It would have to be both ways or it would be a killing field for camping the enemy redline. In the case of both ways, I've been proposing a bullet barrier for ages but its not a popular idea with CCP or the community.

I think its universally agreed that sniping in dust is pretty crappy looking from either side of the scope :D......... my proposals are made to discourage redline sniping while making sniping much more effective....

1. Changes to clip size......

Currently there are 3 sniper variants
The tactical variant - 3 rounds in a clip
The charge variant - 5 rounds a clip
The standard variant - 5 rounds in a clip


proposed changes

The charge variant - 3 rounds a clip
The standard variant - 4 rounds in a clip
The tactical variant - 5 rounds in a clip

2. Headshot Multiplier
Currently in game there is a 195% headshot multiplier........ " In my personal experience its a lot faster and easier to line up two body shots than one headshot "...... there should be a higher head shot multiplier 250% would offer more incentive to line up headshots

3. Range "edited"
Currently sniper riffles have an effective and absolute range from [1- 599]m this means there is no reason other than vantage or over watch "mind you these are pretty big reasons" for a sniper to leave the redline.... but if the effective range of a sniper was [1-300]m tapering off to 60% at 450m .... and had an absolute range of 600m it would encourage snipers to pick up closer more tactical positions

4. Scope Sway
Reduce scope sway by (10-15)% across all tiers and remove the reset while strafing..... and have a more consistent hip fire

5. Damage/Rate of fire
Current model

The charge variant - 50 rpm (higher damage)
The standard variant - 50 rpm (moderate damage)
The tactical variant - 100 rpm (lower damage)

Proposed Changes

The charge variant - 50 rpm (higher damage * 10%)
The standard variant - 75 rpm (moderate damage * 10%)
The tactical variant - 125 rpm (lower damage * 5%)

"the damage/rate of fire changes are to balance the proposed range changes and make the sniper rifles more competitive"

Final thoughts.....
These changes would not only make true snipers much more effective but would drastically hinder redline snipers... it would allow snipers to get closer to the battle without encouraging too much quick scoping(YOLO 360 no scopes FTW).... allowing snipers to either follow behind a squad or support from a distance...."but alas I more often than not snipe from within 200m of the objective so I may have hurt the tower sniper in some way please make suggestions for mechanics and I may add them to the list :D" disclaimer

KDR matchmaking

that's the problem I would rather they participate in the battle than sit in the redline getting maybe 1 kill........ its all about bodies on the objective

look we could go back and forth but I think we want the same thing and that's for sniping to be fixed :D

It would have to be both ways or it would be a killing field for camping the enemy redline. In the case of both ways, I've been proposing a bullet barrier for ages but its not a popular idea with CCP or the community.

No no no.....

The ONLY problem with snipers right now is some of the shots are'nt causing any damage. Right now they are actually handicapped. That is punishment enough. The damage mod nerf turned a lot of people away from sniping. ALL because everyone had to have all the suit variations. Caldari would have been stone cold killers and everyone would have played the favortism card.
HOWEVER, IRL bullets lose velosity over long distances. In dust, they are constant and never lose speed. Bullets should not do full damage all the way accross the map.

I think its universally agreed that sniping in dust is pretty crappy looking from either side of the scope :D......... my proposals are made to discourage redline sniping while making sniping much more effective....

1. Changes to clip size......

Currently there are 3 sniper variants
The tactical variant - 3 rounds in a clip
The charge variant - 5 rounds a clip
The standard variant - 5 rounds in a clip


proposed changes

The charge variant - 3 rounds a clip
The standard variant - 4 rounds in a clip
The tactical variant - 5 rounds in a clip

2. Headshot Multiplier
Currently in game there is a 195% headshot multiplier........ " In my personal experience its a lot faster and easier to line up two body shots than one headshot "...... there should be a higher head shot multiplier 250% would offer more incentive to line up headshots

3. Range "edited"
Currently sniper riffles have an effective and absolute range from [1- 599]m this means there is no reason other than vantage or over watch "mind you these are pretty big reasons" for a sniper to leave the redline.... but if the effective range of a sniper was [1-300]m tapering off to 60% at 450m .... and had an absolute range of 600m it would encourage snipers to pick up closer more tactical positions

4. Scope Sway
Reduce scope sway by (10-15)% across all tiers and remove the reset while strafing..... and have a more consistent hip fire

5. Damage/Rate of fire
Current model

The charge variant - 50 rpm (higher damage)
The standard variant - 50 rpm (moderate damage)
The tactical variant - 100 rpm (lower damage)

Proposed Changes

The charge variant - 50 rpm (higher damage * 10%)
The standard variant - 75 rpm (moderate damage * 10%)
The tactical variant - 125 rpm (lower damage * 5%)

"the damage/rate of fire changes are to balance the proposed range changes and make the sniper rifles more competitive"

Final thoughts.....
These changes would not only make true snipers much more effective but would drastically hinder redline snipers... it would allow snipers to get closer to the battle without encouraging too much quick scoping(YOLO 360 no scopes FTW).... allowing snipers to either follow behind a squad or support from a distance...."but alas I more often than not snipe from within 200m of the objective so I may have hurt the tower sniper in some way please make suggestions for mechanics and I may add them to the list :D" disclaimer

probably because then people could just hide in the redline and tease the enemy and say "haha you cant kill me" while dancing around in front of them. Trust me putting up a bullet barrier wont work not for a game like dust.

I just wish you didn't need a proto sniper to 1 shot starter fits

I agree that a RoF increase would fix most of a sniper's problems.

However I'm not too sure about nerfing the range. You're asking to get overpowered by railgun tank counter-snipers if you nerf the sniper's range below 300.

To be honest I stopped blaming snipers for being in their own redline a long time ago. Specifically when 1.8 dropped. If you have a problem with getting killed by snipers in this game, you're a scrub.

And no-scoping doesn't need to be discouraged. It's ******* terrible and more difficult in this game than any other FPS I've played.

Speaking of other games I'd like to see a semi-auto rifle with a sniper scope in this game.