Yeah crouching to snipe encourages camping in mountains tbh. They need to be rewarded for moving around instead of camping. I know that's how sniper is supposed to be played but right now the amount of campers with sniper rifles in this build is really annoying.

Well, as annoying as they can be, I'm sure neither of us wants to be getting quick-scoped at point blank range either, so the balancing for something like this gets to be quite tricky.

I rather to be quick scoped tbh that would involve some skill

Stop that train of thought right there. Quick-scoping is the single most ******** mechanic to have been introduced into modern shooters. It isn't skillful, its just stupid.

As stupid as it, is its even stupider to say it doesn't take skill. It takes some serious reflexes. I can't do it tbh.

Sniping with the lower tier gear dosent kill them all the way this build and a smiper can earn 10/0 k/d and get 500 wp while a front line infantry can get 10/10 and get 1000+ WP double the Sp and Isk at the end of the match. So yeah people can run sniper buts its not very effictive at getting WP.

However rather than a nerf why not request more Anti-sniprr gear turnchange dust from nerf this and that to a arms race between the devs. Rather than calling for a nerf call for a counter and spec into it dont call something OP ask for another Op item and watch them tear each other up, much more fun that way than another nerf.

Or maybe you could try anti sniper builds but no more nerfs

I have never been quickscoped in this build so I would say it does take quite a bit of skill considering no one can do it.

Graphical glitch or not.

Oh, no, I was talking about extreme range with that glitch. If you can counter the scope sway in this game and pull off such a shot, more power to you.

Honestly i feel sniping is way to easy an this is one of the reasons there are so many people sniping once you scope in an flick the right analog stick the barrel wander goes away completely. Also there no point to having -sway% on Sniper rifle operations when all i need to do is flick my R3 button an boom easy mode. the scope should always be moving unless you have a bipod of some sort.. maybe make a skill for one an put the bipod in the secondary slot? that way i can feel a little better knowing half my armor an shields were taking out by a guy with skill or some 1 who put some SP into there sniper load out..

I do not understand what you mean by flicking the right analog and the sway goes away ? I snipe ever match and the only way to get rid of scope sway is to kneel and wait (only a second or two yes but flicking the analog does not help or clicking the r3 button). Now a couple things IMO that need to be fixed to help balance sniping is lower the tactical sniper rifle damage, right now it is only about 30 hp less then the slower model but shoots twice has fast. After firing kick returns perfectly back to your original spot, this should be randomized making it less easy to do two consecutive shoots.

I do agree that in Dust SR mechanics force ppl to hide in the mountains that make for a very dull gameplay for both snipers and their targets. Quick scoping - compatible rifles with permanent (but much reduced in amplitude) sway and better zoom (or a two level zoom) would make it easier to snipers to move closer to front lines and be better incorporated into the gameplay.

Of the games I have played where I felt the sniper rifle was being used within it's role were games that took 3 shots to take someone out. This way a sniper is forced to be selective in who they shoot and play an important support role as opposed to one many killing machines shooting everything that moves. I fully understand that 3 shot kills isn't realistic but they way snipers behave in the battlefield is far more realistic this way than normally is the case. I am sure I will get flamed by suggesting this (always do lol) but it never hurts to keep trying.

As far as quickscoping, this usually is only effective if there is a "snap to target" mechanic enabled. I play Dust with aim assist off (kudos to ccp for even giving me that option) so I am not sure if dust has snap to target. If so, simply disabling that mechanic for sniper rifles would allow the other suggestions to work without having to worry about quickscoping.