Iron/default Sites will never go away you twack. You need a default aiming object in place always.
We will get different sites and other **** like that soon, it just hasn't come in yet.

typo: sites -> sights.

If we're talking about rifle scopes from the future, why aren't they built into our eyes? We're purpose built war clones after all. On a more serious note, why has my SR not got this:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/17000-linux-powered-rifle-brings-auto-aim-to-the-real-world/

I will have to disagree with you on this one. The fact that just about every U.S. Service Person that goes into a combat zone today is issued night vision equipment goes against your 'cheap' theory. I know... I was a GS-11 that dealt with that stuff. On top of that, being a Vietnam Combat Veteran with over 12 years of service as U.S. Marine Corp Infantry/Special Missions, the amount and cost of the equipment U.S. Service Personal drag around is a lot. Hell, I watched them test and issue weatherproofed computer keyboards that could be strapped to the Service Personnel's chest for data entry. You want to guess the cost of that? This was part of the Future Combat System the U.S. Military is using and developing now.

However, what is real today may or may not reflect in today's FPS's... especially the futuristic ones. But I do find it ironic that one would spend so much ISK on a Dust Dropsuit, its Equipment and Weapons... and then just give out iron sights [grins]. But hey, this is a game and people come here to have fun. So whatever is wanted by the players. So I understand and agree that iron sights are here to stay, as I mentioned in one of my replies above.

I just would like to see a more futuristic touch to the way weapons are used in Dust 514... else, it just ends up being another FPS, imo. That is all I am saying. I also understand Dust is still in the development phase and who knows what it will look like a year from now... or even ten... right? Perhaps discussions like this will help.

People cried for iron sights.
CCP answered.

We had acogs on all guns a year ago and some fuckmook thought it was a good ideacto remove them. This was stupid. All future guns should at the very least be as good in range accuracy and technology asxwhat we shoot terrorists with now incrustation 21st century... there is no excuses unless they are planing on making gun customization a thing which I have not heard anything to this effect nor would I guess they are going this route. Too much complexity IMO. Bottom line future guns should not have iron sites that's stupid.

One of the complaints that I had with Planetside 2 was that in some ways it just did not feel like a futuristic FPS game. Most of the equipment used just seemed like no better than what we have in the present day military... and sometimes even worse. PS2 just did not have that futuristic feel that I would have expected.

I will give Dust some credit here, as it does feel like the future... except for iron sights. In the future, I do not see a place for iron sights at all. I would think that every weapon would at least have some sort of sighting device that was a tad better... even if it was a simple x2 sight. Perhaps even a red indicator when aiming in on an enemy soldier. But I am sorry... the iron sights in Dust just seem so out of place... just not the right feel for me.

But you don't understand.... AR needs to have Iron Sights, because other hows they will be to OP.... [ Sarcasm ].. and one more..

Funny thing is as soon as they were implemented, everyone started saying they were given ironsights to nerf them because CCP hates "slayers".

Come on, we can hurl hot bolts of plasma at super speed and make super clone soldiers but we can't figure out a future scope.


Come onnnnnnnnn.

...please don't ban me.

Well you couldve just edit the sites to sight instead of putting typo- Cmon KIRK.... . Damn..

This is a friendly wasup kirk long time...

- Geth