Sadly this is a major problem in most "team based" FPS games. I could understand 1 sniper was in back and was actually giving out locations of key targets. Now when a whole team does it because they are getting red lined, why not just leave the game and find another game? Surely you can't find sitting behind the red line that fun, now can you?

Which is why more people with snipers need to actually move around and play the game.

scrubs that sit on mountains and snipe are no skill lazy non-team players.

win or lose scrubs will try and pad their kdr on the hills.

[quote=Free Beers
I use an SMG as my sidearm, and roll into battle behind the assaults, Then I use my sniper to pick off reinforcements from afar

I've said it before and I'll say it again - Snipers are the scourge of this game.

Sniper is the only class that I hate as both friend and foe.
I get frustrated when I'm shot by a sniper.
And I also get frustrated when I see one of my team members as a sniper.

No other class makes me frustrated in both ways.


It annoys me that we still cater for this scrub class - why do we still have them in FPS?

When Dust finally releases, I'd love to see a "No Snipers allowed" game mode. I guarantee it would be full to bursting!

There are times when I see a sniper who's bad at their job, and just roll my eyes and wish they were on the other side instead of with my team.

There are also times where a GOOD sniper will save my life, and I'll be glad they had my back.

I appreciate what you're saying, but consider this -
Would you rather that Sniper who got your back, be an Assault or Heavy, standing shoulder to shoulder with you on the ground, capping objectives?
I know what my preference would be. I'd trade 5 snipers for 1 heavy any day of the week!!

One thing is, and I've been playing FPS games for almost 10 years, 9/10 snipers are always useless. The main reason in objective based games, they sit in back and lay in wait till the objective is being taken than take a shot. Those snipers may have good KDR but are rarely usefully for the team. I'd rather take a sniper that moves with the group than a sniper waiting in back.

A sniper that moves with the pack?? thats just silly. you do know what a snipers job is dont you?

Get off your damn mountain and come and run and gun on the ground

Those objectives don't cap themselves and trust me it's way more fun then sitting up there in your lonely nest all match. This isn't going to be a true fps without the quick-scoping guys, so come and join the few that do.

All they need to do is have a base you can't shoot into or out of.

Get rid of the red line scrub protector.

If you don't like this idea, then I'm sorry, YOU are a useless scrub.

A sniper that moves with the pack?? thats just silly. you do know what a snipers job is dont you?

Does Sniping LAVS in the red line count as useless?

So what, exactly...Is a sniper in this game supposed to do?

Cant really get into close quarter cause snipers in close quarters fail pretty hardcore in this game.

Mid-long distance snipers will get owned by Tactical Assault Rifle players, simply because aiming is slow and the headshot hit detection is quite low...

Very Long Distance snipers are the only viable snipers in the game at the moment unless you do as was suggested earlier and go in with a SMG as your sidearm. But personally, when i roll a sniper class...I want to snipe.

I can understand your frustration, but come on guys...its just people having fun the way they want to. Just because they arent playing exactly like you play, doesnt make them the *** of the earth and useless piece of crap.