so I've decided to possibly take sniping and or assaulting for a primary gunning.

what are some thoughts on this from players who've tried one or the other..

Just kind of 'shopping' on were to spend my skill points.

In short, sniping is easy and assault is hard.

so I've decided to possibly take sniping and or assaulting for a primary gunning.

what are some thoughts on this from players who've tried one or the other..

Just kind of 'shopping' on were to spend my skill points.

also the tactical rifle if you can use it well makes you look like a pro and will impress those around you

I am speccing as a sniper. Its the only decent thing to do with current KBM controls. Hit detection is a real pain and I don't think that the reticule lines up with the bullet very well, or theres a fraction of a degree of inaccuracy which really stinks when your target is a few pixels tall.

ARs are common but I don't like them. I haven't had much success with them but thats mainly because I need a mousepad the size of my living room to turn.

Now snipers have a bad name, mostly because they are killing a lot of AR infantry and they whine about it. Do you're team a favor and focus on killing other snipers first.

Edit:

Teabag up there is one of those sore people. But he does bring up a point. The SP you get from sniping is usually pretty poor unless you can break a 10-1. Sniping can get boring but you proved quite a bit of help despite what people say. I do wish that CCP would fix the hitbox for structures which makes protecting some null cannons at certain points impossible.

Double Edit:

Regarding what rugman said. Sniping isn't a garenteed one hit kill weapon. With an advanced sniper and Sniping/Weaponry to Lv5 w/ 2 weapons upgrades, It takes two body or more body shots for most non scouts.

yeah man i tell you those dang old tac ARs you run round look for the bad guys scope in and click click clicklicklicklick its real easy man

yea so is flying a 648k dropship.. you just push L1/L2 and push on the sticks... any monkey can do it.

And oh how I love to shoot down flying monkeys!

so I've decided to possibly take sniping and or assaulting for a primary gunning.

what are some thoughts on this from players who've tried one or the other..

Just kind of 'shopping' on were to spend my skill points.

sniping sux.. unless you are a battle/counter sniper which I know of about 2 good ones.. all noobs are going sniper.. it just makes you part of their "camp", pun intended.. go assault.. it's more manly, you won't regret it.

also the tactical rifle if you can use it well makes you look like a pro and will impress those around you.. i dont recommend 3 round burst until they fix the F'ing frame rate freezes.. which there are many of right now with all the roleplayers chasing their million sp carrot..

assault bro, it's the all around thing that can get you more SP than some lame sniping from the mountains will and you'll feel like a chump crouching there when someone flanks you or drops a bunch of lasers from space on your head. i always target snipers with those.

They suck because most of them get score of 2/9, they don't take objectives there's like 12 snipers every fkn game and a squad of 4 actually fighting for objectives. Yea they are all a buncha k/bm nerds..

I'm not saying every sniper sux.. Idk if you do, never played in game with you.. but most do.

I have to roll my eyes whenever I get sniped. My fragile logi suit is a one shot kill to all but militia sniper rifles. It usually only happens if I'm doing something moronic like standing still. The snipers that land a hit while I'm moving erratically, mad props to ya.

That said, my dropship loves snipers. Never behind cover because they rely on range to keep them safe, so fragile that splash damage takes them out, and on some very happy days clustered up so they can all take advantage of the same sniper's nest. We once spotted a group of three of them laying all but on top of each other. One missile took out the whole group!

It's all in the way you play, I have sniped you a few times (along with countless other poor souls as they race across a battlefield strafing and jumping for their lives) but I am not afraid to go and get into the gritty bloodbath with an AR either, I love to change it up when the battle requires.

you're actually one of the only snipers i respect because you were down there in the nit and grit with us defending some supply depot with us on the venuslike planet with lightning and jagged rocks.. the rest of these noobs running for the nearest mountain top can go2hell
Ah you remember! That was a good battle hehe
iirc correct you were switching back and forth from the supply depot from counter sniper to AR at the appropriate moment which i highly applauded

Ah you remember! That was a good battle hehe

Personally I use heavies for sniping since you don't move while your aiming and you are usually killed by other snipers, so other snipers can't kill you in one hit if your in your heavy suit.

I prefer using assault Rifles on scout due to increased turning speed and being able to duck behind cover, or just plain run away. Plus the scout tech 2 suit has 2 utility slots meaning you can heal your buddies with an armor repair nanohive, and revive them if they go down to a sniper far away or something lame.

On top of this, the best is when you use the depot to change to a shotgun build when they get close. muhaha

Personally i like to grab the scout-sniper dropsuit and bolt around the sides of the battles, get to the objectives behind enemy lines.. means an additional drop-point for us, and we can come in from 2 angles if so desired.

also, sneaking around the back and taking turret emplacements near the enemy MCC means you can turn around and start firing at it yourself too.
might be less SP, but it can sometimes be the small things that help.