Minigun Aiming

So I see alot of tips about minigun effectiveness directly related to distance to your target; the closer the better.

What about how you aim your reticule?

- Centering at the throat of the target?
- Centering at the chest of the target?
- Centering at the torso?

What's been your favorite location for taking down those targets as fast as possible?

Aiming at something i want to kill... that works usually...

Priority. Medic's are usually top, then scouts and then everybody else

The problem is, that the minigun is a cone range weapon. and to my knowledge it does not really matter where you aim as long as your targets are inside the weapons firing cone.

I've always tried to aim so I have as much of their body in the reticle as possible, usually at the chest.  I wouldn't consider me an expert on heavy though.

There isn't anything quite like point black minigun, but (IMO) the minigun isn't really for taking down individual targets, it's for causing chaos, taking EVERYONE in view down to half health or less for the others to mop up. That doesn't mean you won't get kills, you just shouldn't go into the situation expecting to get any.

I usually chase down my targets, maybe my team is incompetent at killing? Assits are just as good as kills, maybe not for HL2stats. Get rid of all these HL2 Stats and everyone won't be so self centered.

i Think body

The minigun is a hose of bullets and death. Something you don't want to face down head on. I know very well that the second I see a heavy, mini-gun pointing towards me and revving laughing manically, I get my ass out of his way, and quickly. If I get caught in the cone, my health is ripped to shreds. So my response is your a weapon of mass chaos, the loud noise, the impeding doom, it will keep people heads down, even if it's just the sound of the weapon revving up . So I agree with fluffy tiger, aim in their general direction, those stupid enough to stay in your way, regardless of number is going to get damaged.

To put it very simply.

With the minigun, always go for center mass, the more bullets hit, the better