'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

[Big-Ranger]

I've been playing Sniper a lot recently (while trying to get my Expert explosives badge), and I have notice something very amusing...

Because of the various Sniper uniforms being similar, no matter which side you play, sometimes people tend to get a little confused about what side you are on.

In fact, at times it's like you are actually 'invisible'.

A typical example is when playing in the confines of the alleyways next to the Hotel on Karkand. Things - as you know - get very frantic on this map, and you are tripping over the enemy half the time...

I have run into a squad of enemy on this map, and it has taken them quite a few second to realize that I am an enemy Sniper, and not their Sniper!

:laugh:

This has led to numerous funny situations, where I have run into a crowd of enemy, dropped a couple of Claymores and run out again!

Anyway, this 'trick' can be helped along if you come from a direction that they expect friends to come from (behind for example).

Anyone else found this?

And why does it take so long for people to register your red tag! LOL

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[N2K]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

No because if i dont see the blue tag they get smoked...but funny

[Harmor]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

That's how I got my Verteran Knife Badge...its funny that in a pile of or in the middle of a bunch of people you can knife like crazy. When you're really close sometimes your red name tag gets confused, like you hinted, with other name tags (since you can't judge a name tag by distance, necessarily).

[Idaeus]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

People don't expect a enemy sniper to be that close so they think that you're in their team. This is because snipers are supposed to snipe not run around in alleys...

[Big-Ranger]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

People don't expect a enemy sniper to be that close so they think that you're in their team. This is because snipers are supposed to snipe not run around in alleys...

LOL - you are right of course, but what the hell...It's so much fun!

[Idaeus]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

I'll have to try that soemtime then..

[Absurdus]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

happened to me a few time, got ammo packs and medi packs dropped, as they ran off, head shots :evil: .

[vets.Sarge]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

I don't look at the tags, I can easily tell the difference between the different models. Same goes for classes

[Legli]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

I have noticed this, not so much as from me doing it but from watching battle recorder files, heck I even saw a medic toss the guy a health pack before the surprised looking sniper popped him one in the noggin.

[BigBadBob]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

No because if i dont see the blue tag they get smoked...but funny

yep, no blue, then you die.

[Black_lagon]

Re: 'Invisible Snipers' - Has this happened to you?

I've been playing Sniper a lot recently (while trying to get my Expert explosives badge), and I have notice something very amusing...

Because of the various Sniper uniforms being similar, no matter which side you play, sometimes people tend to get a little confused about what side you are on.

In fact, at times it's like you are actually 'invisible'.

A typical example is when playing in the confines of the alleyways next to the Hotel on Karkand. Things - as you know - get very frantic on this map, and you are tripping over the enemy half the time...

I have run into a squad of enemy on this map, and it has taken them quite a few second to realize that I am an enemy Sniper, and not their Sniper!

:laugh:

This has led to numerous funny situations, where I have run into a crowd of enemy, dropped a couple of Claymores and run out again!

Anyway, this 'trick' can be helped along if you come from a direction that they expect friends to come from (behind for example).

Anyone else found this?

And why does it take so long for people to register your red tag! LOL

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don't come to close to me, because minimap/color of the outfit says enough.