Forgotten Hope 2 Newsupdate

[GirlsHateMe]

The detail on the FP MG34 is astonishing!!!!! Is it even possible to fire it from the hip position ?

[foodmaniac2003]

Is this a "real" bipod, or just part of the model?

Can you only use the MG34 by deploying it first?

[GirlsHateMe]

So sorry for the double post I quite often run into problems getting into these forums and it makes my browser run very slow or freeze up completely. Please delete the second post if you can, thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lobo]

And you didn't see the MG34 animations...art work :P

MG34 can be used just from prone position

Enjoy, our beloved diehards, when we announce the release date we will show all the new stuff, it will hurt so much the UN will send us an oficial complain

[McGibs]

it "deploys" when you go prone. The guy flips the bipods open and preps to fire.

You cant fire it from the hip, but you can with the Bren (but the bren has a smaller mag, and longer "sighting" time)

[mydjinny]

LOVELY

I wonder about it though, when prone, can you whip around and still fire without losing much accuracy or does the pibod resttrict its motion to as far as the gun can swivel?

Can't wait to see mixed air infatry and tank ingame shots.... Can't wait for November. Oh, I'm gonna enjoy THIS christmas that's fur-sure!

[Professor Anthrax]

Thanks for all this awesome news and great work dev's! Can't wait to be playing this! Oh and a BIG thanks for helmet not changing when picking up an enemy kit.

[Mandingo 18'']

How realistic is it that you can only fire the MG34 from prone position? I remember seeing a video of a man firing an MG42 with great accuracy while standing. And MG34 is a light machine gun. You should be able to fire it from any stance. In FH1 it was ok to nerf some weapons to prevent entire teams from being equipped by them, but in FH2 as there are class limits, it is not necessary to make weapons unrealistically weak. The class limiting will automatically ensure that not everybody will choose that particular weapon.

[McGibs]

I wonder about it though, when prone, can you whip around and still fire without losing much accuracy or does the pibod resttrict its motion to as far as the gun can swivel?

Not while in iron sights. Theyre quite slow to move. Same goes for all heavy weapons, like ATRs and the Bren.

How realistic is it that you can only fire the MG34 from prone position?

Many many past discussions on this. Our general consensis is that the german MGs were not commonly fired from the hip (though they could be, it wasnt practical at all, and would be rare in actual combat) because they are awkward to use in that stance. And you certainly would not be able to fire it while moveing, and you wouldnt be able to sight the weapon without bipod support.
If we made it able to fire while standing, it would also be able to be fired while running, and able to be sighted while standing, both of which are very unrealistic.
So thats why its only able to fire while prone.

The Bren on the other hand is much less cumbersome and can be handled more like an automatic rifle, making it more mobile as you can fire and sight it while standing/moving. Drawback are that it has a slower rof, less ammo in mag, and slower sighting (time it takes to bring the weapon into iron sights) then the MG34, which is a better defencive weapon.

[Uberhauptstormfuhrer]

i bet this has been anwsered (<- spelling :S)
but was it possible to deploy heavy weapons like mortars, machineguns on tripods (AA mounts),.... as an infanteryman
is this also possible in buildings??