DUST Search - In Defense of Sniping

Zane Hollgren wrote:

Hello Van,

I have to say you're pretty much spot on when it comes to snipers and LAVs my man. As a big Saga driver myself, my partner in crime and turret man Don "Big Daddy" Bobben finds it very pleasing to shoot those snipers that sit in obvious places like on top of mountains or in the middle of the map, behind some small rock. Granted the smarter ones can be harder to get a clear shot at with that missile launcher so we might have to get up close and personal with them. But honestly most of the time I leave them alone... Smart or not? You tell me.

Now generally I have nothing against snipers even though Don gets taken out by one from time to time. Actually I have to take my hat off to the ones doing good job. Sometimes I even see snipers protecting objectives and that's great. The problem is that you rarely see the benefits of an allied sniper, but it can be annoying to get shot by an enemy one.

As a side note Van. You're doing one heck offa job promoting yourself with this thread and you seem like a stand up guy, a true team player. I'd roll in the same squad with you any day of the week man. Any day of the week.

One final thing. As far as this dude "Tony Calif" running his mouth, hating on these snipers goes... Well Tony there's an old saying and I've got a message for you brother. If you can't stand the heat, stay the heck out of the kitchen, brother! Hide in a tank, hide behind a rock, do whatever you do, man, stay in your comfort zone dude BUT don't come here and start running your mouth because a my man Van has taken your head off too many times!

Best regards,
Zane Hollgren


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Khabarakh Khimbar Osmon Surveillance Caldari State 32	Posted - 2012.09.10 17:40:00 - [1] - Quote This post pretty much sums it up. +1 from me, and kudos for proper grammar and spelling. Snipers are only problematic if people don't deal with them. There are quite a few ways to deal with snipers: 1. The easiest way to deal with a sniper is to snipe them right back. If I can kill your counter-sniper, does that make snipers overpowered? Nope. If he kills me, is it safe to assume that I'm not coming back? Not in the least. It boils down to skill vs. skill in this case, and is actually extremely fun for both snipers if they're evenly matched. 2. Assault rifles will tear up snipers in a heartbeat. It's fairly easy to sneak up on snipers that are toward the edges of the map. If you can get behind cover near the edge of the map, the chances of anyone seeing your are pretty much nill. You will fall my radar, and have free reign to sneak up behind me and light me up. And at that point, you deserve it, since I should have been paying attention to my local area as much as the battlefield. Once again, skill can overcome snipers. 3. LAVs are cheap (or free), fast, and practically un-snipable. The driver is practically immune to snipers (especially DS3 snipers), and if they have a gunner there's really no reason for them to ever stop moving. I think I've managed to shoot a moving gunner once, in an extremely lucky shot. The moment the LAV stops moving, the gunner is dead; consider this a warning LAV drivers. If you get lucky, you can run over a sniper in a bad perch, but they would need to be pretty ******** to not hear/see you coming. The gunner can keep a sniper occupied potentially forever, or until they get in a lucky shot and kill the sniper. Out skill and outmaneuver the sniper and he's dead. 4. Tanks. Lol. I think we all can imagine what a tank can do to a sniper, and vice versa. There is no skill (or honor) involved here. 5. Dropships are probably the safest way to deal with snipers. It's extremely difficult to hit the gunners in a dropship from pretty much any angle, and the height advantage granted by flying pretty much nullifies any cover the sniper may have. No skill required here, just SP. So the common theme here is skill. Do you have the skills to take out a target that has low health, minimal short range defenses, tunnel vision, and is almost always solo? Or is it easier to just complain about snipers that fill the exact role that they intend to perform and hope for CCP intervention? Use your head.
Khabarakh Khimbar Osmon Surveillance Caldari State 32	Posted - 2012.09.10 17:54:00 - [2] - Quote Just ignore him Van Aewulf, this is probably all that he has.
Khabarakh Khimbar Osmon Surveillance Caldari State 32	Posted - 2012.09.10 18:59:00 - [3] - Quote Zane Hollgren wrote: Hello Van, I have to say you're pretty much spot on when it comes to snipers and LAVs my man. As a big Saga driver myself, my partner in crime and turret man Don "Big Daddy" Bobben finds it very pleasing to shoot those snipers that sit in obvious places like on top of mountains or in the middle of the map, behind some small rock. Granted the smarter ones can be harder to get a clear shot at with that missile launcher so we might have to get up close and personal with them. But honestly most of the time I leave them alone... Smart or not? You tell me. Now generally I have nothing against snipers even though Don gets taken out by one from time to time. Actually I have to take my hat off to the ones doing good job. Sometimes I even see snipers protecting objectives and that's great. The problem is that you rarely see the benefits of an allied sniper, but it can be annoying to get shot by an enemy one. As a side note Van. You're doing one heck offa job promoting yourself with this thread and you seem like a stand up guy, a true team player. I'd roll in the same squad with you any day of the week man. Any day of the week. One final thing. As far as this dude "Tony Calif" running his mouth, hating on these snipers goes... Well Tony there's an old saying and I've got a message for you brother. If you can't stand the heat, stay the heck out of the kitchen, brother! Hide in a tank, hide behind a rock, do whatever you do, man, stay in your comfort zone dude BUT don't come here and start running your mouth because a my man Van has taken your head off too many times! Best regards, Zane Hollgren I would just like to say that having read this in the voice of Hulk Hogan just made my day.