Albeon Dracon
Abandoned Privilege
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2013.06.29 15:44:00 -
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TITANIC Xangore wrote:Why do we not have better sniper scopes in this game? We are talking about the future where the longest shot I have seen made is about 467m which is only 1532 feet. In current standards there were farther shots made in the Vietnam war. 5-800m is standard operating for most military and police operations, and the longest shot on record is 1.5 miles which is 2430m! I'm not understanding how our scopes can barely sight someone at 350m and then with skill we can hit someone at 450m. We should be able to sight in much much better. Even if they were upgrades for scopes I would be ok with that. Give me my Charge sniper with a high fidelity scope and allow me to target 1000m out. This is sniping, I won't have some damn Duvolle assault rifle be able to shoot back at me. 
I think this is mainly due to current map size and render distance. I'm sure you've already noticed that even at the maximum range of your scope, a lot of the terrain doesn't get drawn in. What's the use of a scope that can see 2000 meters if you can't see the boulder between you and your target? Or if you simply can't see your target. Also, current scopes can already see across most maps assuming there isn't a city in the middle obstructing your view. There are more graphical and logistical issues that need to be handled before the sniper scope distance is addressed. Personally, I'd love to see a scope with a variable zoom feature with 2-3 levels of zoom so you can go from near to far and be effective at several distances. Realistically I don't anticipate something like that for at LEAST another year. |
Albeon Dracon
Abandoned Privilege
General Tso's Alliance
5
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Posted - 2013.06.30 11:59:00 -
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People whine constantly about redline and MCC sniping, but here's the actual truth of it. You can rarely see anything of worth from an MCC, and only get real kills sniping from one if your team is getting so severely raped that the enemy is camping as close as they can get to your spawn. The only possible exception to this is in like 2 of the Domination maps. As for redline sniping, it's a nonissue. As a sniper, the first place I look for enemy snipers is on the opposing team's redline. If you're a sniper, and you're in an obvious spot, you're dead. I love redline snipers. Why? Free kills. I love MCC snipers. Why? No real threat. The only people who complain about these two brands of poor snipers are people who can't get at them. Well rejoice. That's what your snipers are for...killing their snipers. AV weapons kill vehicles, that's their special role. Snipers kill all the people in strange, unreachable spots. That's our special role. Please don't hate us because we can do something you can't. |