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Despite the reduced weapon damage, the net effect(due to the way critical hits are calculated) is actually a 50% reduction in the effectiveness of ''Critical Hit bonuses''. This makes the weapon largely ineffective when used by [[Zer0]], resulting in below-average damage even on critical hits, and extremely ineffective damage on body shots, especially when used in Decepti0n. |
Despite the reduced weapon damage, the net effect(due to the way critical hits are calculated) is actually a 50% reduction in the effectiveness of ''Critical Hit bonuses''. This makes the weapon largely ineffective when used by [[Zer0]], resulting in below-average damage even on critical hits, and extremely ineffective damage on body shots, especially when used in Decepti0n. |
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Revision as of 03:18, 26 April 2019
- This article is about sniper rifle featured in Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt. For other uses, see Hawkeye.
Hawk Eye is a Seraph sniper rifle in Borderlands 2 manufactured by Jakobs. The Hawk Eye can only be obtained as a rare drop from Voracidous the Invincible, Dexiduous the Invincible or Omnd-Omnd-Ohk in Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, or from the Seraph Vendor in Hunter's Grotto in True Vault Hunter Mode and Normal modes.
Special Weapon Effects
Eye certain. Finger Lightning. Aim Death. – Extremely high critical hit damage and severely reduced base damage. Increased weapon zoom, fire rate, reload speed and magazine size. Slightly reduced accuracy.
Usage & Description
Due to the Hawk Eye's extreme critical hit damage output, it makes for an effective "one shot, one kill" weapon. It should only be used in long-range combat unless the user is particularly skilled with snipers or can slow their target down enough to get a clear shot, as it is ineffective with non-critical hits and the increased scope magnification can impede close-quarters aim.
Despite the reduced weapon damage, the net effect(due to the way critical hits are calculated) is actually a 50% reduction in the effectiveness of Critical Hit bonuses. This makes the weapon largely ineffective when used by Zer0, resulting in below-average damage even on critical hits, and extremely ineffective damage on body shots, especially when used in Decepti0n.
However, the Hawkeye offers a high critical damage to classes that otherwise have none. This makes it an attractive option for characters who might normally avoid sniper rifles and/or have little or no critical hit bonuses, such as Gaige or Axton.
Notes
A Hawk Eye with the 11.6x magnification
- A Hawk Eye will only deal more damage than a Muckamuck if used with The Bee.
- This is not the case with Critical Ascensi0n as a Muckamuck will out-damage a Hawk Eye with a sufficient stack.
- Initially, the Hawk Eye was bugged and would have always have "1.0x zoom". This was fixed in an unknown patch, which gave the Hawk Eye increased zoom compared to other sniper rifles.
- With a Hyperion scope, a Hawk Eye will have a zoom magnification of 11.6x, the highest for any sniper rifle, surpassing the 11.4x of the Fremington's Edge.
- Because of the way critical hit bonuses stack, the Hawk Eye will not work well with any character that already has large bonuses to their critical hit values. This makes this rifle more ideal for those with damage bonuses, or with flat damage boosts, which can then be multiplied by the large critical hit damage multiplier.
Trivia
- The name and red flavor text are references to The Deerslayer, a novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The line is: "eye sartain -finger lightning - aim, death- great warrior soon. No Deerslayer - Hawkeye -Hawkeye - Hawkeye. Shake hand."
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