Operative 1125 Lokaas
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Posted - 2014.06.24 06:44:00 -
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You just explained one of the issues that has been a debate about snipers on the forums.
Their is a difference in a marksman sniper, a long range tactical sniper and a scout sniper.
Marksman sniping is not adequete for the sniper rifle in this game because the conditions that exist with flow of combat are not the conditions a marksman would operate in. The scrambler, rail and tac AR, though not one shot weapons are better suited for the fast pace, merry go round nature of this game.
The scout sniper is what today's sniper is and is more desired by snipophobes in this game since anybody can use a sniper rifle without any sp and downing one opponent is not seen as helping to win games. There are no other special abilities for the scout sniper to be of benefit as a sniper AND a scout so that role tends to be useless and people end up sniping just for kills.
The thired role is the role you are referring to and the main role myself and most snipers in game like which is the long range tactical sniper. This is the old school form of sniping made famous by Carlos Hathcock, Simo Hayha and infamously by Charles Whitman.
This is the sniper who's sole mission is to take out targets that can not easily return fire nor locate your whereabouts. This however, is not a a very useful role under the circumstances. The areas in the redline and up high in far locations on the sides of the maps are the only places to truly perform this task.
It is not that players hate snipers in the redline due to the distance so much as for the protection. If the maps were bigger, more areas were exposed for sniping, the maps weren't simple bowl shapes, their was more skills associated with successfully sniping and most importantly it could contribute more to the game then most people, save snipophobes wouldn't mind.
The way the game modes are designed doesn't allow for snipers to contribute as well using long range sniping. I'd love to see Legion offer better enivornments, skills and role as well as game modes that do not encourage vanilla assault cap and run tactics to win.
That being said I love long range sniping because it is fun for me, I don't play for other's fun, I like simple target practice, it goes good with beer, the game is silly as is andGǪ it pisses off all the right people.
THIS IS THE VOICE OF RÁN
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