CSGO: SG 553 is more and more popular with pro but has a fatal weakness

The past CS:GO update brought many changes to this beloved FPS game, including tweaks to CZ-75, Tec-9 buffs, changes to casual maps, as well as the introduction of MP5 into 5v5 matchmaking. In addition, the price of AUG and SG 553 is also reduced by $250, making these two rifles more favorable.

One of the participants praising this gun was Team Liquid’s EliGE. Not only does he say that the SG 553 will soon appear more in professional matches, but will be the preferred weapon of many pro players:

I actually see most pros swapping to only using the krieg as soon as everyone gets used to the recoil within the month. It’s just way better

— Jonathan Jablonowski (@EliGE) October 9, 2018

Not long after the update, EliGE appeared on the stream showing himself practicing with this gun. One of his streamers tried to wall-bang at Cache, only to find out that it couldn’t shoot through the iron plate covering the Z area:

@EliGE saw you doing this on stream last night, not sure why it doesn’t work tbh :/ pic.twitter.com/VdHt5VJ9RJ

— Savjy (@SavjyXD) October 14, 2018

This information was later confirmed by renowned map designer, FMPONE, the creator of maps like Santorini and Sub-Zero, as well as the map in the clip above, Cache. The problem isn’t simply the map, as SlothSquadron explains on Reddit:

In addition to the “Penetration Power” stat (on the gun purchase bar it says 200 for both AK and SG553), damage also plays a role in how well a gun can shoot through walls. AK has a base damage of 36 while SG553 has a base damage of 30. While it is clear that SG’s armor penetration is much higher than AK (100% vs 77.5%) but armor penetration plays no role. through the wall.

AUG also suffers the same situation, (base damage 28 vs 33 of M4) so ​​its wall penetration is worse than M4.

In addition, wall penetration also takes into account the damage reduced if fired at a distance. You may know you can shoot through walls at close range, but if you try to shoot at a distance, the damage reduction won’t allow you to shoot through walls.

This issue seems to be related to multiple gun parameters – those that contribute to the weapon’s wall-penetrating power – including the weapon’s base damage. As explained, SG 553 has lower base damage than AK-47 or Deagle. As demonstrated by Savjy above, this makes it impossible for the SG 553 to shoot through sheet metal, whereas previous weapons did very easily.

On Reddit, FMPONE said Valve should redo the weapon purchase table and gun parameter interface to let players understand the value of each gun to use it properly.

In-depth analysis of changes of Tec-9, CZ75a, SG553 and AUG

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