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U.N.S.C. secter V
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Posted - 2013.08.13 00:05:00 -
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You might call me a "Sniper in training". Given my experience so far, my jaw drops with all the whining about "snipers have it so easy, wah wah wah".
First off... the crouch thing. These days, it's hard to get a good hit, even when you ARE crouched. Most enemies these days seem to be jumping around more than grasshoppers in an electrified cage :-}
This, is actually semi-realistic. Real combat training always tells frontline troups "avoid moving in straight lines", because of the snipers out there.
About the only critters that arent jumping around... are other snipers
Which leads me to my second experience: when I started, I died. **a lot**. Sometimes even before getting to take a single shot, whether I hit someone or not. Finding a good sniping position takes a decent amount of training. Both to find one that won't get you killed, AND with an angle that is actually useful.
Then there's the whole "magical assault rifle" factor. I have often found myself getting one-shotted.. while moving... by an assault rifle.
At 100 meters, by a guy who is chasing me.
Say WHAT?
It's not like those could be headshots, so what's up with that?
When I see that kind of garbage, I feel like, well, whats the point in even learning skills with a precision weapon, if that kind of baloney is going on?
I would have given up, if I didnt really like the idea of a sniper for some reason.
So, I kept playing. I kept trying to observe what the sneaky SOBs... I mean, enemy snipers were doing.
And, I think I'm starting to get better.
Used to be my KDR was 1/4, or 2/8. Now, especially with more investment in stealth gear, it's getting closer to 3/3, or in very rare enemy-newb cases 6/3
(mostly against the "newb sniper teams", lol)
The funny thing is, with my (sad) skill levels, I find the low level sniper rifles to be better for me than the "tactical" ones. So that's another negative. The "fancy" sniper rifles, dont actually benefit me, so I'm stuck with boring low-level stuff.
Final comments:
Frontline skills, are about learning twitch-response skills. Sniping skills are about strategy, and patience.
So all the frontline whiners are mostly teens who lack patience and just want the immediate h-t-h immersive experience.
Me, I'm 40. I prefer to put my twitchy-jumpy-compete days beind me  |