Koric McLangous
Sanmatar Kelkoons
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.02.27 05:35:00 -
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You should add:
Paying Attention to Edges
This is two fold. First, people instinctively run to edges to crouch and snipe from and you need to pay attention to where this edge is in relation to you and how it exposes you. Second, you need to pay attention to all the other horizontal edges of the map.
Your Edge:
Since you are playing the most vulnerable character out there, there is a great need to retreat when reloading, whether with your rifle or other gun. Yes, moving will generally get attention; but if you just sit in one spot, you become an easier target that an anti-sniper can lineup a head shot on. Constantly coming out of your scope, moving back from the edge, and surveying at least a 180 of the field, will keep you alive longer than a squat sniper. This is doubly true if you are sniping in urban environments, where a high level AR or laser can have the range to reach you while reloading. Furthermore, by the perks of being a sniper, you normally are far enough away that the slight movement would go unnoticed by most players and greatest of all no one looks up. So moving while crouched away from the edge makes you a peak -a-boo sniper, something that is entirely different from a squat sniper.
Other Edges:
First, other snipers are going to be on these edges. If nothing is going on currently in your view, scan the far mountain ridges and building tops. Look at places you would snipe from. Seriously, you just shot some dude who WILL come back as a sniper just to shoot you, it's a vendetta thing I think. Also, people come running over edges. So watching hills lines for movement might give you the time to catch someone before they dip down again. Wait for people to come out, and if they don't appear in time, most likely they are flanking you right now and you should move. Last, everyone comes to edges to look out, whether a heavy or a sniper, and this is a weak moment. They are busy and distracted for a second or two, so at least leave them a parting shot to make them think twice about looking out that way again. Doorways and tunnels are also in my list with edges.
P.S.
The best reason for a sniper is watching a red and a blueberry dance behind a building, see the blue fall, and have the red swiftly dealt with as he limbs back into view. |