See my previous post for my reasons why you're incorrect: crouching and waiting for two seconds is not an option, and snipers are not fine as they are. Please provide an argument for your point, rather than simply asserting that you are right and I am wrong.

Every other weapon can zoom and be pin-point accurate as soon as they do, including full automatic weapons like the AR. Why would a rifle designed specifically for precision work be unable to do so?

Anyone who tries to quickscope is just going to get wrecked by superior AR DPS. Lowering/removing sway is not going to turn the sniper into some sort of CQC/frontline monster. Use maths.

On the subject of having those two seconds to spare, there's really nowhere in the new socket to both have room for those 2 seconds and have a properly useful sightline. Mostly, my complaints are limited to the terribleness that is the new map. I can use the old sniper playstyle and find a perch, but then there's no good view of where the fighting is occurring. To get a good view, you have to get within 100M of the enemy. This, in turn, makes stealth not an option- any decent opponent is active scanning 360 degrees for prey within that 100M range. It's not that it's actually impossible to snipe- it's possible, I can still do decently, but the new map represents a clear game balance shift away from snipers and towards CQC infantry work. It's almost laughably easy to do well on the new map with a BPO AR and a standard assault suit. With the reduction or removal of sway, the SR becomes *somewhat* usable within 100M, but is still the lowest-DPS non-splash light weapon, and a competent AR user will still wipe the floor with you.

I call Bull on this. seems like you've never seriously played sniper, and are just hating on it because that's not what you play.




And this confirms it. Your response, is basically, "quit playing sniper, because I dont think its a worthwhile job. Use a different weapon instead.".

You're a troll. The best way to deal with trolls is not to feed them. So i suggest people do not reply to him further on this thread, reguardless of what he posts.

I call Bull on this. seems like you've never seriously played sniper, and are just hating on it because that's not what you play.


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0. Yes, I know what a scrambler rifle is. To most on the forums, the scrambler rifle is the SCR, and the sniper rifle is the SR.
1. What happens when the sniper misses? Good luck having 100% accuracy on a strafing AR user. Miss 1 shot, and any decently tanked fit will require a 4-second reload before killing. For example, a MLT Cal Medium frame with 2x MLT extenders and a MLT armor plate has about 500 EHP. That's 3 shots right there.
2. All weapons should be viable on all maps. That's called good game balance.
3. I've skilled into SCRs and ARs as well, and do use them on the new map. Like I said, it's laughably easy to do well with those weapons, as 99% of engagements on the new map occur within those optimals. With a scanner and half decent gun game, it's just easy mode. Either the map design needs to change or weapons need to be adjusted.