Does it matter where I hit enemies when shooting?

Question

Should I aim for the head when firing to kill enemies faster or does this have no effect at all, and I shouldn't bother?

Recent games like Skyrim do not have this differentiated damage system, so shots to the head are the same as shots to the body and limbs, is it like this on Mass Effect 3?

Asked by Juan Manuel

Answer

Yes! Aim for the head (or head-analogues)!

One of the loading screen tips alludes to this directly, but there are half a dozen other clues that you get bonus damage depending on where you shoot - the equipment which "increases headshot damage by X%", for one, and the multiplayer kill achievement for another.

Perhaps most viscerally, scoring a solid headshot on a humanoid opponent will cause their helmet to explode in a brief fountain of gore.

So aim for the head!

Answered by Raven Dreamer

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