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Awry Barux
Shining Flame
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.11.06 06:52:00 -
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Sniper rifle zoom should be variable. Sniping at 550m, while certainly possible, involves adjustments of 1-5 pixels, with the dot covering the enemy and then some. I'd like my future tech dropsuit and sniper rifle to have a variable zoom scope, either continuous or with 3-5 different settings. The current zoom works great for 150-300m shots, and while anywhere outside that range is completely doable, it feels wrong based on the scope's magnification.
If this is an unacceptable change, just decrease the size of the sniper reticle by about 50% so it doesn't completely obscure long-range targets. |
Awry Barux
Xer Cloud Consortium
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Posted - 2013.11.11 17:00:00 -
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To be clear: I'm not asking for more range. 599M is plenty. I just don't like the mismatch between the stated weapon range and the effective range of the scope. Not adding variable zoom won't stop me sniping from 550 meters. |
Awry Barux
Xer Cloud Consortium
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Posted - 2013.11.12 17:51:00 -
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CLONE117 wrote:i feel if anything if snipers range was shortened to be around 475 meters or less.
that could get rid of the redzone sniping or tone it down.
which in turn makes snipers to be closer into the battle.
and with that in mind should force them to become more aware of whats around them.
ive never let my guard down in any situation. only times ive been caught of guard is when im running around a corner only to find a hail of gunfire flying towards my face.
or im surrounded.
of course im not really off guard in those scenarios to begin with.
but do u realize how easy it is to sneak up on a sniper.
to easy. especially when u find them.
i once found a large nest of snipers.
i came in tossed a couple nades. then finished them off with gun fire.
then as i went to head back to capture some objective i here more sniper shots.
so i find the uplinks. destroy them. then kill the rest of the snipers. on this hill. other times ive come across a nest of snipers on a building roof.
i flew a ds upthere. ship exploded from a crash landing caused by a railgun turret.
i destroyed all the uplinks. had a mlt shotgun in hand.
and just walked slowly over to each of these relatively spread out snipers in proto suits with proto srs and other proto mods. and ohk. every 1 of them. they didnt even move. my own squad watched it happen too.
shorten their range. should = buff to self awareness.. but im only worried about the invisible ones..
Please stay on topic. If you want to talk about sniper range changes, make a different thread. I'm not talking about range changes, I'm talking purely about a change to the amount of visual magnification given by sniper scopes. Go tell your poorly-punctuated war stories elsewhere.
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Awry Barux
Xer Cloud Consortium
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Posted - 2013.11.12 19:38:00 -
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CLONE117 wrote:^ i can play the insult/troll/stupidity game too.
but i choose not too..
because im not a raging idiot..
this thread may involve sniper zoom or scopes.
but most of these threads on the forums never stay on topic.
and since the topic at hand looks to have changed from zoom to range.
how am i off topic?.
those "war stories" are simply just the most common scenarios that happen during the daily gameplay.
now to go back to the zoom....
its a stupid idea. as it would make snipers op. thats the only massive problem that this would cause. its not a pve game. its pvp. maybe in a few thousand years when pve is released and pvp gets removed something like this could happen. but its going to be a simple no for now. to many negatives and not enough benefits from this, the bad simply out weighs the good here.. by a large amount too.
unless your seeking to make snipers op by giving them the ability to snipe from one redzone to the other. which would make them op. there is no reason for it..
deal with all the issues that would come from this and then it might be considered...
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100% chance of trolls is to be expected.
First things first:
a. Just because most threads get off topic doesn't mean they should. Your descriptions of current gameplay vary wildly from post to post- the most recent one is all about you sneaking up on and finding tons of snipers, while the next most recent one says that there is "a 99.9999% chance' to not find a sniper. At best, you're cherry-picking situations to fit your opinion, at worst, you're just making things up.
b. I think you meant "to", not "too". Also, capitalization- have you heard of it?
Now:
I don't understand how being able to adjust our visual zoom will make snipers OP. This isn't a damage buff or a ROF buff or something, I'd just like to be able to see a bit more clearly. Sniper damage from anything other than a Thale's is if anything a little low when compared to tanked-out proto logis, but I'll fight that fight elsewhere.
If what you're concerned about is redline sniping and tower-top sniping, as you said, these things are already rampant- obviously having a weak sniper zoom is not going to stop anyone from doing it.
There's no reason to think that allowing snipers to set their own zoom levels would increase the number of people doing it- pretty much anyone who doesn't hates it and therefore won't, and anyone who is already doing it won't stop either way.
I want this change because currently, at around 300-400 meters, the dot that indicates where I'm aiming at is much, much larger than the enemy's head. That's just bad.
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Awry Barux
Xer Cloud Consortium
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Posted - 2013.11.12 19:53:00 -
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CLONE117 wrote:criticizing my grammar... still remains in the troll section.
im not cherry picking anything with those stories.
and sure they are both true...
there is that high chance of not finding that sniper because majority of the time is pointless to try and find them as they are too deep within the redzone to begin with.
the self awareness involved stories are when those snipers are finally spotted and found to be out side of their own little safe zone.
and thats what will happen majority of the time when they are seen.
just because one person decides to use proper grammar doesn't mean anything.
its all fine as long as it gets the point across. and easy to read. thats all that really matters.
and since im short on time il be back to finish up...
OK, well, my snarkiness and hatred of your writing style aside, I still don't see why adding variable zoom makes snipers OP. |
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