The AWP is a premium long-range primary weapon. Players require ownership of the Heavy Weapons game pass in order to equip it. It is located at the Police Base, Warehouse Criminal Base, Gun Shop, and Shotgun Sal's. It also was at the Easter Isle Police Station until Easter Isle was destroyed.
Overview[]
It is essentially an upgrade to the Sniper, as it deals 64 damage when successfully hit on a bodyshot, with 96 on a successful headshot. It has a magazine size of four rounds, two less rounds than the Sniper, which trades magazine size and fire rate for higher damage.
It has 40 DPS (Damage Per Second), 60 if headshots.
Weapon History[]
- January 27th, 2019:
- Added to the game.
- Unknown date in 2019:
- Magazine Size: 5 -> 2 [NERF]
- September 15th, 2019:
- Damage: 70 -> 80 [BUFF]
- July 23rd, 2022:
- Bodyshot Damage: 80 -> 40 [NERF]
- The AWP now deals headshot damage.
- October 21st, 2022:
- Headshot Multiplier: 2 -> 1.6 [NERF]
- Bodyshot Damage buffed from 40 -> 50 [BUFF]
- Minimum and Maximum Accuracy: 10 -> 7 [NERF]
- March 17th, 2023:
- Headshot Multiplier: 1.6 -> 1.9 [BUFF]
- July 20th, 2023:
- Headshot Multiplier: 1.9 -> 1.5 [NERF]
- Bodyshot and Headshot Damaged buffed from 50 to 64 and 95 to 96 respectively [BUFF]
Trivia[]
- It appears to be based on the real-life version.
- It shares its firing sound with the AWP from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
- Prior to the September 15th, 2019 update, it dealt 70 damage.
- The length of the hitbox for its bullets is slightly shorter than the length the bullet travels.
- It had a magazine size of 5 during Season 1, but it was decreased to 2 on an unknown date.
- When hipfire was first added, this and the Sniper were very accurate without scoping.
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