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Wow, okay, lots of this is bad advice.

In no particular order:

First, you should beeline to the charge, it requires practice to master the fully charged -> half charged double tap, and there's no reason not to practice with the only sniper rifle actually worth a damn. It also requires lots of practice to get used to firing on trigger release, not trigger pull- it feels very different and takes quite a bit of getting used to when doing precision work from 400m away on a moving target that's smaller than your reticle.

Second, damage mods are your bread and butter. Always rely on the damage mods. What else were you going to stick in your high slots?

Third, heavy sniping is not unequivocally wrong. It's for counter sniping, or counter-counter sniping when you have a perch with a sight line that is too good to give up. It's very possible to just big-dog enemy snipers down- soak a shot or two, put one through their head. Most enemies will give up after you do this once or twice. This works best if you've set up with rep and ammo hives with a logi suit in advance.

Fourth, and this goes hand in hand with my third point, you don't always have to keep moving. If you've found the perfect sightline to shut down or seriously harass the enemy force, don't abandon it until forced to.

Fifth, taking potshots can be justified if the enemy is in a firefight with a blue. If, for example, the red ducks behind cover, tag him quickly- he'll freak out and move, and the blue will gun him down.

To add few tips of my own:
Always, always shoot the drop uplinks first. The blues on the ground can deal with the infantry, but they're going to have a hard time getting to the drop uplinks. Nanohives too, especially the repping kind. Sniping equipment is a very useful, very valid role.

Learn to pilot a dropship. I cannot stress this part enough It will take you places and give you sightlines that other snipers can only dream of, as well as protecting you from roaming scouts. However, if you take the obvious perches like the tops of towers, be prepared to sacrifice a fitting in exchange for having such a powerful position- it may be worth it, especially if it means you get a few key kills against hackers and the like.

Thanks for replying. Let's break this down 1 by 1.

POINT 1: Beeline to charge. Great. You're relying on the fact that charge has the ability to OHK more enemies than the other snipers. However, for beginners, this helps to bypass the basic skill you should have gained working with regular sniper rifles. Like cloaks, it compensates for many, many shoddy plays.

POINT 2: You might want to consider precision enhancers with all the cloaked scouts running about nowadays. In addition, throwing on damage mods is a poor excuse for not training skills.

POINT 3: Heavy sniping is wrong. It encourages poor play and clumsy positioning. I suppose it is good for countersniping though.

POINT 4: I've just countersniped you. What a bad piece of advice on your part.

POINT 5: I've addressed this. If your team is pressuring the enemy, then by all means go ahead. But generally speaking this is a bad idea

Thanks for replying. Let's break this down 1 by 1.

POINT 1: Beeline to charge. Great. You're relying on the fact that charge has the ability to OHK more enemies than the other snipers. However, for beginners, this helps to bypass the basic skill you should have gained working with regular sniper rifles. Like cloaks, it compensates for many, many shoddy plays.

POINT 2: You might want to consider precision enhancers with all the cloaked scouts running about nowadays. In addition, throwing on damage mods is a poor excuse for not training skills.

POINT 3: Heavy sniping is wrong. It encourages poor play and clumsy positioning. I suppose it is good for countersniping though.

POINT 4: I've just countersniped you. What a bad piece of advice on your part.

POINT 5: I've addressed this. If your team is pressuring the enemy, then by all means go ahead. But generally speaking this is a bad idea

1. As I said- the main reason to beeline to the charge is that it takes a lot of practice to get a feel for firing on release. I suppose for absolute beginners to sniping, it might be good to start with other things, but otherwise, I disagree completely. Plus, the long time between shots teaches you not to miss, since every missed shot costs you much more time/damage.

2. Damage mods and skills are not mutually exclusive. As a sniper, you want every ounce of damage you can get. Both, use both! There's no reason to have to choose between the two.

3 and 4: When you're in the sniping "hot seat", those obvious spots that yield amazing sightlines, the heavy suit can be the best choice. For example, there are maps where you can clearly see the null cannon hacking console, but only from the tops of towers or very exposed roofs or ridgelines. While you will almost certainly eventually get pushed out of this position and counter sniped, if you can deny just a single hac, it will have been worth it, because you will have influenced the outcome of the match much, much more than most snipers. In this situation, you already have the most useful position a sniper can possibly be in- your sole goal is to hold it and shut down the enemy for as long as possible despite enemy counter-snipers. This makes the heavy suit the obvious best choice.

I suppose our philosophies are a little different Awry. +1 to your method, and you know what, I'd love to meet you on the battlefield. Showdown on the battlefield.

Most points I can agree with, even though I'm looking forward to the Charged Rifle due to countless deaths by it.

However, can I please use the Calmando (heavy variant) and keep a good name? That suit was practically made for and only for sniping.

As Awry said. it is good for situations and heavy intensity fighting. But, sigh, it does make you a fat target for scouts, and man will the countersnipers have a field day if they get clear lines of sight on you.

Also, to get anywhere with speed, you'll need an LAV.

tip1: Play battlefield if you want to snipe

tip2: Refer to tip 1 as needed

Dun worry, I live on the outskirts. Scouts don't generally waste a match lingering in the most insignificant of places.

And I have BPO LAV's.

That is, until you meet the lone heavy's worst nightmare. The bricktanked cloaked scout. I use this set up when I is angry.

Then again, scouts wouldn't be wasting their time for a chance kill if they were brick-tanking; they'd be around the center of battle. My only real concern are the squads that send out their Cal Scouts when they're annoyed.

Just wanted to put out, I get my first good sniping streak in ages today, and a third of the front page is littered with sniper threads.

I made an alt specifically for CalSentinal Sniping.... So pure, so focused, so slow.

It did however teach me how to be creative with what counts as a "Nest" (basically anything with a bit of cover, and semi difficult to flank). It can also take up to 6 shots from a standard rifle before grey-out, rather than the auto-die Calscout.

Fun times, the other week we sat up a sniping squad, 4 snipers,1 heavy and 1 scout in a domination match, the one with the bridge.
Heavy and scout on the bridge, the rest sniping, it was like hearing a burst rail rifle (i know it still do not exist), RABABAM!!!! Kill!!!
LOL

Fun times, the other week we set up a sniping squad, 4 snipers,1 heavy and 1 scout in a domination match, the one with the bridge.
Heavy and scout on the bridge, the rest sniping, it was like hearing a burst rail rifle (i know it still do not exist), RABABAM!!!! Kill!!!
LOL

No Heavy sniping?

I thought the CalCommando utilizes the SR the best, though?