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Symbioticforks
Kinsho Swords
Caldari State
945
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Posted - 2014.12.07 20:22:00 -
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Can we have an update please?
Looking for information.
The average kills of a sniper per match.
The average kills for individual sniper rifles per match.
Ishokune, Tactical, Charge
Speaking for myself.
What has happened to sniping is about the furthest thing from a buff you can imagine.
After the most recent changes to sniping, my average kills to match have been at least CUT IN HALF. It's easy to see why though. Two of the things needed to snipe well were also nearly cut in half. What were they?
As a user of the Charge Sniper Rifle the reduced clip size is intolerable (from 5 to 3). Not to mention reduced range. (from 600 to 350m) You're constantly reloading. Kills with a Charge Sniper Rifle are much harder to obtain. Even exclusively going for headshots in which case the reduced clip size hinders you extremely. In so much that you're better off using a standard sniper rifle variant. (+50m range, +2 bullets, NO CHARGE TIME, all with only a reduction from 350% to 300% on a headshot.)
The Charge Sniper Rifle is outclassed in it's role by the Standard variant. Which doesn't have enough base damage to be rewarding for skilled players. The sniper rifle that rewarded a skilled player for being able to consistently hit a target but with delayed shots was removed from the game. And replaced with a headshot only weapon where you spend most of the match reloading.
Do you even playtest bro?
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Symbioticforks
Kinsho Swords
Caldari State
945
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Posted - 2014.12.07 22:37:00 -
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I liked the old normal dot in the center as well.
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Symbioticforks
Kinsho Swords
Caldari State
977
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Posted - 2014.12.08 17:27:00 -
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Not sure why anyone would take issue with MCC sniping on that map?
It's the tallest building and they can hit me from their red line. (on that map in particular it was obviously the best sniping spot until someone tried to counter me) It didn't seem any more unfair than a sniper at the edge of their red line, in their red line, on a mountain far away, or on top of their MCC. Snipers will always try and position themselves in hard to reach locations. (especially out of reach for infantry)
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Symbioticforks
Kinsho Swords
Caldari State
980
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Posted - 2014.12.08 17:33:00 -
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I've said this a bunch, but I don't normally red line / MCC snipe. (it has a negative perception, and often has you so far back you lose out on a bunch of possible kills.
Unless it's the best location in my opinion (which again is rather rare) I stay off the MCC.
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Symbioticforks
Kinsho Swords
Caldari State
986
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Posted - 2014.12.08 18:43:00 -
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Almost nothing has changed. I agree.
In fact red line snipers are now (often times) immune to forward recon snipers. (like me)
In the past they could perhaps sit further back in the red line.. but no matter where they went they could still be counter-sniped.
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Symbioticforks
Kinsho Swords
Caldari State
992
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Posted - 2014.12.09 00:58:00 -
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Problem Solved.
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