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Old 04-27-2011, 05:00 AM
Wolf_Rider Wolf_Rider is offline
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No, because the Revi's reticle image is focussed at infinity. As long as you can see the reticle you can be safe in the knowledge that you are seeing the true aim-point (assuming the guns are zeroed...etc)
in real life, yes, I would agree 100%


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I know what you're getting at...it seems as if the sight-line would diverge off to the diagonal left pretty soon due to the Revi's right offset.
yes... in game


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And if the Revi was replaced by a simple wire 'ring' sight in the same position then, yes, we'd be in trouble. We'd need at least a further sighting aid (a bead further down the sight-line) to help us align our sight.
again... yes, in game


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Reflex/reflector sights do away with this necessity.
in real life, yes... but ingame that is regarded to the single source (cyclops) viewpoint - see second point addressed ?
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