Would it have been better to just remove crits for AR's? (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 17:25 (3364 days ago) @ MacAddictXIV

AR's basically don't have a head shot bonus. At x1.5 extra damage (correct me if I'm wrong) with a bullet hose AR, it's more often than not a better idea to aim for center of mass, because you are doing the same amount of damage if you get 50% more bullets on target.

It is 1.25 now, but used to be 1.5.

Probably true in PvP, but in PvE non major enemies have lower defense values on their heads, so you do double the base damage with headshots, THEN you add in the critical multiplier for even more damage. You could miss half your shots and still come out ahead over shooting the body.