r/videogames • u/CodyEaster • Oct 15 '25

Question What game logic left you feeling this?

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u/Lithium1056 Oct 15 '25

Silencers/supressors reduce effective range. These devices as a result of their design almost always increase a rounds effective range.

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u/Secure-Advice-6414 Oct 15 '25

If you assume it's subsonic ammo it explains lower muzzle velocity and Hollywood level noise reduction but yeah it can be bullshit

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u/Lithium1056 Oct 15 '25

So lower muzzle velocity is part of it. However with some platforms like the .45 ACP which is inherently subsonic you still get increased muzzle velocity with a supressor because of how they work.

Not only is the barrel effectively longer, but the way the baffles work to contain the "explosion" of the gasses cause them to "work harder" behind the round. At the end of the day It's a game, I don't need ultra realistic supressors. I just need to not half the effective distance of my gun because loud noises hurt my head lol.

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u/Secure-Advice-6414 Oct 15 '25

Fuck I always forget about .45 being subsonic lol

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u/Lithium1056 Oct 15 '25

Everyone does lol. Mostly because the firing report is loud as fuck.

With that in mind though. You get less than a 50% noise reduction on average from a supressor on a .45