the silencer is preaty realistic it reallyu slows down your bullets in this game, there for taking longer to kill with less powerfull shots, i noticed the scar at a far distance wont be heard, and is very good as a sniper in single shot mode, that or use the dart as said. im more of a chaotic run and gun kinda guy myself making a huge scene and kicking but then being all ninja like anyway the game caters to my game play quite well. i feel there is so much more powned feeling in getting up in some ones faces letting them know your there in a big way( big explosions) abd takign them out, then sitting up on a hil top, and sniping away or going invsible and shooting people in the back of the head, alltho if i did go ninja silenced pistols where my fav, it should give you an option not to duel weild tho.