DUST Search - How could we improve snipers? (general discussion)

2100 Angels wrote:

I don't understand why there's so much whine about snipers. Seriously, harden up. Any sniper worth his kit can take out snipers on the opposing team, and when there are no snipers on the opposing team they have free reign to pick off players on the battlefield. This is entirely reasonable and how the mechanic was intended. This is the role of a sniper; to stay in a relatively safe position far away from the action and provide support for their team.

Snipers are very easily countered by anybody who knows what they're doing, and in fact in more recent times its becoming increasingly rare to see a sniper get the ~20-25 kills which was more common only a month ago. If you ask me, it's more efficient to get into a type 2 assault suit with a gek and an armour rep and go 40-10 than it is to snipe so for the love of god stop crying nerf and get a grip. When I snipe, I spend most of my time killing other snipers so that I can avoid being killed.

Red line sniping however, is a seperate issue. The red line should be altered so that there are no effective vantage points to encourage this sort of play and so that other classes do pose some modicum of threat. On the flip side though, I think that there should be more vantage points incorporated into the maps. Currently, there are only 3-4 really good spots on each map (sometimes less), making finding snipers a lot less of a challenge than what it could be.


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Vin Vicious Sinq Laison Gendarmes Gallente Federation 14	Posted - 2013.02.20 23:05:00 - [1] - Quote sniper in this game is easy mode, crouch for PERFECT aiming and stability. there is no movement from the scope at all, unless merc's are intergalactic champions at holding there breath, they need to change how easy it is to aim down scope for all weapons. i think they should remove the whole crouch = perfect stability. i find it VERY dumb they did not include "holding your breathe for more stability" meh, i think sniper players are funny, roll a team off the battlefield and watch 90% of the team switch to snipers and sit around the red zone waiting for the match to end.
Vin Vicious Sinq Laison Gendarmes Gallente Federation 14	Posted - 2013.02.21 01:08:00 - [2] - Quote Zyrus Amalomyn wrote: Vin Vicious wrote: sniper in this game is easy mode, crouch for PERFECT aiming and stability. there is no movement from the scope at all, unless merc's are intergalactic champions at holding there breath, they need to change how easy it is to aim down scope for all weapons. i think they should remove the whole crouch = perfect stability. i find it VERY dumb they did not include "holding your breathe for more stability" meh, i think sniper players are funny, roll a team off the battlefield and watch 90% of the team switch to snipers and sit around the red zone waiting for the match to end. **. no. Let me repeat that. . NO. Real life snipers do not deal with constant sway, they train to keep steady. WE are cloned super soldiers. This is not *** COD. YOu have a multitude of options to deal with snipers, the most effective being counter sniping. Learn to adapt instead of whining about everything under the sun because you got popped by it. lol shut up, "real life snipers" train to hold their breath when committing to a shot because it slows down your heart rate. they do not "train to keep steady" go ahead, try and keep a steady hands pal. they also perch there rifle on objects to remove their long arm because this is the hand that keeps the rifle stable. **** COD did it right by adding this. in COD, standing up was unstable looking down scope, crouching it was near stable but still shifty. holding your breath reduced both when you committed to a shot. but it wasnt unlimited, you could only hold your breath for so long. im not saying nerf snipers, because to be honest most of you guys suck anyway.
Vin Vicious Sinq Laison Gendarmes Gallente Federation 14	Posted - 2013.02.21 05:57:00 - [3] - Quote 2100 Angels wrote: I don't understand why there's so much whine about snipers. Seriously, harden up. Any sniper worth his kit can take out snipers on the opposing team, and when there are no snipers on the opposing team they have free reign to pick off players on the battlefield. This is entirely reasonable and how the mechanic was intended. This is the role of a sniper; to stay in a relatively safe position far away from the action and provide support for their team. Snipers are very easily countered by anybody who knows what they're doing, and in fact in more recent times its becoming increasingly rare to see a sniper get the ~20-25 kills which was more common only a month ago. If you ask me, it's more efficient to get into a type 2 assault suit with a gek and an armour rep and go 40-10 than it is to snipe so for the love of god stop crying nerf and get a grip. When I snipe, I spend most of my time killing other snipers so that I can avoid being killed. Red line sniping however, is a seperate issue. The red line should be altered so that there are no effective vantage points to encourage this sort of play and so that other classes do pose some modicum of threat. On the flip side though, I think that there should be more vantage points incorporated into the maps. Currently, there are only 3-4 really good spots on each map (sometimes less), making finding snipers a lot less of a challenge than what it could be. lol, you mean the guy thats in the frontlines right? flux nading heavies so maybe he can take him out before his squad notices all while dodging perma steady scope sniper fire? that guy right? you RARELY see an AR player going 40 and anything.