Symbioticforks
Ancient Exiles.
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.07.31 10:08:00 -
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May I say a word?
All of those snipers on the spire in the city were terrible.
It's generally an unspoken rule that you just don't snipe next to another player.
It draws attention to your location and thereby making you ineffective.
I support your wise decision in scraping them off the building.
You weren't even trolling to be honest. You did the team a favor.
(I haven't seen something that stupid in awhile, at least not on American servers.)
You've earned much credit when it comes to Swarm Launchers and Attack Drop Ships. Countless hours of first hand experience I'm sure. If you would ever begin to attempt a change in the way sniping is done in Dust 514, please consult with those who've done it most.
^^CCP IGNORES ALL SNIPER RELATED ISSUES^^
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Symbioticforks
Ancient Exiles.
General Tso's Alliance
295
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Posted - 2014.07.31 10:39:00 -
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side note:
- Snipers get hate because it's personal.
You focus a target and prevent them from being combat effective. Sometimes you repeat this on particular targets of interest. The range of responses you'll receive varies. A snipers inbox is often a treasure trove of hilarious hate mail.
- Snipers get hate because it's a starter fit.
New players will spawn with a sniper rifle and head straight for the hills. Someone with no experience is likely to do the same thing as well. They have no developed skill, and almost no clue. They're ineffective and annoying at best. This helps to warp the general view of the role into something negative.
- Snipers get hate because of poor map design.
Sometimes the best sniping location is in the red line. This cannot be helped. It could be a tall building, a mountain, or the MCC itself. However, chaining a bunch of kills together from 450-550 is time consuming, difficult, and less effective generally. (this is why sniper rifle ranges should not be shorter, bad map design) If given the option though I prefer the risk / reward of a more forward position to snipe from. It requires more skill and effort. You need to get posted, often at the cost of losing a drop ship every single match, and be ready to defend yourself from incoming threats that may try and dislodge you. Many opt for the safety of the red line, but again ineffectiveness is often their reward.
- Snipers get hate because it's not what most people do.
The bread and butter of Dust 514 consists of meat grinding infantry. As a sniper you're removed from that, and people feel cheated of an opportunity to kill you because you're not directly in front of them. This generates hatred of the role. If you don't snipe, you generally hate snipers. Rightfully so! Use cover and never stop moving you lazy idiots!
^^CCP IGNORES ALL SNIPER RELATED ISSUES^^
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