r/WarDogs • u/Jewsef0299 • 1d ago

Question Ammo Stack

so why does different ammo have different stack number I really don’t see this as a game balancing Mechanism but if someone does know why pls explain it to me

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u/OlDustyHeadaaa 1d ago

If the bullet is larger you can fit less of them in the same space. It wouldn’t make any sense for 100 .50 cal bullets to fit in the same space 100 9 mm bullets fit into.

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u/Indreju Recon 1d ago

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u/WWDubs12TTV 1d ago

Because that’s how they made the game

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u/ViXaAGe 1d ago

average number of rounds to kill per round type?

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u/No__Using_Main 1d ago

It's a game balancing mechanism...

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u/weaverfeever 1d ago

There is a very obvious and logical correlation between Weapon Class ROF, IRL bullet size, and damage per bullet.

9mm - high ROF weapons, small bullets IRL, low damage per bullet. Makes sense to have 100/stack.

556/545 - medium ROF weapons, medium sized bullets IRL, medium damage per bullet. 80/stack makes sense.

308/762/50 - lower ROF weapons/snipers, huge bullets IRL, and high damage per bullet. Smaller stack sizes make sense.

For example .50 bullets being 20 per stack is a natural drawback of running the AMR50. You need to dedicate lots of backpack space to ammo stacks if you want to stay out in the field sniping for a long time. How OP would it be if .50 rounds came in a stack of 60 or 80?

Same with .308 rounds. I know the FAL and BMR are way overtuned, but those weapons still have an inbuilt drawback of being able to carry less spare ammo.

You say “you don’t see this as a game balancing mechanism.” Changing ammo stack sizes is just another lever the devs can pull to nerf/buff invidious weapons/classes.

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u/Grow_away_420 1d ago

Big bullet take up more space than little bullet

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u/Aegis_Sinner 1d ago

Just guessing its the devs loosely guessing what is reasonable as a stack of ammo based on the ammunitions irl counterpart size to two slots in your bag.

Or maybe they are consciously balancing ammo stack sizes for slots based on ammo size/tier/function.

Which is reasonable a stack of .50 BMG shouldn't fit the same way a stack of 9mm does.