to personal experience. I've been using the Ratnik you previously suggested and it has saved me at least twice this wipe already so for the cheap price of 2 bleaches I'll take it, though if it hasn't done you much good I don't blame you either. "Your mileage may vary" as they say over here lol.
One thing that might be worth an annotation: the Korund barter is a LL3 Prapor barter rather than a Ragman one as implied at roughly 7:30.
Thanks again for your outstanding videos, I look forward to them every week! Cheers! :)
Thanks! Unfortunately youtube stopped people using annotations, which is a shame because there's not really a way to flag amendments other than the pinned comment and description.
I did think that when I said it but was a broad generalisation so left it there anyway haha :) thanks for the feedback!
I add the defiance front and rear flip-up sights for the +2 ergo. Only 6.5k extra from skier LL2. Worth it imo.
Even though its a small ruble amount, it seems alot for 2 ergo. In terms of ads frames I can't imagine it's more than 1 at 60 fps, but I could be wrong
@@Gigabeef To me it's also about ADS length and the overall 'sway' when aiming at new targets or tracking a target.
Beef thank you for this I have been using these build and it has gotten me all of my shoreline kills I have only had to build it 4 times.
This was the suppressor list I was looking for just 12 hours ago!
Thank you sooooo much!
Level 4 helmets have saved me dozens of times this wipe. With the new penetration drops over distance I feel like they're a lot more likely to save you from 7.62 PS or 5.45 BT's which are really common. The TC-2001 is a minimum for me.
Great timing Gigabeef, i was just looking for your video about the RFB being better than the hunter last wipe, glad you are making an update for that.
oh this gun is defo one of my favs, greased a lvl 51 on interchange who was running an RSASS with it. if he's reading this, i wanna say thank you for donating to my gunsmith part 6 task 🤣
keep the loadouts coming! im new to trakov and these videos REALLY help me understand the game more and more!
You touch on stims at the end. There is great benefit to carrying 2x SJ1+SJ6+L1 and a MULE, run the first 3 to sprint into the prime areas, then the same 3 again and the mule to head out when overweight, pop a propital to counter the MULE downsides and get some hydration and energy onboard and you are set to sprint.
I've recently had a few incredible raids with the RFB on shoreline. Wiped a juiced class 5 armor 3 man in the resort and the following raid I took on 4 pmcs one after the other near spawn as they kept coming towards the gunfire.
M80 more than does the job and the RFB is a budget friendly, but effective gun.
For solo player I recommend to run every time suppressed.
Good video btw!
Thanks! Yeah I've done a mix and it's so much harder fighting duos without it. I do miss my ergo though
I feel you can go either way with it. Sure you're a bit more quiet, but in the grand scheme of things you're going to end up making noise in a fire fight regardless. Someone will toss a nade or the enemy won't be silenced etc etc.
it makes me so happy ppl are starting to realise how good this gun is (besides lack of tac device) i got my shooterborns with it last wipe and it really delivers in a lot of situations. so good for the price
if you get the new yellow scope mount that comes with the g28 you can slap the new yellow rangefinder from jager ll3 (it's like 20k) and it has an ir light + laser combo.
@@DRDSkidroW I know it’s so beautiful. But yeah as someone else here said, unsuppressed that gun really is a dinner bell it’s so loud. Some times I think it’s the mk18 for a few secs
I love the injector case so much. stims are game changers but they were so hard to use before because they took up so much space and it was really annoying having to risk throwing money away by not having them in your secure container. Honestly surprised the case is not MORE expensive than it is right now.
the Ratnik 6B47 saved me last night for the first time this wipe. On shoreline someone from weatherstation with BP 5.45 tried to snipe me in the head with an AK. The helmet and i guess bullet drop-off tankt the hit. So I don't think any helmets other than with a faceshield or class 4 or over is worth using. After 170 raids only 1 time where it saves you is not really value at around 20k for the helm with 2x bleach.
Also I would upgrade the tarzan to an Umka it's only 6k more on the flea but has an extra 2x2 slot which is very handy in loot runs.
the ulach is god tier this wipe because of ballistic changes. there are only 10-12 ammo types that penetrate the ulach at 100 meters. m80, m62, and m855a1 all don't *reliably* penetrate the ulach at 100 meters. and m80 and m855a1 are probably the most used bullets in the game.
@@bomjus1706 tan ulach can be even 40k 38/38 on flea
Honestly the fact is that 5.45x39 and 5.56x45 are so fucking garbage this wipe that likelihood is you would’ve survived that shot to the head even without a helmet.
LvL3 helmets are good for factory raids. Because many use pistols there. but on big maps you are right.
@@balkanicsense1952 I'll argue that Lvl3 helmets are still good vs Scavs 9mm and Shotgun pellets at that, if they graze the top of your head or sides, it can save you Everytime you have to repair your helmet after a raid, it saved you.
The TAC30 is the way to go imo, I used the Elcan a lot too last wipe because I didnt know much about how sights work but I haven't used it once this wipe. Nothing for 30k-40k has anywhere near the clarity of that beast.
Edit: The RFB has also been great for me so far, I usually run the Tac30 or EOTech XPS-0 and Odin Works Break with the KAC and now RVG from PK III
It's only worth it over the sr-25 if you run it completely without attachments and disregarding recoil and ergo completely. The sr is usually around 70k at 100% condition on the flea and with much better stats.
I've used the RFB 1 time last wipe, but now it's one of my go-to's!
In a previous video he called it the 'darling' of the mid wipe. It's forever now called darling in my stash.
Nice vid. Is there an eta on the new zeroing mechanics you mentioned in the recoil reduction vid?
From my experience anything under 150 is point an click. I ran an rfb with thunderbeast an vudu this weekend on woods an had probably 6-7 headshots over 100m.
Not yet! It's on my list but it keeps getting bumped by other things - one of the more researchy ones so will take a bit of time to do :)
Once again, thank you for your work. I ran this most of last wipe at your suggestion but now that its popular and I'm a closet hipster, I've had to move on. A video suggestion, standard vs shortened AKs. Typically the shortened versions (AK102 and the 105) see an RPM reduction from 650 to 600. Historically we say RPM equals more manageable recoil so does the trade for higher ergo but lower RPM/length keep us closer to actual felt recoil of the longer AKs or is it completely an ergo trade at the cost of TTK? Either way, it would seem the AK105 which does not receive the lower RPM might be one of the poorer AKs in class. Thanks ahead of time.
Interesting question! 50 rpm is fairly small so I don't think the effect is massive, it looks to me that the 105 does get the lower rpm of 600. But yeah its a balance between ergo, ttk and recoil - you don't get much of an ergo boost for choosing the short one it seems, and given 650 is quite slow anyway my gut reaction is that the better ttk is probably preferable to the recoil benefits. I'll note it down, interesting one!
@@Gigabeef First let me apologize as I fat fingered and meant to type AK104 and NOT AK105 for that last comment. The 104 does not realize the lower RPM the other shorter rifles do. Yea, I'll probably fiddle with it myself but my guess if recoil is the goal is pure recoil (ignoring TTK) then it'll likely be 102 > 105 though not being able to take advantage of the higher ergo with bigger mags is a bummer. Cheers
Love the editing showing where to get the items!!!!
Cheers!
Just started using the dmr's. So amazing!
They're very good this wipe!
This might be the budget cultist-hunting, chad eliminating gun I’ve been looking for!
Your Rich! I Try not to load out much past 100K. Problem is EVERY time I load out with meta, hackers durp across the map and clip me while I'm waiting patiently in an out of the way nook so I can kill scavs after most of the PMC's have left the map.
So with that said, if you could only spend 100K, what would you kit out?
Always the issue with 100k is the armor. Class 4 takes up about 50k of that with the budget ones.
That said, its probably mp153 with the keys barter, the ring sight from Jaeger and buckshot of some kind, either express or magnum. I do prefer ap20 slugs but it's at high level jaeger and not on the flea any more.
Or 366 vpo with ap-m ammo, plus mmac rig barter. One of those two
@@Gigabeef I agree!
I do try to run with Class 4 armor whenever I can. That does not leave much for anything else. Though I have a fondness of the VPO-215 with a Glock 17. Cheap enough and it comes back on insurance more often then not to offset the price.
It teaches me/forces me to only take fights that are within very specific engagement ranges and move or avoid anything where I am not.
I only kill PMC if its a mission, and I rely a lot on luck. I lose 85% of the fights I start. This game lags hard in PVP. PVE not at all. Headshots are real with PVE. PVP they can turn around and head/eye me before I can get a second shot off... Frustrating coming from 1000's of hours on other FPS games...
Been running this gun for 6+ raids. It's insane for the price.
I suck at using it in the game. The one I have IRL is an awesome shooter though. Ironically in real life I have found It has very soft recoil; feels like 5.56. Very well balanced but it's not durable enough for military use. But biggest issue is you can't check the chamber during a malfunction without dropping the mag or disassembly.
Gemtech is my go to silencer almost ever gun for 30k. Would you ever make a google doc for your follower on gun builds? Having 3 builds on each gun and show estimated cost and ergo/recoil. Some nubs like me can learn or look thru it and see what is the best gun at our budget.
Hmm maybe... I'll have a think about it!
I see I'm not the only one that's caught onto the RFB. This gun feels so good. I like to run the tlok/two port brake/QD suppressor combo, it's very nice and that M80 is simply amazing right now
9:38 U have two number 5 fastbutton. How it works? Just push 5, and it use what actually need? What if have 2 or 3 bleeding effect? Which start first?
It's in my hotkeys vid but in short bind one key to press the other to release. Then actually press on hemostat release on bandage in the inventory. Hemo gets used first, then bandage after if no heavy bleed
Thought for a future video - when you show the table of muzzle devices at 3:13, perhaps adding a column to show the price would be good; ever gooder (yep, gooder) would be a second column showing overall price/performance ratio, after all just because something is the most expensive often means it's not a good value.
Issue is, the flea prices move around so much it really depends on the timing! But thanks for the suggestion, maybe I could add a range or something. Need to pay for 'tarkov market' and use that hah
I would check out the new 1x-8x 30mm scope, usually runs only 35-38k and it gives you 2.5x-10x zoom it seems
Do you find the tac 30 has a different sensitivity compared to the elcan? Because of this I can’t use vudu, tac 30 etc, but I can use the razor as that feels the same as the red dots
They all are a little different but I actually don't mind the tac one, feels OK for me with the slightly larger zoom than a regular red
Does the face covering actually make any difference?
To visibility but people really do spot the naked pmc face very well!
What about the eclan scope on the RFB?
It's fine, I did a comparison in the middle of this video
Rfb has been amazing for me this wipe, it’s my go to for lighthouse loot runs and does pretty good in PvP
hey bro, can u do a video comparing the MK16 17 to the 2 MDRs.
Good idea! Will note down, cheers
You can add a laser using a rangefinder and a scope mount with a rail on top...
the m62 being tracer does provide some added value that the m80 does not for longer range fights
Hey dude, awesome videos! Do you have any build for the M1A for lvl 29?
Not yet! The m1a I don't think I've ever done a video actually come to think of it... Most of the time I tend to use the sr25 so I'll have to look into it :)
I feel next wipe the stim case should be a 3x3. 9 slots is a hell of a lot less than 16 and makes it so you cannot literally bring every type of stim into a raid with you.
12.12 DMR comparison needed! RFB vs M1A vs SR-25! DMRs are my go-to with recoil being crazy
no SVD love? :(
@@avidjp SVD is sexy, but it’s expensive and the ergonomics aren’t great
@@revolverboy1314 I agree but damnit, it hits like a truck. haha. easily my favorite gun in tarkov for night raids
there is a new 30MM scope mount added in 12.12 that allows you to mount a laser above the scope which would help for point firing in CQB
Nice!
I am curious to know if this is only my personal imagination:
For me, the Vortex Razor 1-6x24 scope has the best/cleanest vision, while shooting the RFB.
The field of vision isnt "blurred out" (dunno how to describe this better...) as much as with other scopes, like: the Valday, the Tac30, the Bravo, the HAMR and so on.
But it also isnt exactly "cheap".
How do you guys think about my perception?
The entire build breakdowns and cost are extremely appreciated for Timmies like me, thanks for another banger video Gigabeef 👍😘
No problem!
Would really appreciate a FAL guide if that's something you haven't already planned on. There's very little info on RUclips about 12.12 setups.
Haha that's because it's very hard to not get zero ergo 😂 might look into it at some point :)
Using the scopes that put the microdot sights on top of them (like the my personal favourite hamr) seems to fix the issue of loosing the sight picture in close ranges.
Hello. On which site do you find the chart that lists the muzzle breaks?
I made it myself, you can look at the wiki though but you have to piece them together, it's a pain
Hey Gigabeef - do you still make gameplay videos / breakdowns? Or include such footage in your videos?
As a fellow solo player I like your playstyle ✅ would love to see more 🙏🏼
Haha sometimes! Not as much recently though I will admit, been other things to discuss so far :)
Finally started using the SR 25 and that things my new favorite gun now
what about the magazines for it?
Has frag chance been fixed? iirc it used to be that anything under 20% would never frag
Still the same as far as I am aware
I personally use a 4x and a top mounted red dot to mix between long range and close range so I can take someone out from a distance and still have a chance close range, side note if you aim roughly lower abdomen at a certain range the second shot if shot in fast repetition will hit the head so you can drop someone pretty decently the gun is a good weapon if you have a bunch of money and looking to do shooter born in heaven hood choice as I can one shot heads as most don’t run class 5 this early in wipe I haven’t run I to them yet but you never know
In the punisher part 4 are you still able to wear any vest besides scav vest and complete it
No they fixed the bug, has to be scav vest now
It's funny you say you're still divided on taking a helmet every raid. From ULACH to Ratnik, I've had some serious saves. This wipe I almost swear by it.
Interesting! Beware of the anecdotal evidence I guess :) the new 'fix' to damage/pen over range might make them less good again though so let's see
@@Gigabeef absolutely. I feel like most of my saves were medium range at the farthest. 50m maybe up to 70.
Big problem with the RFB (and the only reason I never use it) is no ability to attach a flashlight. I gotta have a light.
The one thing that made me stop using the RFB after using it all the time was the recoil ... animation? Idk what it is but having the RFB and 308 MDR at 100 recoil was very different, somehow the MDR kicked alot less even of fullauto and it got worse with the recoil changes of 12.12 so I decided not to use it anymore, rather use a hunter
Have you seen people talking about how most rounds can’t 1 tap tier 4 at 100m?
Yeah - they've made some changes just tonight but it's still the case for some low damage rounds
what is the best way to increase sniper skills (besides reloading)?
... Reloading haha. Jokes aside shooting scavs in the legs but it takes forever. You get points per hit
Dude I've been telling everyone !!!! RFB Slaps bro !!!! I prefer to take the 3x - 1x Holo sight
Nice. Yeah it's great!
Found the tc helmets pretty good this wipe definitely bouncing a lot off although I would definitely prefer a ulach somewhere like lighthouse where I just simply don’t know where I’ll get shot from
Do you ever use SJ1 stims ?
Not normally
Worth mentioning ballistic changes at range for 7.62x51. M80 now actually struggles to penetrate Class 4 armour beyond 50 meters, making the premium rounds more attractive than ever for longer range engagements.
Already changed back partly! What a crazy time haha
NOOOOO i was hoping a youtuber wouldnt make a video about this. Prices are going to go up and Nikita will put restrictions on it. Thanks dude.
Hah sorry not sorry!
@@Gigabeef lord Nikita don’t see this PLEASE
IMO, the stim pouch has made getting Kappa moot. I've gotten it on the last 3 wipes but the only thing I used the extra 2 spots for were extra injectors.
Very true!
Well thought out vid as usual 👌🏼
I like the HAMR / delta point combo
@Gigabeef could you do a guide on how to farm rogues?
The truth is I've hardly played lighthouse so far! Focusing on levelling as I'm a bit time poor compared to most other creators haha
I'd personally run the SR-25 if the magazines weren't so bloody hard to get a hold of. It doesn't usually get above 80k on the flea for the rifle but 20k for a magazine is ridiculous
ever heard of peacekeeper 3
what fov do you run?
64
@@Gigabeef nice bro how come? just curious lol i usually run it at full 75
I like max fov too but some stuff in tarkov runs wierd at high fov, some zeroing and apparent recoil... Its strange so I settled for a middle ground. There's some recent reddit threads about recoil feeling higher at high fov
Plus there is something to be said for lower fov allowing you to effectively 'zoom in' when fighting at range which is more useful in tark than closer action arcade fps
what about the tc2002? its class 4 with ears for like 30k
Doesn't have ears unfortunately, despite looking like it does
More cost effective way of leveling Trader rep is buying items from the vendor then sell it back to them, you get the purchase value and the selling value then
The rfb slaps this wipe
The RFB will never be one of the best weapons in the game, but for now, it will remain among one of the best value guns, and i think that it's here to stay in that spot
For sure, agree with that
I've had so many rounds ping off my ratnick this wipe, in CQB and in long range engagements.
Lucky!
@@Gigabeef yep, but first time I take out a TC-800 I get one tapped by a head ears. So....yeah
Outstanding m8
Thanks!
The tan Ulach is MUCH cheaper on the flea last time I looked. Sometimes as low as 45k. SUPER cheap for level 4 with ear protection and headset room
but its tan
Tac30 is bad on this gun since the scope flashes black between shots. Makes tracking difficult.
I like how if these videos are unpopular very few people will benefit from them, but if they are due to supply & demand very few people will benefit from it, so no matter what you do it is practically impossible to give public advice when it comes to budget builds without eighter ruining or not changing much.
Free market in a nutshell
I don't mean the build will become 3 times as expensive, especially if they don't rely on the flea market as much/if they use stuff that spawns 50x more than their demand, but other options that share fewer parts will become better.
That's actually the best part about this one. RFB comes from skier, parts are minimal and all shared with every other 762 weapon on muzzles, and optics for every gun. So there's little pinch point for this for once!
The red muzzle is like the lantac however it costs 50% less
Absolute beauty of a gun
i just got dorm marked in my scav spawn after subbing
Gigaluck
Gigabeef the real MVP.
I can’t buy m80 at peacekeeper level 2 why can you?
You should be able to, not aware of any blocks
@@Gigabeef i see it thank you im legally blind
2:08 To be frank with you, I'm not sure if M61 is really that potent IRL. There's no hiding from the fact that there were attempts at replacing it even before M993 in the form of the SLAP rounds, and it hasn't stopped there since in 2016 M80A1 emerged, and now there's this XM1158 thing being tried.
2:44 I beg to disagree here: RVG has equal effect on ergonomics, but it has recoil reduction as well, which counts as a win-win solution in my books. It also works great with potent muzzle brakes like Fortis RED, resulting in a low recoil, light and ergonomic gun.
4:56 This is why I would recommend to use relatively low magnification, large field of view sights. I would encourage you to try Valday PS-320 in comparison with your TAC-30. Sure, it wouldn't be as ergonomic as some 30 mm ring variants, but I think it's much easier to assemble and use.
10:39 A minor correction here: Zagustin is pronunced _/zuh-goos-teen/_ with the stress on the last syllable.
I just don't think the range of 0-3% recoil reduction on foregrips we might use makes enough difference to warrant any real spending, versus the muzzles which are 10% plus even at the 10k mark
@@Gigabeef It might be so for a smaller calibre, but with something like .308 any recoil mitigation measure is welcome from my point of view.
@@Gigabeef Also, I forgot to mention it earlier, but it's cool that you followed my humble suggestion on adding a loadout advice into this sort of videos.
I'm just not sure if 130 -> 126 practically makes any difference haha. Agree to disagree on that one! 😁
yeah in the beginning that sight just bouncing around idk.
I've never really used this gun. I never see it nor do I buy it. I will probably have to give it a go once I get wet job part 6 done.
I've stopped running suppressors, I find that I win fights against pmcs more often if they're trying to find me. no suppressor = scare away nearby timmy's with trash gear, lure in chads that just want to fight which I'm counting on. I love fighting people who run at me like it's cod. especially funny when I use the right side blind fire with a flashlight, they mag dump at my gun and I come out when they reload lol
Nice strat :)
@@Gigabeef thanks papa, when you suck ass at aiming and reacting and stuff, gotta do anything you can to make the fight more in your favor, even if u gotta lay in bush and throw nades willy nilly towards spooky noise
Great! Thabks
You mentioned the craft time/cost for the M61 but left out the cost of running your generator for 16 hours too! That’s another ~110k!
Your generator should be running basically at all times anyway. Grenade cases, bitcoin farm, defibs, Yada Yada. Fuel isn't really a cost when the rest of your crafts are profitable.
Wellll kinda but if you're running other crafts + Bitcoin the fuel cost is shared over all modules so it's not fair to allocate the expense all to the workbench imo
jan 21 2022 : fov is bugged and higher fov reduces the vignetting and perceived recol with zoomable optics
I never ever run no helmet. Even if the helmet only saves me 1/10 times I still see it as a win. Same with the ballistic glasses. I run both every raid and they have saved me multiple times already this wipe
It seems like this is sort of a poor choice of a weapon if you're working on a budget, unless you're sniping from at least medium distance I suppose.
Downside of this gun is that it downsizes into 1 slot wide when you remove the mag. For me it gets taken a lot :(
Yes it's true!
Why not use a cheap 2% recoil grip for like the same price, kinda makes no sense
At level 3 pk you can get the afg but before that the best you can do is the 9k rk4 I believe. Plus it makes virtually no difference, 2% is 3 actual recoil points
@@Gigabeef RVG Black is unlocked at PK LL3 too.
It usually goes on all my guns after I unlock it, until LL4's meta options.
I been straight crackin with the unsilenced rfb, running the holosun built in green Lazer combo scope.
Come at me and get hipfired!
Nice!
elcan was my favorite last wipe... but now that dark spot when moved around in ads are so anoying...