User blog comment:Cheesemuffin8/John Wick Vs. Max Payne/@comment-5795750-20180727072913

BG1's "One, Two, Baba Yaga's Coming For You" Edges

Handgun - So we got ourselves a cock measuring contest for these guns: the M1911 has the bigger caliber but the Glock 34 was designed to be the most accurate gun out of all of them. But having looked at the stats, it turns out the Glock is certainly the deadlier than its older rival. Sorry Colt but now your day is up and the German breed is in.

EDGE: Wick

Rifle - Once again its a case of new vs old and again the new wins out here again. Yeah the AK is a tried and tested gun with its reliability but the AR-15 that John wields is certainly a beast with its semi-auto firing capability ensuring greater accuracy (than the spray-and-pray of the AK), deadlier bullets and better firing range.

EDGE: Wick

Close-Range: Shotgun vs SMG... again we see Max Payne relying on a spray-and-pray weapon while Wick goes the semi-auto route and again, I must give it to Wick with the shotgun since his is semi-auto meaning he will certainly be more likely to conserve his ammo more effectively than the Uzi; lighter weight and longer range be damned.

EDGE: Wick

Armour: With both of these covering only the torso, it only takes a headshot or a shot below the chest (ie the hips and legs) to really bring them down but then again... as I've seen in the movie, John can use his suit to protect his face due to its flexibility. Plus, since its a suit and not a bulky vest, he certainly has the advantage in weight (giving him arguably greater endurance than Max) and the element of surprise (I mean you wouldn't expect a suit to actually be a suit of armour, would you?)

EDGE: Wick

X-Factors: Average of 82.3 for Payne; Average of 82 for Wick

EDGE: Payne (Just)

Overall Winner: You might think Payne takes the win here due to greater experience but unfortunately, I don't think he will. Reason? Payne's age, alcoholism and drug use - I mean sure he's quit but the wounds from those addictions don't heal that quickly. Wick on the other hand doesn't suffer as easily - I mean even before the bad-ass pencil scene, he was fending off against a sumo wrestler and was able to do that pencil trick AFTER GETTING SHOT. Furthermore, Wick has the edge in armour and thus in speed/dexterity and precision. Yes Payne can still do his bad-ass stunts with his guns but Wick can certainly outwit the old-timer with his assassin knowhow. Furthermore, Wick has swept the weapons edges owing to his more tactical choice in weapons where as Payne is certainly using weapons that are outdated and more reliant on spraying-and-praying. The X-Factor edge that Payne has over Wick is negligible.

So overall, I give my win to John Wick.