I remember back in the days of beta when the sniper was good. I remember starting off as a sniper, Atiim was actually the one who took me under his wing and taught me the DUST way. I remember the sniper squads back in the golden days of Snipers United. I remember going up against Sleepy Zan, Crusty Clown, and Gem Cutter. I remember when Symbs still used it. I remember my precious scout suit, i remember my trusty NT-511, i remember it all.

I adamantly defended the sniper namesake from a barrage of insults and attacks: "Redliners are the worst" "Snipers are just redline cowards" "Scrum, the lot of them" "Camping Cowards is all a sniper is" "They don't even help the team" I heard it all, and i have done my best to defend my sniper brethren. Indeed, Redlining is a scummy act, but that is not what a true sniper does.

I have seen my brethren renounce it's ways. Symbs refuses to use it, both Zan and Gem are gone, Crusty wishes it back to it's former glory, but he doesn't use it, i doubt my old friend Atiim uses it, he probably sticks to being an awesome matari commando, even I, who adamantly withstood such vehement attacks, even I who adamantly defended the namesake of my brethen, EVEN I WHO HELD THE CLASS TO SUCH LOFTY HEIGHTS, even I refuse to use the sniper.

When need our lofty perch back. We need our class back. No longer nerfed into oblivion, but returned to it's former grace. Despite despising the snipers of today, envious of their convinction, enraged when i actually get sniped, i want it back.

I wish for my brethren to help me come up with feasible calculations for an actual buff, even perhaps Aeon, since he says he has ideas. I know of degrees, but i need help.

In closing, Stay Gold Snipers.

The top 2 things that kill me are shotguns and snipers, also every time I break out a thales I seem to get 20+ kills. I don't really feel there's a reason for a buff.

Buff the damage. Buff the headshot multiplier. Nerf the range. Nerf the rof.

Make it ala forgegun for infantry.

Dmg 500. Headshot x350%. Range 300m. Rof 50.

Assault sniper rifle anyone?

Yeah sure, lets go ahead and buff a weapon that can OHKO from 450m.

I think you misunderstood me. Im saying If I can get 20+ kills with it now, it definitely does not need a buff. If anything it needs a range nerf. That is all.

So snipers got a damage buff, an actual headshot multiplier, more ammo for the tactical variant... And you want to return snipers to their "former glory"?

Be honest, you want to be able to snipe across the entire map again, don't you?

Ok so are you the same person having a conversation with yourself? I find it too coincidental that you're both named Alena.

my main issue with the sniper rifle is that is to clunky for use and prometes a very campy playstyle. in which people are normally in un reachable areas. if they could be touchby lets say if we could reach these sniperswithout the need of derp ships id say it would be fine.


but... i hate that sniper rifle in general. always have always will.. if it was useable in side those main areas then it would be a different story.