DUST Search - Sniper Rifle/Scout Overhaul

HereComesTheBOOM wrote:

Song Soulfire wrote:

putting points into Dropsuit Command will reduce how easy it is to both see your "red marker" and how long this marker will point you out when no one can see you.

I'd love for some of the rifles to have an extra zoom even if i had to put a module or equip in for it.

Prone would just make it harder to clear out snipers, This character is a sniper, and though there are times when i wish i could go prone...just to see under that damn handrail... having snipers go prone would make it even harder to see other snipers, many of whom don't show up with red markers over their head at certain times....

Sniping DUST at this point seems to have large chunks of time dedicated to watching your ass.. which is as it should be i think.

all this...IMHO

Thanks for the Dropsuit Command tip, that will help a lot.

Prone is good for 2 things, it makes it easier to stay hidden and also steadies your gun and recoil more than crouching.

The red markers over your head should be a scout dropsuit exclusive imho as it would help the scout class. At the moment it feels like i have easy mode activated being able to see where people are.

Speaking of clearing out snipers, you would never need to do this if you had an efficient sniper. When i am covering a large amount of enemies, if you are not moving your heads gone. I'm constantly telling team-mates how many enemies are nearby and also if reinforcements are incoming whilst picking off any snipers that are firing on my team.


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Song Soulfire Circle of Huskarl Minmatar Republic 44	Posted - 2012.08.28 02:23:00 - [1] - Quote putting points into Dropsuit Command will reduce how easy it is to both see your "red marker" and how long this marker will point you out when no one can see you. I'd love for some of the rifles to have an extra zoom even if i had to put a module or equip in for it. Prone would just make it harder to clear out snipers, This character is a sniper, and though there are times when i wish i could go prone...just to see under that damn handrail... having snipers go prone would make it even harder to see other snipers, many of whom don't show up with red markers over their head at certain times.... Sniping DUST at this point seems to have large chunks of time dedicated to watching your ass.. which is as it should be i think. all this...IMHO
Song Soulfire Circle of Huskarl Minmatar Republic 44	Posted - 2012.08.28 03:42:00 - [2] - Quote HereComesTheBOOM wrote: Song Soulfire wrote: putting points into Dropsuit Command will reduce how easy it is to both see your "red marker" and how long this marker will point you out when no one can see you. I'd love for some of the rifles to have an extra zoom even if i had to put a module or equip in for it. Prone would just make it harder to clear out snipers, This character is a sniper, and though there are times when i wish i could go prone...just to see under that damn handrail... having snipers go prone would make it even harder to see other snipers, many of whom don't show up with red markers over their head at certain times.... Sniping DUST at this point seems to have large chunks of time dedicated to watching your ass.. which is as it should be i think. all this...IMHO Thanks for the Dropsuit Command tip, that will help a lot. Prone is good for 2 things, it makes it easier to stay hidden and also steadies your gun and recoil more than crouching. The red markers over your head should be a scout dropsuit exclusive imho as it would help the scout class. At the moment it feels like i have easy mode activated being able to see where people are. Speaking of clearing out snipers, you would never need to do this if you had an efficient sniper. When i am covering a large amount of enemies, if you are not moving your heads gone. I'm constantly telling team-mates how many enemies are nearby and also if reinforcements are incoming whilst picking off any snipers that are firing on my team. as much as you think you are clearing out enemies, if there is another sniper out there, they will see your sniper rifle kills and know you are there,, they will actively look for you... i know i do. if you are the only sniper on the other team, I might ignore you on my assault, but my heavy will switch to scout and my scout will try to weed you out.... my heavy doesnt move fast enough to make it hard to hit him. as far as prone goes, in this game, the only advantage it offers is to make it harder to see you. Our Drop suits already steady our shots, as you would have noticed, crouching will completely steady your aim a few seconds after going to scope or moving. I don't mind prone, but i really don't believe its needed. Snipers can already camp out so far from the action that you can't spot them unless someone gets near them, or they move faster then running speed. I've clocked up a few kills now that would've almost been a kilometre away, mercs from that distance can't usually be seen, you have to aim using their red marker, they have no chance of knowing where the shot really came from.