Slam-Fire Sidearms: "Accidental" Machine Pistols?

Suggestions Weapons
1

Many if not all pistols were capable of accidentally firing all rounds in the magazine in a fully-automatic burst, as a result of some sort of wear or malfunction. Such weapons could be added to the game as a unique close-quarters weapon. In terms of naming conventions for these weapons, they could either have the cause of the automatic fire in brackets next to the name, or just have “Burst” added to the name.

TO BE CLEAR, ALL BULLETS FIRE FROM A SINGLE TRIGGER PULL. YOU CANNOT CHOOSE HOW MANY BULLETS TO FIRE.

THESE ARE SEPARATE FROM THE EXISTING REGULAR-FUNCTION WEAPONS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED.

Here’s what I would choose for each faction:

USSR: Tokarev TT-33

image
image4288×2848 3.21 MB

Possible Names: TT-33 Worn Sear, TT-33 Burst

Magazine Capacity: 8 Rounds
Rate of Fire: 1200 RPM

ALLIES: M1911A1

image

Possible Names: M1911A1 Hammer Follow, M1911A1 Burst

Magazine Capacity: 7 Rounds
Rate of Fire: 1000 RPM

GERMANY: Walther P38

image

Possible Names: P38 Worn Sear, P38 Burst

Magazine Capacity: 8 Rounds
Rate of Fire: 1100 RPM

JAPAN: Type 14

image

Possible Names: Type 14 Worn Sear, Type 14 Burst

Magazine Capacity: 8 Rounds
Rate of Fire: 900 RPM

IN-GAME:

I originally thought about these weapons because I was trying consider ways to improve the strength of the Sniper Squad, by allowing Snipers to have fully-automatic pistols purchasable (and unlockable) from the research tree. While there are options for high capacity machine pistols which could be accessible for mid-BRs, I wanted to see if I could give each faction a unique machine pistol with a standard magazine capacity for BR 1. Malfunctioning fully automatic pistols came up in my research, and I thought it was a novel idea for the game in general. I think it would be boring for any soldier to have one of these weapons as it may replace the semi-automatic pistols that most soldiers currently use, but I’ll include it as a vote option anyways (Standard Pistol Type).

Would you like to see full-magazine burst pistols added to the game?
  • Tech Tree
  • Event/Battle Pass
  • Premium
  • No
0 voters

Implementation Poll (select all limits you would want on these weapons):

  • Standard Pistol Type: Unlockable with tree progression, can be added to all soldiers without limit.
  • BR Limit: weapon has a BR higher than 1.
  • Class Limit: weapon can only be equipped by a specific soldier class (or classes).
  • Quantity Limit: Only a certain number can be equipped per squad.
How would you like these weapons implemented?
  • Standard Pistol Type
  • BR Limit
  • Class Limit
  • Quantity Limit
  • I Voted No
0 voters
5 Likes
2

I mean, it’s a neat concept but…
Why not just use regular full auto pistols instead?

3

Better potential in 1v1s, since the RoF is so high. This is doubly true if your primary weapon is not very good at close quarters.

4

American friend, that’s a great idea; perhaps it could be added to the game Enlisted as an event reward weapon. :smile:

5

I’m Canadian :smile:

And thanks! It’s a novel idea that came from a desire to balance some of the less desirable squad options at low BRs.

6

Okay, British friend, your idea is great, and both the Allies and Axis powers can get their hands on these rapid-fire weapons. I hope you can offer more suggestions that align with WWII history and solutions regarding game balance. :slightly_smiling_face:

7

It sounds pretty good. Since this pistol can fire fully automatically, we could set the U key to switch firing modes, just like switching to rifle grenades. If too many variants of this pistol are added, it will overlap with the earlier fully automatic extended-magazine pistol. That would also make loot box pulls much more cumbersome for players.

8

There wouldn’t be any switching firing modes either. The weapons “malfunction”.

And I agree, we don’t need more event machine pistol overlap. I think it’s another reason to add these weapons as class-specific options.

1 Like
9

Now almost every pistol has silver and gold variants, not to mention some red ones too. They’re just for looks, but they actually lower your chances of getting good weapons like the MP41R. I think these simple reskins are pretty pointless.

They aren’t powerful at all. It’d be better to put them in separate casual crates or other loot boxes. Adding them to regular gacha crates just isn’t worth it.