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Thanks a lot mate, the does clarify a lot. So that's why in all games (BF2 included) your irons sights have a bit of zoom. They're just bringing you up to 1x......it's all so clear to me know So, just to clarify...the ACOG zoom level in Arma is what you would actually see through a real life ACOG scope (correct zoom level) correct? I'm just so confused, 4 in 1 said it was for balance reasons but you've just said it's for realistic reasons.

Would it be considered 1x in other games? BF2 for example? What I did to find out that the ACOG zooms to 16x was: I took a screenshot of a tree looking at it normally. Then took another screenshot looking at it through an ACOG sight. It ended up being the same as if I had just zoomed in on the first screenshot to 1600% in photoshop.

My question is are the zoom levels realistic. As in, are they actually set to 4x etc etc. As in, is that the same level of zoom you actually get from an ACOG.

woooooow, I love how I all I wanted to know was "why" the ACOG zooms to 16x yet several conversations are clouding my answer.....

...my thread had been hijacked. I wanted a discussion about scope zooms only...

Thanks for replying mate. Do you think that setting the values like this was the most realistic way of doing it? I mean, what is the main reason you didn't just set them to real world values so looking down an SVD scope is 4x or an M24 is 12x? If I read what you said correctly, it means that you have 4x modifier on the fov, so going into ACOG view is actually 4x4 = 16x?

So just to clarify, ACOG's are set to 16x to simulate acuity of vision......yes?

good enough reason. But really, I think 15x is a bit over the top..... And then again, as long as your target is drawing in, if you have good resolution you can look closer to your monitor.

lads, when I say way to much. I mean it as in the ACOG's are set to almost 15x.....is there some sort of gameplay reason for this? Because it's very unrealistic.

I was wondering if the zoom levels on ACOGs and Sniper scopes are supposed to be realistic? Because I noticed that the ACOG is a LOT more than 4x.....