I disagree with using drop uplinks as a sniper. If you get killed, then it's safe to say your perch is compromised. And truth be told, I love when snipers repeatedly spawn in and get insta-sniped as I sit there with my lined up shot.


I switched to the charged sniper rifle a week ago, and i haven't looked back. It uses a lot less CPU/PG than the other sniper rifles with a base 266 damage. The lack of a follow up shot is more than made up for tanking that one shot with complex dam mods. I one shot assaults lots of the time and if i don't kill them outright you can almost see the hershey squirts as they are brought down to their underwear left scrambling for any cover they can find. It is also the counter sniping weapon of choice because you can line up head shots on opposing snipers to great effect.

With practice, I've gotten good enough to hit a running target twice. Another issue it solves is firing into crowds. With a tactical you need two shots. Hitting the same person twice in a crowd further jumbled by their full names and health telemetry is pretty impossible. With the charged you can just fire into the crowd and usually any hit will net you a +50.

Also, I like to carry compact nanos. 10CPU/2PG is very light weight, plus it will heal armor which is good in a pinch.


FWIW, a logi sniper can make up for the lack of a sidearm with the right nades (if he's good at throwing them)... because they can also hole up on their nanohive and spam nades at the enemy if it came down to it.

I'm relatively new to Dust, and hate most other FPS games.
That said, I love Dust and really enjoy playing as a sniper.

I have tested different methods of play and have come up with one that while may not give the best KDR, helps my team and nets me big points in the process.

I spawn at match start, and head for a rail gun installation, hack it.
Enter rail gun installation and take out enemy installations.

I then load the map and locate the enemy supply depot and choose an angle of approach.
I then use my sniper rifle to clear enemies at the depot, then hack it.

If I can't hack it, I use a rail gun installation to destroy it, 50 points to me, 1 less spawn point to the enemy.

I continue to bunny hop round the map hacking clone reanimation units and installations, clearing the path with my sniper rifle before hand.

If the enemy deploys a vehicle, I run to an installation and rail gun it to death.

Like I said, this method gets me quite a few deaths, but on average about 1000-1200 points a match, which is not amazing but for a newb is pretty good imo.

It also makes me feel as though I am contributing, if even in a small way to the match, instead of just sitting on a hill.

I disagree with using drop uplinks as a sniper. If you get killed, then it's safe to say your perch is compromised. And truth be told, I love when snipers repeatedly spawn in and get insta-sniped as I sit there with my lined up shot.


I switched to the charged sniper rifle a week ago, and i haven't looked back. It uses a lot less CPU/PG than the other sniper rifles with a base 266 damage. The lack of a follow up shot is more than made up for tanking that one shot with complex dam mods. I one shot assaults lots of the time and if i don't kill them outright you can almost see the hershey squirts as they are brought down to their underwear left scrambling for any cover they can find. It is also the counter sniping weapon of choice because you can line up head shots on opposing snipers to great effect.

With practice, I've gotten good enough to hit a running target twice. Another issue it solves is firing into crowds. With a tactical you need two shots. Hitting the same person twice in a crowd further jumbled by their full names and health telemetry is pretty impossible. With the charged you can just fire into the crowd and usually any hit will net you a +50.

Also, I like to carry compact nanos. 10CPU/2PG is very light weight, plus it will heal armor which is good in a pinch.


FWIW, a logi sniper can make up for the lack of a sidearm with the right nades (if he's good at throwing them)... because they can also hole up on their nanohive and spam nades at the enemy if it came down to it.

You have gone beyond just being a Sniper. If you wore an Assault suit you would be a Marksman. I am still trying to come up with a good name for the Scout Suit version that you run. Any suggestions?

Either way, I normally recommend people train their sidearm skills for when they go in close to hack. (I like SMG, but if you are quick and accurate you may prefer the Scrambler Pistil.) Since you are good at melee this might not be as important for you.

Read my Marksman Guide

3. Kills. Kills are great, but it is of common concesus that sniper is a support role and not front line. So while you are lining up that head shot the enemy is doing something, he might be calling LAV, orbital, engaging a friendly, staring into space, whatever he is doing YOU are letting him get away with it while you line up that headshot. Help friendlies by weakening the enemy, not by getting kills. I use this prace as forge gunner and it has served my team well, I use splash to weaken entire groups of enemies before my team engages. The enemy is forced to face a fully equipped squad with 1/2 armor and no shields. Sux to be them.

Question:1
Is it worth beefing up on demolitions for a sniper build?
The reason I ask, is that sometime I feel a few Prox mines might help you from the guys who like to sneak up.

Q.2:
For a secondary weapon, what do you think is the best?
Currently I run with just a scrambler pistol, which I can usually kill or hurt the average player with.

1. Yes, but not how you're thinking. Proxy mines only explode on vehicles. However, if you're a sniper who likes to cover objectives, REs are a perfect way to cover the parts of an installation your fire can't reach.

2. I prefer the SMG, but that's simply because I roll a scout. When people get too close (or I move too close to people), I turn into a strafing, hopping, SMG spammer.

Question:1
Is it worth beefing up on demolitions for a sniper build?
The reason I ask, is that sometime I feel a few Prox mines might help you from the guys who like to sneak up.

Q.2:
For a secondary weapon, what do you think is the best?
Currently I run with just a scrambler pistol, which I can usually kill or hurt the average player with.

always change locations whenever your sniping.
i'd say 4 kills then move on to another hide. if by any reason your position is compromised, it would be best to have a backup nest from which you can snipe from. it might take some to travel, but you be able to make effective counterattacks towards your enemy.

charged is beaten in DPS terms easily by proto TSR so yea go for it if you don't die much, if cost is an issue, charged it up. thales is the best and rare so use if you want/can.

Quoted techniques from other Snipers:

I prefer regular to tactical. Clip size makes all the difference.

then why not the charged? it has 5 rounds per mag

then why not the charged? it has 5 rounds per mag

Cause people hate the charge part. For it to do it's full damage, a regular sniper can pop off two shots and a tactical can empty it's clip.

size makes all the difference.