DUST Search - Sniper Rifle is too difficult to use.

AZZMASTER wrote:

Right i played DUST 514 for a couple hours late last night, and found that out of the 5 classes, the sniper rifke was the hardest weapon to use, so i GAVE UP using it.

1) The reticle needs to be changed, from a dot, what sniper rifle uses a dot sight??
2) The eniper needs atleast 2 levels of zoom, currently as far as i have tried it only has 1 level of zoom.
3) The sight is basically the smae as the assualt rifle scope.
4) The sway, ohh the sway, now i was standing still with the sniper, i was pressing various butttons, to see if i could hold my breath or something, or by crouching, but the sniper is useless at long ranges, TOO MUCH SWAY.
5) The sniper rifle sight in some games goes red when the sight is over the enemy, though i fear this addition may make sniping too easy.

Apart from the above, so far even at this stage the game seems to run smooth, whether this stays true when we get to open beta is another question.

AS a side note:
I couldnt create my own suite either or edit current suites, is the locked throughout the whole of the closed beta process??

Kind Regards

AZZA

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Finn Kempers BetaMax. 222	Posted - 2012.08.02 12:22:00 - [31] - Quote Mobius Wyvern wrote: Wait, where's BAD FURRY? He must not be awake yet, because I would have expected him to be all over this thread as soon as it went up. XDDDD
night-times Ahrendee Mercenaries Legacy Rising 46	Posted - 2012.08.02 12:28:00 - [32] - Quote as if tanks and dropships weren't enough to harass infantry/objective takers lameeeeee
Maken Tosch 263	Posted - 2012.08.02 12:36:00 - [33] - Quote @AZZMASTER Please ignore BAD FURRY. He hasn't been taking his Ritalin lately.
Mobius Wyvern BetaMax. 1216	Posted - 2012.08.02 13:44:00 - [34] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: @AZZMASTER Please ignore BAD FURRY. He hasn't been taking his Ritalin lately. Does he -ever- take it?
Mr TamiyaCowboy Condotta Rouvenor Gallente Federation 121	Posted - 2012.08.02 14:27:00 - [35] - Quote weaponry lvl4 sniper rifle lvl 2 light weapon sharpshooter lvl 2 purchase a Charged Sniper rifle ( note can use standard issue sniper rifle to) you need to hold down trigger then release for shot aim your shot up, lead the shot if need be ( aim where player will be in next few seconds) tease the trigger = 50 points:KILL the stock sniping rifle needs to be dead on target, leadings does not work to well, but used right it can and will drop a suit on the spot. infact it is possible to kill shot without seeing the clones body just its marker. ( sorry to those that have been downed by me, dont stand still !! lol even when calling in your dropship/tank LAV) ( to thats that dropped me , rawr nice one see you out there) PS : CCP i do require a Guristas cloaking device fitted to my suit !!!1 <3 please pretty please
Templar Two Villore Sec Ops Gallente Federation 459	Posted - 2012.08.02 14:28:00 - [36] - Quote Mock Five wrote: All I have to say is..... The sniper is perfect from my knowledge and use of it. Most games sniping is pretty annoying because it's generally easy and one hit kills. I like how it's hard to aim and I like how it's not to over-powered but yet it's still effective but Challenging to use. CCP to me personally did one of the best balancing jobs on the sniper rifle I have seen. I love it.... It's not hard to aim with the SR! Simply controls are bad and unresponsive and the turning speed of the SR is terribly slow. Plus we have Active Aim Assist so how can it be hard to aim when you can quick scope and get easy kills!
Mr TamiyaCowboy Condotta Rouvenor Gallente Federation 121	Posted - 2012.08.02 14:34:00 - [37] - Quote Templar Two wrote: Mock Five wrote: All I have to say is..... The sniper is perfect from my knowledge and use of it. Most games sniping is pretty annoying because it's generally easy and one hit kills. I like how it's hard to aim and I like how it's not to over-powered but yet it's still effective but Challenging to use. CCP to me personally did one of the best balancing jobs on the sniper rifle I have seen. I love it.... It's not hard to aim with the SR! Simply controls are bad and unresponsive and the turning speed of the SR is terribly slow. Plus we have Active Aim Assist so how can it be hard to aim when you can quick scope and get easy kills! i have not seen active aim when using the sniper rifles at all, i have had to line all my shots and also lead a few shots to. maybe on other weapons or if not my client is borked
carl von oppenheimer Crux Special Tasks Group Gallente Federation 158	Posted - 2012.08.02 14:39:00 - [38] - Quote Aim assist kicks in only from a very close range which obviously doesn't work with sniper rifle.
Iron Wolf Saber BetaMax. 2867	Posted - 2012.08.02 14:42:00 - [39] - Quote Well sat down and shoved more hours into the sniper rifle, I do say that aiming is not 'smooth' which is not something that alot of other guns dont seem to suffer that much in. The jerk motion aiming is more similar to killzone's 2 horrible gunplay where headshots turn into earshots often.
carl von oppenheimer Crux Special Tasks Group Gallente Federation 158	Posted - 2012.08.02 14:47:00 - [40] - Quote You can get rid of some of the jerkiness by adjusting control sensitivity but yes making small movements is pain in the ass. On the other hand it makes sniping a challenge on it's own though not by the way devs have meant it I'm sure.

Iceyburnz 316	Posted - 2012.08.02 15:40:00 - [41] - Quote I started using the sniper today. Actually once you get the hang of it and find good sniper spots (not the towers), its actually quiet fun. Getting those hard to hit moving targets is actually quiet satisfying.
Finn Kempers BetaMax. 222	Posted - 2012.08.02 15:51:00 - [42] - Quote While gaming with Nova and the lot I tried to run and gun with my Ishukone, proficiency lvl 2. I found that if you adjust the aim according to sway (going down a bit initially then up a bit) that I could pot-shot people 50/50 chance depending on my aim at the time which can vary. I have to say doing that, that once KBM support comes in that even with current build my sniping would be 10x better and the sway would be controllable.
Knarf Black Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 397	Posted - 2012.08.02 16:05:00 - [43] - Quote I gave up on sniping right away, as the game actually demands you snipe properly instead of being a long range shock trooper. (Go find a hiding spot, as the AR target acquisition is way faster in the heat of battle, even at longer ranges.) On the other hand, now that I've got Proto gear and can survive the majority of my battles, I'm noticing a greater percentage of my deaths are coming at the hands of snipers. (One guy managed to shoot me out of the air while I was hopping around a HMG heavy.)
Iceyburnz 316	Posted - 2012.08.02 16:08:00 - [44] - Quote Knarf Black wrote: One guy managed to shoot me out of the air while I was hopping around a HMG heavy. Epic.
Victor Dracul Space Pioneers Black Core Alliance 0	Posted - 2012.08.02 20:04:00 - [45] - Quote I had my first games today. The Sniper was unusable, to much sway! It's much easyer to snipe with an assault gun, which has absolutly no sway. I can't imagine how other players can handle this weapon. I know, sway is important for a sniper, but this is to much.
Suanar Daranaus Sanmatar Kelkoons Minmatar Republic 36	Posted - 2012.08.02 20:22:00 - [46] - Quote AZZMASTER wrote: Right i played DUST 514 for a couple hours late last night, and found that out of the 5 classes, the sniper rifke was the hardest weapon to use, so i GAVE UP using it. 1) The reticle needs to be changed, from a dot, what sniper rifle uses a dot sight?? 2) The eniper needs atleast 2 levels of zoom, currently as far as i have tried it only has 1 level of zoom. 3) The sight is basically the smae as the assualt rifle scope. 4) The sway, ohh the sway, now i was standing still with the sniper, i was pressing various butttons, to see if i could hold my breath or something, or by crouching, but the sniper is useless at long ranges, TOO MUCH SWAY. 5) The sniper rifle sight in some games goes red when the sight is over the enemy, though i fear this addition may make sniping too easy. Apart from the above, so far even at this stage the game seems to run smooth, whether this stays true when we get to open beta is another question. AS a side note: I couldnt create my own suite either or edit current suites, is the locked throughout the whole of the closed beta process?? Kind Regards AZZA ^^ Troll ^^
testguy242 44	Posted - 2012.08.03 00:29:00 - [47] - Quote I love how you have wait a bit for the scope to stabilize. Hopefully this won't allow any quick-scope silliness.
Rorek IronBlood ZionTCD Legacy Rising 746	Posted - 2012.08.03 00:33:00 - [48] - Quote You know in SOCOM you had to keep the controller still, and level if you wanted to reduce the sway. Especially in SOCOM: Confrontation. Personally I still feel the older SOCOM's did sniping correctly and even more so compared to today's games. (minus SOCOM4. Garbage! Even when compared to Slant-Six Game's first console title. Which actually hurts more.)


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