Re: An examination of the Sniper kit: Why is it so attractive to new players?
Jemme101 you talk to much crap.
Snipers are just useless against olmost every kit except engineer.
And why it's useless, because I played 14 monthes of BF2 and I can only remember 5 great distance shots around 350M, 2 headshots because I was standing still(mine fault) and the three other shots where nice headshots indeed of the snipers.
But snipers don't really kill me much at great distance and those snipers are one of the better snipers around this game but the avarge snipers use their kit as an aussalt kit :laugh:
Also snipers who defend flag area's are easy target because there are only some good spots for the sniper to take somebody down when trying to take over the flag. and when you know where the shots are comming from, hiding behind an object is the main objective when you have taken over backyard or something, so you can't hit him while he is hiding behind the object and you still loose your flag.
and then mine next objective is happy hunting against the sniper who wantend to kill me, and there for a nade/M203/single shot/AT is enough to kill that poor sniper.
also Snipers against good aimers/players are most of the time death at a range of 250M or even 300M with a m16/AK :laugh: (single shots are that powerfull )
But still snipers has there advangtes at that distance but it doesn't matter if you know where they are some strafing to get some closer is the trick with some cover.
Originally posted by Jemme101
On point 1. Long Distance Combat for a Sniper is somewhere between 300 and 450 meters in my book. You and your assault rifle cannt even make me out beyond 200 meters.
Furthermore this table ...
... shows clearly that a Sniper can engage any target, he has a Line Of Sight to, up to 600 meters in some maps. People like dont_be_ss have made it their trademark to harass people from that distance.
Any other class in the game has to move to a position in the map before it can do combat. The Sniper when in the right position has to do a lot less traveling. On some maps I have spots from which I can cover half the map without moving more than 50 meters.
Here are my Stats on Kills by Distance and Position in BF2: Prone , Crouching and Standing.
From the Prone Stats you can see that more than 60% of my kills have been from distances greater than 200 meters. The below 150 meter columns are from my Ghost Town/ Devils Perch days.
The M24 is my trademark weapon and equal to the L96 in characteristics ingame. The thinner crosshairs on the L96 only come into play when you are either trying to snipe a fast mover or shooting over 400 meters. Thats from experience. The fast movers I have learned to intercept with several tactics. The long distance shots come to me naturally after having spent over a 1000 hours with the Kit.
But I can see where the majority of the players prefer the scope on the L96, because it feels more precise and gives just that extra bit of view on a target.
On point 2. Claymores allways work as an early warning system when placed somewhat away from a CP at a chokepoint. I place them just outside of CP cap zones so I get a headsup when somebody is trying to cap a flag when I am not covering it atm. It usually gives me enough time to gt in position to defend the CP and throw some nades or from a greater distance cover the CP zone.
If you place clays in certain parts of the CP zone you cannot cover with your Rifle you force the enemy to move in your Line of Sight.
In any case the claymores where not intended for defending CPs when they were first handed out to the Kit. At least I didnt get that impression. They were certainly not meant for suicide runs we see nowadays. But the Clay, when properly positioned, is still effective to take out Fast Moving buggies and lone CP cappers. And in all cases it will buy time if nothing else in combatsituations. A medic reviving a teammate is just another target with no weapon for me.
Furthermore this table ...
... shows clearly that a Sniper can engage any target, he has a Line Of Sight to, up to 600 meters in some maps. People like dont_be_ss have made it their trademark to harass people from that distance.
Any other class in the game has to move to a position in the map before it can do combat. The Sniper when in the right position has to do a lot less traveling. On some maps I have spots from which I can cover half the map without moving more than 50 meters.
Here are my Stats on Kills by Distance and Position in BF2: Prone , Crouching and Standing.
From the Prone Stats you can see that more than 60% of my kills have been from distances greater than 200 meters. The below 150 meter columns are from my Ghost Town/ Devils Perch days.
The M24 is my trademark weapon and equal to the L96 in characteristics ingame. The thinner crosshairs on the L96 only come into play when you are either trying to snipe a fast mover or shooting over 400 meters. Thats from experience. The fast movers I have learned to intercept with several tactics. The long distance shots come to me naturally after having spent over a 1000 hours with the Kit.
But I can see where the majority of the players prefer the scope on the L96, because it feels more precise and gives just that extra bit of view on a target.
On point 2. Claymores allways work as an early warning system when placed somewhat away from a CP at a chokepoint. I place them just outside of CP cap zones so I get a headsup when somebody is trying to cap a flag when I am not covering it atm. It usually gives me enough time to gt in position to defend the CP and throw some nades or from a greater distance cover the CP zone.
If you place clays in certain parts of the CP zone you cannot cover with your Rifle you force the enemy to move in your Line of Sight.
In any case the claymores where not intended for defending CPs when they were first handed out to the Kit. At least I didnt get that impression. They were certainly not meant for suicide runs we see nowadays. But the Clay, when properly positioned, is still effective to take out Fast Moving buggies and lone CP cappers. And in all cases it will buy time if nothing else in combatsituations. A medic reviving a teammate is just another target with no weapon for me.
Snipers are just useless against olmost every kit except engineer.
And why it's useless, because I played 14 monthes of BF2 and I can only remember 5 great distance shots around 350M, 2 headshots because I was standing still(mine fault) and the three other shots where nice headshots indeed of the snipers.
But snipers don't really kill me much at great distance and those snipers are one of the better snipers around this game but the avarge snipers use their kit as an aussalt kit :laugh:
Also snipers who defend flag area's are easy target because there are only some good spots for the sniper to take somebody down when trying to take over the flag. and when you know where the shots are comming from, hiding behind an object is the main objective when you have taken over backyard or something, so you can't hit him while he is hiding behind the object and you still loose your flag.
and then mine next objective is happy hunting against the sniper who wantend to kill me, and there for a nade/M203/single shot/AT is enough to kill that poor sniper.
also Snipers against good aimers/players are most of the time death at a range of 250M or even 300M with a m16/AK :laugh: (single shots are that powerfull )
But still snipers has there advangtes at that distance but it doesn't matter if you know where they are some strafing to get some closer is the trick with some cover.
. It was a fluke though.
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