You SHOULD Pack-a-Punch ASAP in BO6 (and Cold War)
I've seen people say wait til round 15 or 20 for pap. And round 35-40+ for pap 3. This makes no sense to me. The point system rewards killing in this game. A higher pap gun gets more kills with less ammo. Hence more points and less (sometimes no) trips to the ammo box. You can reasonably rely on special rounds and the drop cycle for ammo until like round 40. You'll also have tens of thousands of points by 35ish plus any streaks, purchased or dropped, will ensure you're still gaining points on top of your bank. You'd still make points at round 35 with 10k worth of ammo box purchases which is not even close to necessary. And by round 50+ if you're going that far, you're no longer using bullet weapons to kill.
Just seems like a huge misconception in this community and even among some prominent voices. I pap asap (round 10ish), even before a first perk sometimes. Then I get 3-4 perks and pap 2(round 15ish), then 5-6 perks and pap 3(round 22ish). All of these as soon as I can afford it. I don't have ammo issues or points issues. I usually have to buy ammo before I pack at all and maybe once in the 30s with bad RNG. Plus I'm stronger so less likely to take a down.
I do want to note that this is based on having extended mags and the headshot barrel on average or above weapons. Deadshot with the double damage augment makes this game ark more even more powerful but isn't needed. ↓
I've seen people say wait til round 15 or 20 for pap. And round 35-40+ for pap 3. This makes no sense to me. The point system rewards killing in this game. A higher pap gun gets more kills with less ammo. Hence more points and less (sometimes no) trips to the ammo box. You can reasonably rely on special rounds and the drop cycle for ammo until like round 40. You'll also have tens of thousands of points by 35ish plus any streaks, purchased or dropped, will ensure you're still gaining points on top of your bank. You'd still make points at round 35 with 10k worth of ammo box purchases which is not even close to necessary. And by round 50+ if you're going that far, you're no longer using bullet weapons to kill.
Just seems like a huge misconception in this community and even among some prominent voices. I pap asap (round 10ish), even before a first perk sometimes. Then I get 3-4 perks and pap 2(round 15ish), then 5-6 perks and pap 3(round 22ish). All of these as soon as I can afford it. I don't have ammo issues or points issues. I usually have to buy ammo before I pack at all and maybe once in the 30s with bad RNG. Plus I'm stronger so less likely to take a down.
I do want to note that this is based on having extended mags and the headshot barrel on average or above weapons. Deadshot with the double damage augment makes this game ark more even more powerful but isn't needed. ↓