Does the placement of Ropecaster shots make a difference?

I just bought the Ropecaster, but haven't had much time to experiment with it, as I'm not too far into the game. So far, I've only experimented a bit on the first Sawtooth, but I fired all 8 shots around its head and forearms and it seemed to recover somewhat quickly. Was this due to my poorly placed Ropecaster shots?

That is, if I spread out my Ropecaster shots on a large machine, will it be more effective at pinning it down than, say, firing all ropes into one part of the machine's body? Or does it not matter where I fire them?

Solution 1:

From what I have experienced myself as well as written here it doesn't really matter where you hit the robot. says it will tight down, but not whether placement of the rope effect it.

Ropecaster. Ropecasters fire bolts with ropes attached. When you hit a machine, you fire the other end of the rope into the ground, thereby anchoring the machine in place. We love the ropecaster.

ropecaster. It’s a close range weapon which is good for when your sniping goes sideways and you find yourself going hand-to-hand with a gigantic, angry machine. It pins down machines (though some big ones require a lot of shots),

Solution 2:

I haven't seen any evidence that shooting certain body parts matters, but you can better immobilise an enemy by roping it from multiple directions. Shooting it from only one direction still allows it to move within the limits of its 'leash'.

Also, multiple ropes will increase the strength and damaging the enemy will reduce the time it stays captured.