bacon blaster
VENGEANCE FOR HIRE
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Posted - 2013.03.11 01:46:00 -
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As a sniper, I will tell you that we really aren't op. There are some really good advantages we have, like range and power. With some skill, and a decent fit, you can do a lot of damage.
However, we do suffer some rather crippling handicaps.
First, we are useless and close range. Utterly, useless. Getting in close with an ar or a shotgun is an excellent way to take out a sniper, and this is easier than you think. We have tunnelvision while sniping, without radar, we would not in anyway see someone standing next to us while among. Half the time when I get killed, it's some guy in a scout suit with a shotgun. one dude running that fit can clear off a whole mountain of snipers and not really need much skill to do it. I grant you, my sniper suits will have an smg if I was mindful while fitting, but that still doesn't help me survive unless I get lucky. Just means I get to damage you a bit before I go down.
Second, the heavy sniper. This is an excellent counter sniper, as it will usually take several shots to take down a guy in a heavy suit. The scout, sniper, on the other hand, tends to take one shot to pop. The heavy wont be able to get into as many good sniping places, but he will be much better able to deal with other snipers. You put a logibro behind him, and you have a serious force to fight.
Third is cover. We cannot shoot through barriers. Pop in and out of cover. Don't just stand around in the open like a stupid blue berry. This also limits, if not almost voids, our use on certain maps. Range is really our only good defense, and with some of the more urban maps, you don't get that range, or positioning. There are a few places to work from on some of these urban maps, but everyone knows those spots and you are not outside of their range. You'll probably get a few shots off, and then the whole neighborhood is trying to kill you. And, in ambush, you will never be out or range for long. It is often better to go with a laser instea
The last disadvantage we face is vehicle support. We can;t do much about vehicles. We can carry AV grenades, sure, but they don't save your ass against tanks or dropships. You might get lucky against a buggy, but a tank will ******* waste you ass, and a dropship with good gunners can wipe you out from the air, or move a team around to wipe out snipers.
Now, there is still redline sniping, but that can be dealth with through the use of orbitals and heavy snipers. Also, there are rumors of the return of the artillary turret for tanks, which would make for really effective anti-sniper work anywhere on the map.
So, no, snipers are not op, just potent when used well. |