New Battle Pass shop: buyer's guide and discussion

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As usual, most of us probably want tips about how to beat spend our hard-earned gold orders, particularly when it comes to golden weapons.
There appears to be no such thread yet, so here we go.

I can start the thread by sharing a quick overview of the new 97 rounds Soviet SMG:

APPEARANCE / COOL FACTOR:
From a “uniqueness” standpoint, it is visually very similar to a regular PPD (nobody else looking at you will probably notice the difference at first sight). The gun looks slightly bulkier in first person view.

It’s got a very comfortable open sight, granting both easy aiming and open visual.

PERFORMANCES:
If you’re new to the Soviet faction in a campaign, get it and don’t regret it. Just like the BRAMIT, it’s a shortcut to the magical world of late campaign Russian SMGs, where every bullet is a tear on a Wehraboo’s face.

If you’re already familiar with drum fed PPD or PPSH, and have all your assaulters equipped with them, is this SMG still worth a gold order? IMO, yes.

It’s not just about the larger drum: this gun fires at lower RPM than other Soviet SMGs (800 instead of 1000+), which is arguably better, because it’s still high enough to deliver heavy DPS and quick kills while wasting less ammo, making a drum last even longer, and improving accuracy and recoil control.

TLDR:
Basically, it’s a PPD with even better accuracy and even more ammo. Recommended for both starters and veterans.

Fun fact: I don’t know if it’s a bug, but somehow the overlapping sound effect of shots sounds like the gun “revs down” when you stop firing. XD

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What about Walther Mkb42?

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It’s identical to the MKB-42 H in everyway, decent starter SMG for Moscow, Berlin, or Normandy, after you get the STG/MP43 it’s use outside appearance becomes questionable

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I still haven’t bought it, but that’s what I imagined, thanks.

Also, I think it looks like a '50s sci-fi version of the regular MP43 :sweat_smile:

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TBF I bought four of them for Berlin because they reminded me of Wolfenstein and I had gold orders to spare from the last two BPs being extremely mediocre

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I’m saddened by the lack of 100rds Thompson.

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its all fucking over priced and mostly usless

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Bro, we’re talking about golden weapons and such here, not premium squads.

That’s exactly the point of this thread, sorting out the gems among the junk.

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and how much work do you put in to get just one
for what just to have a different name pop up in the kill feed for a few seconds. or to have a diffrent visual

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Buying premium BP once, and then playing normally?

Man, I get you’re disgruntled because no Aussie server, but no need to poop on this party. Of all the possible things to complain about, golden weapons? These are just a niche detail.

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Dosh: “golden weapons are all overpriced junk” :sob:

(Me laughing with my Kurz, Bramit, suomi…)

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Since we are at it, would you recommend more the Suomi or the MKB as a reinforcement for my axis assaulters in Moscow?

I’m not even mid-campaign yet there, and it will be quite some time before I unlock regular MKBs…

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Real men use the Gehwer 1888.

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Suomi all the way.

Why?

Because the gold mkb42 is almost identical to the last unlock. It’s not really better than the last unlock by a huge margin, so all there is to it is it’s looks and that’s a question of taste.

The Suomi however. It packs a bit less punch but:

  • 35 bullets
  • has NO recoil!!!
  • MINIMAL dispersion, ridiculously accurate (for an smg)
  • good rof, not too low, not too high
  • bonus: it SOUNDS like some Soviet smgs do! Which means a vet will be less attracted to your “ratatatata” than if you used a weapon with a more distinctive sound like mp40 kiraly etc.

Edit: you said you won’t unlock mkb for a while, but it still doesn’t matter. The mkb42… is not that great a “smg”. It’s good! But not great. It’s dispersion is… it’s just nausea inducing. I personally prefer the Kiraly.

And I STILL use the Suomi in my squads to this day. It never failed me.

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I still have, and use, it :slight_smile:

In my dedicated marksmen squad. It’s a good rifle.

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Thanks. Before buying it, though, I’m gonna wait November and see if there is a sale on old golden weapons again.

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I’m waiting for that since a year :laughing: so many to buy now…

But no way Im wasting money with those dumb prices!

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Stendo Type Hei is fun but should have been the LMG version with bipod gun shield and 20rd mag

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I was playing my Shpitalny in Berlin yesterday, and while storming Hitler’s bunker I happened to casually spot behind a corner a full enemy squad whose bots were already busy engaging in another direction.

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As the first ones started to fall, more and more kept coming out of the corner, just to be minced by a never-ending stream of bullets.

It was glorious.

This baby is unironically a recoilless MG in disguise.