Royalgiedro
Nor Clan Combat Logistics
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Posted - 2014.02.24 08:46:00 -
[1] - Quote
"I'm sorry to say that all three of the things you have listed as your role are performed better by other play styles. Every other class is better at killing (force reduction), injuring, and creating fear (I'm a hell of a lot more scared by the sound of a shotgun than I am by the sound of a sniper rifle). Heck, I'd venture to say that I am rarely even worried about snipers even if they hit me. They don't dissuade me from going anywhere since they are unlikely to kill me as I move about erratically. Even calling out targets and noticing troop movements is a role better carried out by others. An active scanner is much more informative than someone gibbering at me since I can see it with my own eyes both through walls and on my radar. Currently snipers have no role.
As it stands, regardless of how much you protest, even the best snipers in the game (which you are not one of) are little more than an annoyance to other players are far from a major asset to their team.[/quote]"
I'm going to start out by saying that I do snipe on certain maps. I'm not trying to hide that I snipe. However, as a sniper AND a ground unit I can give you my unbiased opinion. Snipers are not OP.
I run the best possible setup, minus 2 proficiency levels, and I can only one shot militia and scout suits (body shot). As a sniper, you can see the battlefield from a different perspective. You generally have a POV that involves looking down at the enemy. This allows you to see over walls and report the exact health and suit types of enemies, much more helpful than just a scanner. You also can point out enemies that are further away than your scanner can cover. Also, I don't know about you, but 400-900 damage to enemies that are hauled up in a corner repeatedly is more successful that trying to throw a grenade and dying before you can release it.
Yet there are those snipers that just shoot a couple people and don't help their team as much as they would on the ground.
PS: Just in pure kills, I average 20+ kills a match when I snipe. I don't care what you say, that is beneficial. |