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Sleepy Shadow
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Posted - 2013.08.27 20:46:00 -
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I have a few tips for counter snipers.
Distance is your friend. If you got killed by a sniper, you know (more or less) where they are, but they donGÇÖt know where youGÇÖre going to spawn (unless youGÇÖre redlined). Use cover and corners when youGÇÖre trying to find them. DonGÇÖt cross open fields if you can help it. DonGÇÖt try to kill them near where you died unless you can tank some shots. Spawn further away and slowly make your way to them.
Try not to counter snipe next to a big blob of blues. Snipers are actively looking for reds to kill and you donGÇÖt want any of them next to you when youGÇÖre lining your shots. You will be the easiest kill for the sniper in that situation and the most desired kill to boot.
Try not to use the preferred locations of snipers (rooftops, mountains) when countering them, those are regularly checked by snipers. Use building walls, containers, shadows, CRUGÇÖs, supply depots or even LAVGÇÖs as your cover. LAV is also a fantastically quick getaway, if youGÇÖre spotted. And learn the sniper hotspots on any map; it will make it easier to find them when you can check the most obvious places first.
If you get sniped, you have been seen and must relocate. Find another spot and try again, chances are that your target is still sitting pretty exactly where they were.
When you find your sniper, check their stats from the left of your screen. You need to know the damage your rifle does (at body and head) and from that to know how many shots it will take you to down them. If you think you have time, you can even check the stats after lining your shot to see if youGÇÖre going to get a headshot. If one shot is not enough, be prepared to line your second shot. Most of the time a second headshot is not needed, a body shot will finish them off nicely.
Learn to line your shots fast and consider using the tactical sniper rifle for countering. I might be biased but firing three shots rapidly can in situations be better than having higher damage shots with longer intervals.
If the sniper is not in the redline, the most satisfying kill is always done by sneaking up on them and killing them with any weapon you happen to carry. LAVGÇÖs dropped on their heads or REGÇÖs are probably the funniest though. Most snipers enter this wonderful tunnel vision where they are almost oblivious to anything going on around them so sneaking up on them is not as hard as it sounds. Never head straight for them, always take a wide route around them.
Think through your counter sniper fitting. You donGÇÖt need anything but the starter fit, but itGÇÖs always good to make your own fitting and if possible, with a better rifle than the militia variant. My counter sniper fit is a proto suit with 700 HP, 3 complex damage mods, C15-A tactical sniper rifle, SMG and nades. With the health I can withstand a couple of sniper shots as well as surprise attacks by other infantry, I can defend myself with the SMG and nades while IGÇÖm searching for the pesky sniper. This is my preference, naturally. Scouts are good snipers due to the profile dampening; I just donGÇÖt have any good snipers suits I could use.
Oh, and when you spot a red using a Thale's in the redline, it is your duty to drop an orbital on them 
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Sleepy Shadow
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Posted - 2013.08.28 07:42:00 -
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Quil Evrything wrote:Sleepy Shadow wrote:Oh, and when you spot a red using a Thale's in the redline, it is your duty to drop an orbital on them Pshaw. That makes them feel important. Scope them, and if they dont have high totals, headshot them with a militia sniper rifle ;)
There's nothing more satisfying than headshotting a Thale's user but too often it's difficult to do. They hide deep in the redline, most likely headglitching on some mountain, so I never feel sorry to use an orbital on them. |
Sleepy Shadow
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Posted - 2013.08.29 20:46:00 -
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Quil Evrything wrote:Sleepy Shadow wrote:
There's nothing more satisfying than headshotting a Thale's user but too often it's difficult to do. They hide deep in the redline,
most likely headglitching on some mountain, so I never feel sorry to use an orbital on them.
head "glitch"? I searched around, but only found this reference: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=696889#post696889This doesnt sound like a glitch to me. This sounds like "smart sniper, sniping from cover". and btw, the obvious solution to that, once you find him, is go drop a dropship on his butt. You could do it figuratively, or even literally. A militia barebones dropship is "only" 68K :D
I cannot fly those things to save my life 
Sure, every now and then in a boring red line match I go all the way back to the initial spawn area and call my mighty Viper down from the heavens. Then proceed to crash all 5 I normally keep stocked and traipse back to the action invigorated and a little ashamed. |
Sleepy Shadow
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Posted - 2013.08.30 09:17:00 -
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Quil Evrything wrote:Sleepy Shadow wrote:Quil Evrything wrote:
A militia barebones dropship is "only" 68K :D
I cannot fly those things to save my life Sure, every now and then in a boring red line match I go all the way back to the initial spawn area and call my mighty Viper down from the heavens. Then proceed to crash all 5 I normally keep stocked and traipse back to the action invigorated and a little ashamed. lolol... not that great myself... I think the trick is that you have to expect to move slowly. Get very high... then tip forward a LITTLE bit.. for about 2 seconds... then level out very gently, but you'll continue to coast... then wait for 5 minutes until you get to where you want to go. I think crashing rapidly, comes from attempting to MOVE rapidly :D o course you're very vulnerable to AV during that time, so you probably want to start a little closer to your objective than "the other side of the map" ;-)
I go to our red line to hide from peopleGǪ ItGÇÖs bad enough that I keep crashing my dropships, no need to give the enemy free points and a good laugh 
Plus, if I tried to fly them closer to the enemy, some poor blueberries might jump in thinking they are safe from harm with me.
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Sleepy Shadow
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Posted - 2013.09.01 07:23:00 -
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demonkiller 12 wrote:that hole zig zag so you dont get sniped thing, that doesnt work in dust, the hit boxes are too good to miss when someone is moving
It does, all the time, to me at least. So long as you're not predictable, you can run in plain view at the sniper and they will most likely miss. And the closer you are the harder it is for them to line their shots due to the slow rotation speed while ADS. Most snipers even miss when I'm ADS and shooting them at distance  |
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