Cataclysm-dda: Split Underbarrel into Underbarrel and Bayonet mod locations

[BorkBorkGoesTheCode]

[mugling]

Questionable. Could result in a lot of corner cases as not all possible combinations would be plausible. Additionally I quite like the fact that its bayonet or auxiliary gunmod. Allowing both upsets balance markedly. Status quo has no such corner cases nor balance concerns.

[Rivet-the-Zombie]

Those are all very good points, @mugling!

[BorkBorkGoesTheCode]

Several guns cam mount a Bayonet and grenade launcher irl. Adding a Bayonet mount would also fix the rifled musket integral bayonet hack.

[mugling]

Several guns cam mount a Bayonet and grenade launcher irl

But certainly not all...

Adding a Bayonet mount would also fix the rifled musket integral bayonet hack.

...but also introduce wider problems that are probably more difficult to fix

[Izicata]

I'm against this because it removes the opportunity cost for using a bayonet. Having to choose between increased melee capability, a powerful secondary weapon, or decreased dispersion and recoil is an interesting problem that doesn't always have an optimal solution. Choosing between increased melee capability or slightly lower dispersion is a much easier choice and much more easily optimized problem; generally you'd want a bayonet on close/medium range guns, and no bayonet on long-range guns. Doing this would also make the underbarrel choice less interesting, as you can have both a bayonet and a secondary weapon or underbarrel grip. Being able to use an underbarrel grip as well as a bayonet would be especially optimal/concerning, considering the underbarrel grip lowers dispersion by more than the bayonet increases it.

[Breligar]

This seems like one of those "Realism vs. Gameplay" concepts, and I have to side with gameplay on this one.

As a simple player, I prefer having to make a choice with weaponry/gear; for example, do I want lots of carrying capacity on my general-purpose gear, or would I rather be less encumbered for safer combat? Once you start to encounter items that seem to "do it all", it becomes an issue of feeling like you have to use it or you're hurting yourself, which leads towards less fun instead of more. You don't feel rewarded for making a smart choice because there's only one smart choice to make.