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Tarquin Markel wrote:

Heathen Bastard wrote:

yeah, like you're completely in the open but no shots at all will register. so basically its a terrain rendering exploit. you know what happens when they fix exploits, right? the people using them get caught flatfooted and killed. A lot.

supposedly the headglitching exploit will be fixed come may 6th, so most sniper's days are numbered right now.(they'll give up when they realize that they can now be shot just like everyone else.)

Maybe so, but I can't say I remember ever being in squad with a guy who said, "I'm going to get up on top of Sniper Mountain on Manus Peak to exploit the head glitch."

Like I said, it looks like totally fair play from the sniper's point of view. Head glitching is something other people do.

One fun side note is that it's not consistent even now. Not knowing what the glitch's parameters are, the "glitching" sniper has no way of knowing when his slight movements carry him out of the protected area, so occasionally checking back and trying that shot again produces satisfyingly bloody results.


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Heathen Bastard Kang Lo Directorate Gallente Federation 137	Posted - 2013.04.13 04:42:00 - [1] - Quote A: remember to take a knee so you don't sway like a drunk. B: be paranoid and flighty. you hear what sounds like a small rock hitting concrete? RUN! you hear a whizzing noise for a millisecond? RUN! these are both signs that another sniper has you in their sights, and just missed their first shot.
Heathen Bastard Kang Lo Directorate Gallente Federation 137	Posted - 2013.04.13 04:46:00 - [2] - Quote Lord Sesshomarux wrote: Logi Bro wrote: Don't. dont what? he means don't snipe. because everyone will hate you. your team will hate you because you're not really helping, the enemy will hate you because snipers are 90% headglitching bags of kitten who abuse the current system to pad their KDR while being borderline useless to their team. and being a sniper is the "safest" profession, which is counter to the ideals most mercs hold(build a suit you aren't afraid to die in, because odds are you will, unless you're a sniper, because the terain glitches out at long ranges an makes you invincible.)
Heathen Bastard Kang Lo Directorate Gallente Federation 137	Posted - 2013.04.13 05:38:00 - [3] - Quote Tarquin Markel wrote: Meh. Sniping's fine; just don't do it to exclusion, especially in Skirmish. A sniper's focus and purpose is to kill people, tidily, from long range. If killing people gets you closer to achieving your objectives, it's a net positive. If not, it's K/D padding. Most Skirmish matches are not won on kills. If you cannot stop or slow a hostile offensive or effectively support your own (by softening up hostile defenses, for example), you need to find something else to do for a while. Constantly ask yourself whether what you're doing will aid your team, and you won't come across as a kill-farming jerk. (Also, the "head glitch" is a terrain modeling issue that will never look like any kind of abuse while you are using it-- it's just making good, traditional use of cover. It looks different from the other side.) yeah, like you're completely in the open but no shots at all will register. so basically its a terrain rendering exploit. you know what happens when they fix exploits, right? the people using them get caught flatfooted and killed. A lot. supposedly the headglitching exploit will be fixed come may 6th, so most sniper's days are numbered right now.(they'll give up when they realize that they can now be shot just like everyone else.)
Heathen Bastard Kang Lo Directorate Gallente Federation 137	Posted - 2013.04.13 06:08:00 - [4] - Quote Tarquin Markel wrote: Heathen Bastard wrote: yeah, like you're completely in the open but no shots at all will register. so basically its a terrain rendering exploit. you know what happens when they fix exploits, right? the people using them get caught flatfooted and killed. A lot. supposedly the headglitching exploit will be fixed come may 6th, so most sniper's days are numbered right now.(they'll give up when they realize that they can now be shot just like everyone else.) Maybe so, but I can't say I remember ever being in squad with a guy who said, "I'm going to get up on top of Sniper Mountain on Manus Peak to exploit the head glitch." Like I said, it looks like totally fair play from the sniper's point of view. Head glitching is something other people do. One fun side note is that it's not consistent even now. Not knowing what the glitch's parameters are, the "glitching" sniper has no way of knowing when his slight movements carry him out of the protected area, so occasionally checking back and trying that shot again produces satisfyingly bloody results. They move? I've never seen that. they just sit there, presumably with a **** bottle, poopsock, and an nanohive lodged in their colon. If you can't tell, I don't like snipers, and they know they're headglitching. Why else would they be in uniform spots on each map?
Heathen Bastard Kang Lo Directorate Gallente Federation 138	Posted - 2013.04.13 06:35:00 - [5] - Quote I only move for one of those reasons. the "someone is trying to kill me" one. If I'm sniping, it is an exact purpose with a specified target type: counter sniping, which is borderline impossible on some maps with the headglitch and favorable spawns for one side and crap spawns for the other (manus peak skirmish, looking at you), Anti-Anti-Vehicle, and defensive sniping, where I basically hole up somewhere I can see the objective and can't be shot from virtually any angle, save for my firing angle. once that point is accomplished, I move back into the fight with my pistol(except for point holding, I wait for orders on that one) Mostly, I like my pistol more than the rifle. feels more skillful to drop a heavy with a militia pistol when I'm down to shields(0 armor, no reps) at the start of the fight(he was at full shields and armor). I really don't think the HMG is OP anymore after that. I don't think I get to.
Heathen Bastard Kang Lo Directorate Gallente Federation 138	Posted - 2013.04.13 07:08:00 - [6] - Quote I never said the counter sniping was for the team. I'm a really good shot when I'm pissed I am going to have an aneurism or my heart is going to explode or something like that, but damn do some of those "impossible" wins feel good. again, for emphasis: killed a heavy machine gunner with nothing but my shields and a militia scrambler. Hell. Yes. If I smoked, I would be doing it after that. I also talk a lot in games, that means I'm having fun. if I get quiet I'm pissed, if I'm humming or singing I'm doing something that requires focus(sniping, dancing with multiple partners with my pistol, or just to keep my mind sharper for quicker snap aiming. by taking my mind a bit out of the game I can react more efficiently{not necessarily faster, but better}) I have bullet time that is fueled by hate and singing!(and according to the English the singing is creepy as hell. Seriously, only people from England have said it's creepy!)