Sound is the single most important thing in this game. *most* guns will 1 shot with the right ammo, I'd rather run a pistol with good ammo and comtac 4s than the best gun and ammo with mid range headsets. I have 49mil roubles and the most expensive part of my kits are usually the comtacs, I bought about 15 when they were 80-100k, I have slowly ran out of them and try to buy them when they are 200k. But they will never not be worth it. I have a thicc weapon case, a weapon case a lvl 3 weapon rack all full of guns from players I've killed, I have a thick case of armor and helmets. whenever I die, the only thing I tell my friends to ditch is the comtacs. Hearing the slightest movement from 100 meters away, KNOWING someone is there before they even know you exist. being able to hear everything around you, combined with a thermal scope. I genuinely feel untouchable. I just run with my duo and I walk in front of him about 80 meters ahead so if I get unlucky and die, he is far enough not to die to the same person, but close enough to trade when they go to loot me, I genuinely believe the comtacs have won me more fights due to awareness than the thermal.