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Thranx1231 CowTek 90	Posted - 2013.01.16 01:20:00 - [1] - Quote Tip 45 - Sniping is cool. You have to actually squat (triangle button) to aim. Otherwise you cannot. If you are running or upright just hip fire. It is faster and can one shot almost everybody. Tip 46 - Sniping is stupid. Sitting around looking for Reds to be coming from their MCC is stupid if a Blue is fighting for their life and Reds are closing in. Kill Them. Or, remove their shields. One less Blue clone lost and a +25 for Kill Assist is better than waiting for Reds that aren't dying because you aren't killing them. Tip 47 - Sniping is boring. Quit staying in exactly the same place. Find a different spot. Even fifteen meters away. It might give you a better angle into the letter objective. Tip 48 - Sniping is accuracy. Being able to snipe a Hacker for two different objectives can free up two squads to crush another letter objective. Tip 49 - Snipers are fast. Run your skinny little legs off, behind cover, never in a straight line, following the Red Line and get behind the action. Hack an objective. Run like the dickens and get away. Hopefully you have enough sense to pick a new spot that will let you splatter Red Dots trying to take it back. Tip 50 - Snipers don't have friends. If speed isn't working use a Logistics Suit. Two equip slots let you have an Injector and a Hive. Or a Hive and an Uplink. You are slower so add Profile module to drop your scan profile, it uses 0 PG. Tip 51 - Snipers need to run a long time. Don't boost your sprint speed, boost your stamina (green bottle mod). You can run for 25% longer while speed mod (red bottle) only increases sprint speed by 5%. And the non-blue print version increases your recovery by 50%. If you are far enough in front of everyone, you will have enough time to hack. Then run away. Decide if you prefer to sprint faster or for longer. Try both. Tip 52 - Snipers have huge heads. Rounds can find them from far away and from an amazing array of weapons. Don't stand up and wave your big stupid head as a target. It will work. You will die. Crouch. Sneak. Avoid. Hide. Tip 53 - Snipers don't have to be too far away. Most sniper rifles have ranges (no skill modifiers) of 599 meters. The Farsight is good for 1000meters. It cost 30 AUR. Don't use it if you don't need it. Don't always need it. Being close enough to get some assists, kills and keep a letter objective clear helps the team. The team will remember this and not run over you with LAVs because they hate you. Tip 54 - Snipers don't have to mooch. Carry a Hive. That means you have two. Drop one where you and another sniper, or shotgun scout can share. Then drop the other one next to an objective. Your team in a fire fight for that same objective will get auto refilled and it could save their life. Auto refills grenades, ammo, remote explosives and proximity mines. Think about that.
Thranx1231 CowTek 90	Posted - 2013.01.16 01:42:00 - [2] - Quote Tip 55 - Running up and shooting at a Tank (HAV) will normally make the driver hate you. They will speed up. You will look stupid. Tip 56 - Getting randomly into a HAV will put you in one of two turrets. The missile turrets don't work with spit. Use them to point to infantry and snipers (Sniper! Look There! Kill That Red!) where Reds are. Occasionally the heavens will reward you with a miraculous kill through shear diligence and constantly shooting where the Reds are. Tip 57 - Do not shoot at either MCC. You cannot hit it with any turret or weapon you will ever possess. You will look stupid. The HAV driver will try to run over you and the rest of the team will try to help. Because that is actually raging Stupid. Tip 58 - Do not switch seats when the Driver is out of the tank. The only reason to be in the tank is to be protecting it with blaster fire from Red infantry. Do that or get out of the tank. That is much better than being in the driver's seat after they have finished repairing their armor that you didn't help with. Tip 59 - Learn how charging guns operate. Large/Small Rail Guns, Forge Guns, Swarm Missiles and Charge Sniper rifles all have to have R1 held down. This might be in addition to holding L1 for targeting/zoom. R1 on a Forge, Swarm or Charge Sniper Rifle will fire when released. On a Rail Gun the gun will fire automatically when it is charged. Totally different concept. That is why they call it practice. No, not even the big rail guns can hit the MCC. You will still be stupid as well as look stupid. Tip 60 - Learn how to use the Armor Repair Tool. It is not straight forward. Watch a veteran Logi Bro at work. Watch how they will follow the Heavy equipped with Heavy Machine Gun (Heavy/HMG). While you are watching try not to get in the way. Flank anything and everything that the squad (yes, that includes you) approaches. Check your six. Look to either side and behind to make sure the Reds are not flanking your Heavy/HMG, their Logi Bro and you. You can all be dead in a heart beat. Normally you will be first. Tip 61 - if you are in any vehicle, in particular if it is not yours, then bail out faster than a Kitten on fire when the armor gets low. If you don't have a mic bail early. Tip 62 - If you are playing Gunner and not making a fool of your self make sure you can jump out of a tank and Kill The Red that is trying to take your ride away. Even if it means another Blue will jump in. Even it it means you die. If you save the HAV the driver will remember you. There is the possibility that you might even be forgiven for being stupid earlier in your learning experience. Tip 63 - Gunners may not always be Gunners. if you don't pay attention to what the driver/pilot is doing you will never progress beyond Gunner however. Why did they take this route. How did they escape after having all their shields gone and half their armor? Why did they jump when the armor was at 25%? Why didn't you? Why didn't you have your mic? Do you realize, now, why you are dead?
Thranx1231 CowTek 90	Posted - 2013.01.16 02:25:00 - [3] - Quote Bojo The Mighty wrote: Random Tip with No Number: Never make more than 2-3 kills in one given spot. Move on immediately and hide behind something for a while to let the heat cool off. They will be hunting for you....I guarantee it. In particular for Snipers. Hate you. Find you. Do it again. And do a happy dance on your ashes.

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