Sharrissa
Chatelain Rapid Response
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.09.26 02:27:00 -
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steadyhand amarr wrote:Nothing outside of banning that playstyle will stop it from happening. People like playing snipers and thus will snipe where it's most safe to do so. It's a problem that can't be fixed because it's how people choose to play
Yes! Many people like me choose to play the role that many hate so much! HOWEVER! The reason for my choice is because I die too much in close quarters combat! This game was originally something that all kinds of people could play comfortably within the range of their specific skill-set but now with the most recent update, especially the severe reduction in sniper rifle range, the programmers have effectively tied the hands of all snipers! The most recent news was that the programmers reduced the range only a little but the real truth is that they have not just cut the range in half, they have cut it down to almost nothing! You can't even snipe from some of the tall hillsides & forget about using the towers!
I don't understand why when the sniping was good & even before this recent change, having a max range of six hundred meters was a absolute must because without it, you can't even reach to the middle of the large sized maps! Of course, this most recent change makes the point of even having a sniper rifle useless!!!! So! Please tell me how it is fair to cut down the range so drastically??
Before, there was some balance & even if some people didn't like it, they kept forgetting all the times that people like me prevented the enemy from kicking our collective asses! I have shot more enemies that were about to draw a bead on someone from my side & the would-be victim even thanked me! So, you can see that the role of the sniper is important no matter what people think & contrary to popular belief, no sniper is ever safe!!
I have been routed many times from my chosen sniper nest in more ways than I can count! I have had the enemy pull a Kamikaze maneuver on me with drop ships, been run over by Onikomas, enemy snipers firing on me so much that I was effectively pinned down so I couldn't make another shot. So, as one person here has said about the game having a balance, it did but that was before hot fix Delta. Now, it is so unbalanced that the only way that any one can use a sniper rifle, is to shoot from the hip at close range & that does not make it a sniper situation at all!
The point to being a sniper, is to maintain that elusive distance & keep your enemy guessing your location but if the makers of this game, want to cater to a few wimps that do not know how to adapt, then they might as well forget about the true tactics of this game!! Hey! Programmers!!! You had a good thing going here & most of the common historical tactics used in the past world wars have been applied to this game with a few unorthodox tossed in for good measure but now, you have just ruined this game for one player who was getting closer to earning enough SP to get the skills towards using the right gear that would have allowed her to play in close range combat!!!
PUT THE DAMNED SNIPER RANGE NUMBERS BACK THE WAY THEY WERE OR THE ROLE OF A SNIPER IS GOING TO BE NOTHING BUT ONE CRUEL JOKE!!!!!!! |
Sharrissa
Chatelain Rapid Response
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.09.26 22:37:00 -
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Raptor Princess wrote:As has been pointed out, there are few points outside of the redline in some maps from which to snipe. The change to range has made some good non-redline spots unviable but I've seen mcc snipers getting plenty kills in other maps.
I tried to counter-snipe a guy on a tower in the map with 6 towers, and couldn't unless I left the hills across from said tower. By moving closer, I lost the angle and so couldn't shoot him. I hate sniping from up there, but it looks like a really good spot to sit if you want to avoid dying now! Has kinda stolen a lot of my prospective kills though- I used to love sitting across from a set of towers and getting headshot after headshot.
I refuse to accept that snipers are useless - they can see loads from their perches and shout it out to their squad members. And because it's easy to see invisibles while looking through the scope, they can warn teammates about the impending shotgunner. Some maps have good spots to see right into an objective and so the sniper can watch for people approaching. Sure, they might not die as much or take as many risks, but snipers definitely have a place in Dust. (And I like being a nuisance! How many heavies have orbitals dropped on them alone because they're annoying the enemy so much?!)
Bravo! Well spoken & valid points! Of course, I am a sniper myself so the praise is a little biased but still valid because I have done very much the same when sniping.
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