Battlefield 1 - The Gewehr 98 Infantry (2022)

[@shockwave6213]

I love how BF1 made bolt action rifles with iron sights highly competitive (as they should be) with the other weapon classes. Really nailed the effectiveness of them, especially if you're like me and regularly shoot long range (200 meters or more) with the iron sights. My only gripe was that the other classes didn't get access to the infantry variants unless you played that dead Back to Basics mode

[@DrunkNotIAm]

I've gone back to playing BF1 and 4 in droves now. Just going to act like V and 2042 aren't even around.

[@hx20games77]

No V is a great game 2042 is not

[@ericlee5515]

I had the urge to use this after watching All quiet on the western front

[@shapesnatch1341]

I'm really not a good shot in fps', but damn do I love this gun with iron sights. I do surprisingly well with it too

[@jrk1666]

still can't understand how bf1, bfv and bf2042 were made by the same company

[@Foddeur]

From what I've heard, a fair amount of the team responsible for BF1 left the company between BF1 and BFV. I've also heard a similar amount of brain drain happened after BFV dropped and before BF2042 came out - if it's true, then it speaks volumes as to how the quality of BF games seemed to drop off. Compare the unified, strong and confident vision BF1 had, and how subsequent BFs had conflicting or confused vision for what kind of game they wanted to make!

[@athlon64x29]

@@Foddeur well put

[@cardboardcapeii4286]

What’s bad about 2042?

[@Huziharamantics]

Infantry variant rifles are the way! Good shooting!

[@deltaseal9567]

bro dit: mILLe hUiT cEnT quAtRe vInGt sIx *baguette intensifies*

[@Foddeur]

Bien sûr !

[@deltaseal9567]

@@Foddeur Bravo mon ami!

[@Admodeus]

I feel like in games like this, players have way too much speed and mobility which makes hitting someone with a single shot rifle, very hard. In the real world people can't speedly move sideways, or durn on a dime, due to physical mass. If we had the speed and mobility of one of these games, we would end up falling over constantly and spraining some serious ankles.

[@Foddeur]

Battlefield does still provide a relatively 'arcade-y' experience, so I can understand them not wanting to make the player movement not TOO weighty. I feel that BF1 has a decent amount of player fluidity, while an amount of deliberateness that isn't too frustrating - though it took some time to get there, with DICE having to tone down the slide spam and the ADAD wiggling! Now BFV on the other hand... I find that game's movement to be quite messy with the speed players can go at!

[@oolooo]

I do not mind the high movement , the erratic nature of the enemies dodging and weaving my shots is what gets me .

[@jmgonzales7701]

yeah would say the speed is actually accurate especially soldiers would move fast under fire. Its the quickness to change direction is what is unrealistic. Tbh i would say this is the perfect ww1 shooter. I don't think isonzo, verdun, tannenberg or anything can top this. I personally think if the movement speed was reduced its perfect. Back in its prime i was able to play some bolt action rifle servers only, In maps like st quentin scar and maps with many trenches its perfect. @@oolooo

[@beneckendorff9256]

Funnily enough I actually couldn’t hit shit with this gun because its iron sights aren’t accurate to the real gun, which I own. I then downloaded a historically accurate iron sights mod for bf1 and immediately started getting over 50 kills a round. Absolutely lovely gun, Mausers Masterpiece!

[@markpalka6382]

In spite of its shortcomings (its weight, length, recoil, and its rear sighting system which forces the shooter to compensate by trial and error at distances less than 400 meters), the Gewehr 98 Mauser is superb, and highly accurate! And I would, even these days, carry it and have confidence in it in a combat situation!!

[@thesoaringscepter4325]

My favorite sniper in all of gaming

[@axis7640]

If you ever manage to kill a flametrooper with a kolibri i'll do 100 push ups

[@Foddeur]

Your arms will forever thank me then! I think the most 'memetic' kill I've scored on a Flamey boi is pricking one to death with a syringe!

[@holyrogue7811]

Hot damn that was some solid shooting tex. I like the Gewehr 98 mainly for its sniper variant, for iron sight I usually swap between the Arisaka and the Lebel. Any idea what weapon will be focused on the next episode?

[@Foddeur]

Yeah, the Sniper variant is what I'd consider to be the go-to of the G98 variants! Appreciate the kind words, and as for the next video, I've been feeling like revisiting one of my earlier Bf1 videos as when I scoped it out, I didn't feel too happy with it... Shouldn't be long now!

[@maverickrobertson3894]

I followed as soon as he pronounced that French rifle correctly 🤌

[@Foddeur]

Got to put some of my linguistic knowhow to good use from time to time!

[@nagoogle8542]

This gun is so great. It took me a while to warm up to it but once I got used to the sights it became a mid range beast. The trick for me was to only focus on the front sights and completely ignore the absolute useless rear which on a real g98 are way closer together if the blades were that far apart irl the gun would be unusable

[@shockwave6213]

The 2 "Blades" you are referring to are actually a part of the Gewehr 98's "roller coaster" style sight leaf. There would be a V notch at the bottom in the middle of the 2 side slide rails.

[@ty6480]

AT mines next video? I rarely see AT mines gameplay,keep uploading please btw

[@Foddeur]

Eheh, I rarely use AT mines myself! And they're sort of a 'set and forget' kinda weapon that might detonate a while after you place them - unless you commit to running up behind tanks, laying mines and hoping they reverse over them! I'll see what can be done but no promises!

[@doodieman2574]

Could you do martini henry video? Great content btw

[@helvett2791]

a true marksman!

[@Foddeur]

Oh, I'm no Marksman. Just call me 'person who occasionally lines up a shot and manages to score a hit, sometimes'!

[@hrv-strijelac]

Excellent video and like me!!!❤🌺❤

[@oolooo]

Still hate the way the Sights look and the way the Bolt is gripped in the animation , like a Hammer . Besides that , best Bolt Action Rifle of the game .Too bad they did not add the Karabiner 98AZ .

[@TheBattlefieldHistorianTwitch]

The Rifle of All Quiet on the Western Front

[@Foddeur]

I'm keeping an eye out for that Netflix adaptation coming later in October, looks nice and gritty!

[@TheBattlefieldHistorianTwitch]

@@Foddeur Plus it will be in its Original Language which makes it better. I have the book but I cant want to see it on Netflix

[@konighartzderiv.4898]

@@TheBattlefieldHistorianTwitch Original language is German.

[@TheBattlefieldHistorianTwitch]

@@konighartzderiv.4898 yup and the one thing they added in the 2022 version is the Signing of the Armistice at end eventhough in the book Paul is silenced by a Enemy Sniper or stabbed either bayonet or trench knife

[@gregholman2431]

This infantry variant has a few advantages compared with its scoped counterparts (of the Gewehr 98 class or series of rifles): one is that it has quicker recovery of relative accuracy and quicker recovery from recoil, essentially (including with respect to hip-fire); another is that it has a straight pull bolt, essentially; and another (if I am not mistaken) is that it has reduced effects of incoming suppression when wielded. Also, it has no scope glint, whatsoever, unlike the other two variants of the Gewehr 98 in the game.

[@chasepadgett4221]

I did some absolute damage with this bad boy

[@Melancholy308]

dude haha why is this commentary so hilarious

[@Skipper3009-b4l]

How do I get this gun?

[@Nixie_noobionlassie]

0:29 oh well are you french by any chance?

[@Foddeur]

Pas du tout!

[@Nixie_noobionlassie]

@@Foddeur oh but your pronunciation of the lebel’s 1886 in french was genuinely good like a real french man

[@Foddeur]

@@Nixie_noobionlassie was just pulling your leg! I am indeed un Français établis hors de France. Unfortunately I didn't pick up the language as a kid so I've effectively been playing catch-up ever since - good thing Battlefield 1 has a plethora of French weaponry to talk about! Merci pour vos compliments!

[@Nixie_noobionlassie]

@@Foddeur Ah oui oui merci beaucoup Monsieur Foddeur

[@robertmiles1603]

this video would be much better with no commentary

[@Foddeur]

Pssst, if you skip past the first 40 seconds or so, you'll find that most of this _8 minute long_ video has no commentary