{"id":8080,"date":"2023-10-19T05:40:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T10:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/?p=8080"},"modified":"2024-01-03T05:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T11:57:59","slug":"does-weapon-range-matter-in-starfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/does-weapon-range-matter-in-starfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Does weapon range matter in Starfield?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As someone who makes a hobby out of pushing a 22LR rifle out past it&#8217;s effective range (400 yards is my best thus far), I enjoy doing the same in video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Starfield came out, I was initially disappointed in the &#8220;Range&#8221; weapon stat; in even the most optimized states it only got as high as around 160 or 170 meters, which felt.. Sad, to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it turns out, the range weapon stat is more of a suggestion than a rule, and after some testing, I have some (thankfully simple) information for you on how the range stat actually works in Starfield.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<div id=\"gg_ads_midLeaderboard1\" class=\"gg_ads__adSpot gg_ads__adSpot--midLeaderboard\">\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8114869302769879\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8114869302769879\" data-ad-slot=\"7913841931\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The impact of the range stat on weapons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As I noted in the subtitle, you can absolutely hit enemies well outside what the range value suggests. I took the pistol in the screenshot at the top of this post and tested it at various ranges; The furthest being 170 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 170 meters, the above pistol did about 200 damage (keep in mind I have multipliers for scope damage, Isolationist bonuses, etc, so the weapon damage stat is just a &#8220;baseline&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 50 meters, that damage went up to 386.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s all with a pistol that has a range stat of around 20 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as I can tell with my preliminary testing, it appears to be a fixed percentage dropoff, never truly reaching &#8220;0&#8221;.. Which makes stealth builds all the more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With stealth &amp; concealment bonuses, I was able to 1-shot standard enemies (in the torso) with the above pistol from 170 meters (which is the max rendering range in my testing). I&#8217;m in NG+3 and level 63 with the character I did the testing in.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<div id=\"gg_ads_midLeaderboard2\" class=\"gg_ads__adSpot gg_ads__adSpot--midLeaderboard\">\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8114869302769879\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8114869302769879\" data-ad-slot=\"6808095089\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So.. Does weapon range truly matter in Starfield?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early game and without bonuses from stealth &amp; concealment? Yes, it does. You&#8217;ll find that many foes will shrug off hits if you&#8217;re beyond extreme range with your weapon, and damage reduction is exceptionally significant at range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you start pumping stealth skills and get higher damage weapons? It matters much less against standard foes, and even the beefier ones are so far away it&#8217;s better to plink at them from a distance while they are still unaware of where you are and unable to reach you before they are eliminated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who makes a hobby out of pushing a 22LR rifle out past it&#8217;s effective range (400 yards is my best thus far), I enjoy doing the same in video games. 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