Whenever I play this broken game I get pinned down by snipers... And there is nothing I can do to kill those filthy snipers!!! I was in a match today and I would spawn, run, get sniped. It was like that the whole match. I did not have a sniper class, so I was useless and could not get kills.

I believe the sniper is the most OP gun in the game, because there is not enough ways to counter it. I think ccp should add riot shields so I can take on those snipers! Also maybe a camera guided rocket launcher. maybe ccp should also add something that we can use to detect when a sniper is aiming at us.

Thank you for reading.

I hope this is a troll but in case it isn't
your counters are
counter sniping
dropships
railguns/forge guns
cover
zig-zagging
and everything you described was a sniper doing its job

Just like in dealing with an HAV there are many ways to go about it, but none of them are any fun. Do I really want to take a two-minute detour from the role I intentionally specialized into to get rid of that annoying pest on the other side of the map?

then go with the last two points, use cover and zig zag when you have to cross open terrain, don't give him opputtunities to target you and if you have to make it as hard for him as you can, snipers are an obstacle to be worked around or removed, if he makes you change fits he's doing his job of making things difficult for the enemy team and stopping them from responding properly

maybe ccp should also add something that we can use to detect when a sniper is aiming at us.

This tells me that (from a lore point of view) that Sniper Rifles send out a signal to their targets, and receive information back

I've been thinking about this as well, and I believe that this would actually benefit both parties.

My reasoning is this:

Sniper Rifles have the abitity to "light up" enemy forces that they see at extreme range. They also have the ability to analyze the Dropsuit capabilities of any Merc in their crosshairs, with much higher effeciency than anything else in the game. This tells me that (from a lore point of view) that Sniper Rifles send out a signal to their targets, and receive information back regarding range to target, efficiency of possible damage done to target, Suit Type, and Shield and Armor remaining on target.

This signal could easily be translated into a sound that would alert Mercs that they are being targeted by something (and you could easily put that on to Turrets as well, not just Sniper Rifles). This sound would be the interference pattern created by the signal being sent out by the Sniper Rifle, and the Suits own internal sensor array. This would also allow Snipers to potentially hold a point, as well as intimidate opposing forces, without having to fire a single shot. Just knowing that a Sniper is out there aiming at you would be enough to deter some (but by no means, all) Mercs from advancing.

Having the "alert" be a sound as opposed to say, a laser pointer, would still allow the Sniper to use stealth and terrain to hide their position, but still let Mercs know when an area is a potential threat. Letting the sound grow in intensity as you turn would let targeted Mercs know the direction the sniper is (without giving away his exact position), but would only work when being "painted" by the Sniper. This would give "painted" Mercs a chance at countering while still not alleviating the danger presented by the Sniper in the first place.

The point of this thread was not to say "NERF DEM SNIPERS!" i was just trying to put out ideas for ways to avoid getting sniped. The most frusteating thing in this game is when you get sniped. There is no warning, and you die in 1 to 2 shots. I think it would work great to have a riot shield in this game plus a skill that allows us to receive alerts about snipers. Or like in cod your character yells "SNIPER GET DOWN!" it would be cool if your merc would say that. Or just something like a flashing red light on your HUD that tells you when a sniper is aiming at you.


A camera guided middle launcher would also be cool plus it would be a great counter.... If it's not too OP.

Btw if you judge me since I mentioned cod, you are a stupid idoit. I don't even like cod.