In The Division, it is an art to land quick headshots in succession with precision rifles. We give tips on how to increase your chances of headshots.
The YouTuber Skill Up explains in a video how to increase your chances of headshots with precision rifles. He combines talents and modifications to get the most out of his sniper.
How to make your sniper a headshot machine in The Division
The YouTuber uses the First Wave M1A Precision Rifle from the Superior tier, which he considers one of the best weapons in the game. To create a weapon that can allow multiple headshots in a short time, you will need to hope for the following talent:
- Balanced: This is the most important talent to transform the M1A into a headshot machine. It allows the weapon to reach maximum precision faster when shouldered. Thanks to this talent, you do not need to equip modifications that increase precision.
- As a second talent, his Superior sniper has Accurated, which increases precision by 40%. However, you can also focus on other talents, the key talent is “Balanced”.
To use the precision rifle even more effectively, the skill talent Steady Hands in your Security Tree is recommended: When you take cover, recoil is reduced by 25% for 10 seconds. During this time, it will be easier for you to land headshots. Moreover, it is enough to briefly stand up and immediately return to cover to benefit from this talent.
Focus on these bonuses with weapon mods
With the talents presented, you can concentrate on the bonuses from weapon mods that you still need to land quick headshots with the sniper. These involve the various stability values.
Increase the stability and horizontal stability of the sniper with weapon mods: Both values ensure that the weapon pulls less after shots. This allows you to quickly re-aim at the heads of your enemies or keep them under fire.
With the M1A and the “Balanced” talent, you do not need to rely on initial stability as this would not further improve the weapon.
What influence initial and horizontal stability in The Division has on your gameplay can be found out here.
The YouTuber Skill Up advises to focus only on stability and horizontal stability as much as possible. Even if an additional chance for critical hits may sound tempting, it is much more beneficial to increase the stability values, as this allows you to make more headshots and thus more damage.
With these tips, you will manage to land secure headshots with precision rifles, especially the M1A, despite a high rate of fire. 80-90% of your shots would land on the heads of enemies, according to the YouTuber. Extend your sniper’s magazine with the appropriate mods to use the “headshot machine” for even longer.
What do you think of these tips? What do you focus on with precision rifles?
In this guide, we show you how to create a powerful sniper build in The Division.
