TheEnd762
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Posted - 2013.09.15 05:53:00 -
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Cosgar wrote:Not every map is going to be a good sniper map just like not every map is a good heavy, mass driver, vehicle, shotgun... etc map. Now would be a good time to consider cross training or changing up how you snipe. You don't always have to sit in the mountains.
Every map is going to be a good AR map and little else. The success of any other roles will be dependent on their direct support of the AR/assault players (and only in the way they want) , or will otherwise be purely coincidental.
Not all snipers sit in the mountains. Many used to find perches on structures that allowed them to do their job EFFECTIVELY while still being reasonably vulnerable. These perches are being phased out. |
TheEnd762
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Posted - 2013.09.15 07:59:00 -
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TcuBe3 wrote:The problem is the definition of a snipers "job" is different depending on who you ask.
This game is built around assault, everyone and everything else is support, even snipers.
The name of the game is holding letters, not sitting your a s s on a perch and increasing your KDR.
Wrong. The job of the sniper is clearly, objectively, and universally defined: Overwatch/support by fire from long range, observe enemy positions/movement/activity and give that intel to the rest of the team, if able to.
Anything other than that is people trying to pick apart snipers because of their own annoyed frustration and stubborn indignation.
The game wasn't built around assault, it was built around all roles being equally viable on the battlefield in their own way. It's just changed to cater to the lowest common denominator.
Sitting on a perch and putting down enemies does hold letters. A dead clone can't hack a null cannon, nor can one stuck behind cover. A dead/suppressed logi can't heal/revive enemies, or drop hives/uplinks. A charged shot to a heavy softens him up for the rest of my team. Snipe someone waiting for a vehicle to drop and that vehicle will likely be hacked, destroyed, or will self-destruct. Snipe someone with a swarm launcher, and I've just saved a vehicle for my team.
Snipers give a ton of support. Snipers =/= redline plinkers, no matter how much you and others want to fall back on that tired, stupid, inaccurate cop-out.
The bottom line is, anyone who complains about REAL snipers is just throwing a childish tantrum because they don't like being killed by someone they couldn't conveniently spray with their insta-kill, auto-aim Duvolle, HMG, Mass Driver, etc, without going out of their way. The end. |