Who the **** thought it's a good idea to let snipers lock down objectives from the redline, where they're untouchable?

Who the **** thought it's a good idea to let snipers lock down objectives from the redline, where they're untouchable?

Tiercide.

I thought that's what the sniper's job was. Lock down a specific location to prevent enemies from taking it.

Sure.
But you should ALWAYS, NO EXCEPTIONS, be able to sneak up on them and blow them to bits.
If they can sit in the redline and still do that, then that's just fail.

They aren't untouchable. When they do this, I pull out my sniper rifle and shoot back. They rarely move so it's easy pickings.

Isn't that the definiton of OP?
A weapon that can only counter itself?

Your logic is flawed. You are countering a redline, not the sniper rifle. If he weren't in the redline, then you could use other methods.

Also, you can storm the redline - you've got 20 seconds to get to them. Spawn in a militia suit (preferably BPO if you have one) and go to town.

We shouldn't need to do that at all.
This is something CCP failed, and what you are doing is patching it up, making it work somehow.

Sure.
But you should ALWAYS, NO EXCEPTIONS, be able to sneak up on them and blow them to bits.
If they can sit in the redline and still do that, then that's just fail.

Sooo... lemme get this straight. You're tired of clearing out an objective from infantry only to have your accomplishments ended in a single shot by a sniper whose in a concealed location doing his job for his team to ensure that they don't lose an objective. And because of this, CCP is at fault for creating maps that allow a dynamic game for various styles of players?

Yeah... I suggest learning the various sniper positions so you can check them if you or your squad member ever get hit by a sniper while hacking an objective.

Who the **** thought it's a good idea to let snipers lock down objectives from the redline, where they're untouchable?

Edit:
Counter snipe is no excuse.
That's pretty much the definiton of OP, a weapon that can only be countered by itself.

Your opinion, and you are welcome to it. If you look at the replies though, you'll see you're in the minority here.

Sounds like you have problems with snipers

You're forgetting the part where the sniper is in a position that I can't reach.

i'm sorry but putting 1 ladder to reach a key point on 1 side seems fair to me. Having every map in a bowl design also seems fair.

There are plenty of ways to take out an enemy sniper. You just need to know the right spot, or the right technique. You don't have to sneak up on a sniper each and every time to kill him or her. You can counter snipe, drop an orbital, use a rail tank, a forge gun, or even an assault dropship / normal dropship.

Or you can have a bunch of blues surround the console so you can hack. That tends to work well, and the sniper will only be able to get two or three by the time it's hacked - depending on how good the sniper is.

Counter snipe ---> Countering a sniper with a sniper, definiton of OP
Drop on orbital ---> Use 2500 WP on a temporary removal of the sniper
Use a rail tank ---> Use dumb design to fix dumb design, great
A forge gun ----> Ditto
Dropship ---> :|

Ignore them and just make sure to have all of the other objectives instead of going for that last one or hack the objective they're guarding with 5 people.

And sniper rifles are OP because they have the range of sniper rifles?