Narananas Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Two questions: Do players (survivors) take increased damage from headshots in PVP? Does a bigger head size on your character mean you have a bigger head hitbox (so it's easier to get a headshot on you)? I've come across a lot of conflicting information about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thyme Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Headshots will do more damage, and the hitbox matches your character size (make your pvp characters the smallest female possible to make your hitbox small) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narananas Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Thanks for answering those questions. I was going to make a really small character with a giant head on a PVP server. As funny as that would look, maybe it's not the best idea for PVP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePryBar Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 The hit box stays the same size, based on my experience bigger heads are harder to get a head shot on hence why all my characters have massive heads plus who doesn't like big heads lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjskdjkfa Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 10 minutes ago, ThePryBar said: The hit box stays the same size, based on my experience bigger heads are harder to get a head shot on hence why all my characters have massive heads plus who doesn't like big heads lol hitbox same =/= harder to get headshot did you intentionally write a conflicting statement to conflictingly conflict the previous answer? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjskdjkfa Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 14 hours ago, Thyme said: Headshots will do more damage, and the hitbox matches your character size (make your pvp characters the smallest female possible to make your hitbox small) This is what I've always assumed but never tested. Watching pvp videos the seemingly better pvpers will often try to get head shots, and it seemingly kills the enemies faster, but honestly Idk for sure, never like analyzed videos to verify that, is just an impression... some two people wanting to test this could get together on a beach and have one of them use a sling shot maybe? / make various characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePryBar Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 2 hours ago, sjskdjkfa said: hitbox same =/= harder to get headshot did you intentionally write a conflicting statement to conflictingly conflict the previous answer? lol Sorry but the hit box stays the same size as the original head, so a smaller head has a bigger hit box then the big head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjskdjkfa Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 2 hours ago, ThePryBar said: Sorry but the hit box stays the same size as the original head, so a smaller head has a bigger hit box then the big head. I think you're saying they have the same absolute size, but e.g. a small head has a larger relative box, essentially you can miss the smaller head but hit the hit box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjskdjkfa Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Just now, sjskdjkfa said: I think you're saying they have the same absolute size, but e.g. a small head has a larger relative box, essentially you can miss the smaller head but hit the hit box. ...if it's the same hit box for all heads and you run around with the biggest head possible, people aiming for your forehead are shooting above the actual hitbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narananas Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 9 hours ago, sjskdjkfa said: ...if it's the same hit box for all heads and you run around with the biggest head possible, people aiming for your forehead are shooting above the actual hitbox. If ThePryBar is right about the hitbox staying the same for different sized heads, then your observation here is intriguing! It shouldn't be hard to test, just need to try shooting a character with a giant head on the very top. Though the opinion of most people (I asked on Reddit too and tried searching for this info) seems to be that the hitbox matches the character. Yet the Getting Started section on the Official Wiki claims character creation doesn't affect the hitbox. There's a lot of misinformation around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePryBar Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 In my experience the hit box stays the same size as the original heads. If your sniping in this game always aim for the center of the chin and take off the crosshairs for accuracy. In PvP I'm the first to die by Bola so I've spent a lot of time with ascendant longnecks sniping clowns, big heads forhead shots always miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narananas Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 6 hours ago, ThePryBar said: In my experience the hit box stays the same size as the original heads. If your sniping in this game always aim for the center of the chin and take off the crosshairs for accuracy. In PvP I'm the first to die by Bola so I've spent a lot of time with ascendant longnecks sniping clowns, big heads forhead shots always miss. So I've asked this on the official discord, Ark reddit, and from my future tribemates. Everyone thinks the hitbox perfectly matches the body & head. So I'll have to test it for myself when I finally get the chance. If you're right, then I'll be able to make a character with an oversized head like I hoped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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