Oh, so you guys think it's ok for one sniper to cover an objective, effectively denying the hack in 90% of cases, if not more?

1. Objectives now have "walls" around them making it harder for snipers to defend NULL Cannons.

2. None of the suits benefit snipers. On top of that, none of the racial suits have anything snipers can really use.

3. With rare exception, most objectives are behind or inside areas that snipers can't even get a clear shot on.

4. Larger maps, decreased ranges. Need I say more? (Although I know CCP has addressed ranges.)

Ahh snipers, the cowards of DUST 514.

Every time your clone dies you're supposed to be enlightened with new ideas on how not to die the same way again, So maybe your guy's clones are straight mentally disabled or something.

You honestly think that fairness applies to a CCP game? Since most objectives are "inside" and out of view of snipers to begin with, I think being able to snipe into an objective is pretty reasonable.

Let the sniper haters hate...
If the enemy hates me for being a sniper I'm doing my job.
If my team hates me for being a sniper then we're losing.
If my squad hates me for being a sniper than I need to find another job.

The role of the sniper is not to take objectives, it is infantry area denial and observation. While the sniper role may appeal to some because it seems like an easy way to get kills from a distance without being spotted, a sniper is actually a static role that is meant to cover a particular area and keep it clear of the enemy. This might be a large open area on approach to an objective, or a particular point of the battlespace that represents a threat to your own troops. Your role, as a sniper, is not to go looking for kills, but to wait patiently for them to come into that area that you have covered. It is also as a spotter, for observation, so you can report enemy movements to your team.

The goal of a sniper is to remain unseen, hence why you use sig dampers and the like, and a light suit, so you can relocate quickly if you need to. Once your position is known, you need to be prepared with a secondary position to relocate to, quickly. Range bonus mods are handy, particularly the range precision one (I think that's what it is) because it allows you to spot enemy snipers at longer ranges for you to take out if they are also sig tanking. However, if you are relocating to where the kills are, then you are giving up ground (your area of infantry denial) to the enemy just to move to one they are already in, which is what your infantry assault units are most likely already doing.

At the end of the day, the least likely anti-infantry role to get kills should be the sniper, but he should also be the least likely to die, and if he is well hidden, and well placed, then you have a valuable infantry area denial and observation tool. A 16-man team should need no more than 3-4 snipers at a time. Which is why I quit matches in which there are just too many people who want the 'glory' of being a master sniper. It's not meant to be a 'glorious' role, and while it takes a certain degree of skill to score deflection headshots on rapidly moving infantry, that's just another reason why the sniper role should be limited to only a few individuals on the team who can set up positions that cover particular strategic 'coldspots' on the map where you want to deny an enemy presence.

you havent read between the lines bro, every time your clone dies you suffer from the trauma and slowly get insane.

The role of the sniper is not to take objectives, it is infantry area denial and observation. While the sniper role may appeal to some because it seems like an easy way to get kills from a distance without being spotted, a sniper is actually a static role that is meant to cover a particular area and keep it clear of the enemy. This might be a large open area on approach to an objective, or a particular point of the battlespace that represents a threat to your own troops. Your role, as a sniper, is not to go looking for kills, but to wait patiently for them to come into that area that you have covered. It is also as a spotter, for observation, so you can report enemy movements to your team.

The goal of a sniper is to remain unseen, hence why you use sig dampers and the like, and a light suit, so you can relocate quickly if you need to. Once your position is known, you need to be prepared with a secondary position to relocate to, quickly. Range bonus mods are handy, particularly the range precision one (I think that's what it is) because it allows you to spot enemy snipers at longer ranges for you to take out if they are also sig tanking. However, if you are relocating to where the kills are, then you are giving up ground (your area of infantry denial) to the enemy just to move to one they are already in, which is what your infantry assault units are most likely already doing.

At the end of the day, the least likely anti-infantry role to get kills should be the sniper, but he should also be the least likely to die, and if he is well hidden, and well placed, then you have a valuable infantry area denial and observation tool. A 16-man team should need no more than 3-4 snipers at a time. Which is why I quit matches in which there are just too many people who want the 'glory' of being a master sniper. It's not meant to be a 'glorious' role, and while it takes a certain degree of skill to score deflection headshots on rapidly moving infantry, that's just another reason why the sniper role should be limited to only a few individuals on the team who can set up positions that cover particular strategic 'coldspots' on the map where you want to deny an enemy presence.

Brilliantly written! This is something I am going to keep in mind for future matches. I've been a COD player for so long it has numbed my mind, but this has opened my eyes. I have learned something new. You should write more tactics for snipers. Also, I think the other sniper wannabes should read this too. I agree that it's not about trying to rake in kills, but to watch the area and give support to the squad to keep enemies off their backs. +1!

I'm so glad that you know what being a Sniper is all about!
Not being one of those easily spotted idiots causing a bunch of heat to be shifted towards him.
Except after awhile you do get 3 man squads attacking you
But with our professionalism & knowledge we always outsmart, out-shoot, & outlast the enemy.