what kind of sniper are you?

[TotalBF2er]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

You can`t compare shooting lightning bolts out of arse with snipers being in the wrong place, doing the wrong thing.

Sure, I can. Since the game is not supposed to be realistic, then anything should go right?

Exactly, the developers are to blame for a screwing up the game like that, but as it is in the game, why not use it if its effective.

I do use it. It doesn't change the fact that I think it's stupid that I can do so.

I would love if BF2 would atleast give me the illusion of realism by removing all the nade, claymore spam, insta-proning, etc stuff, but when I see the people bunnyhop, shoot GL short range, all that goes right out of the window and I start playing this game having a Quake, UT mindset thus I start doing the same s*it.

I think we agree. I'm not arguing realism, I'm arguing 'believability'. I think you understand where I'm coming from now

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

in PR , i usually find a place and wait patiently. its unbelievably easy to die in PR when ur just walking around

[Dairuka]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

I have only one thing to say to Entity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_marksman

[noobcakezorzness]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

real snipers dont just stay in one spot... they move around alot even though it doesnt seem like it since it takes them like 1 hour to move 70 yards

[blackfox]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

i do both sit at 1 part for some time then move

[Jemme101]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

Movement will draw attention. So less movement is win.

Seeing as PR jumped on the Designated Marksman (or Designated Rifleman) role IRL & Vanilla BF2 I think it is fair to say that both types of Snipers (the other being Sniper Scout) are equally important ingame.

I prefer the more laidback style of the Scout Sniper. Taking out targets according to their impact on the situation at hand that I am monitoring.

If an AA site is manned by the enemy and a chopper of my team is moving into that general area to give fire support to ground forces, it is my objective to take out the AA guy.

If nothing is happening atm I will work down the list of important targets; enemy snipers, fixed AA, fixed AT, stationary DPV/FAV/Vodnik, etc...

Checking in on the current situation on the Overview map will tell you where your forces are moving to & what CP's you have. If you played the game long enough you should be able to anticipate what will happen next. Moving to the next position beforehand AND doing this without getting caught while displacing is probably the hardest skill to master.

[aLi3nZ]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

I rush forward as if I had an assault rifle. I couldn't give a shi* about stats and find camping way too boring. I storm the front no matter what kit I have.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nZgRHl77rgw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6Z8OLOCsZZo

[arthuro12]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

are you the kind that sits the whole round patiently or are you the sniper that acts like an infantryman shooting while you run? I personally am the patient kind that will sit for the whole round and wait, thats how a real sniper should be IMO...

a ''reall'' sniper aint like that, a sniper shoots (wich MUST be a kill) then moves stealthy to a difrent position.. a sniper doesnt camp.. only for a hard objective.. (like sniping an vietnamese general in Vietnam, a sniper waited for 3 days moving a few INCHES a time.. he didnt eat.. then after the 3rd day the general came out of his barack and stretched out.. the sniper squeezed the trigger and it was a kill, he inmediatly moved to the ''extraction'' zone and gotten out of there)

a good sniper is like this

''waits, spots, observes, shoots, moves''


Cheers

[BONTEMPI]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

I used to snipe all the time when I 1st started playing the game, but got bored pretty quickly in the vehicle servers, better to be one in IO.

I was more of a get a few kills and move sniper otherwise your toast

Problem with IO is claymore whores, get's a bit tiresome killing a few only to walk round a corner and bam your a gonna

Support now for me I only switch to sniper by picking up a kit and laying some claymores then back to support! If you can't beat them join em I say

[Sniper1432]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

in PR , i usually find a place and wait patiently. its unbelievably easy to die in PR when ur just walking around

yeah lol when i play i get owned so bad lol...

[Aliask]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

East Haven is a Ghetto!

[Sniper1432]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

East Haven is a Ghetto!

WTF? stay on topic man

[Jemme101]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

a ''reall'' sniper aint like that, a sniper shoots (wich MUST be a kill) then moves stealthy to a difrent position.. a sniper doesnt camp.. only for a hard objective.. (like sniping an vietnamese general in Vietnam, a sniper waited for 3 days moving a few INCHES a time.. he didnt eat.. then after the 3rd day the general came out of his barack and stretched out.. the sniper squeezed the trigger and it was a kill, he inmediatly moved to the ''extraction'' zone and gotten out of there)

a good sniper is like this

''waits, spots, observes, shoots, moves''


Cheers

If you quote stuff about Carlos Hathcock you should do it properly or stay the hell away from it.

[arthuro12]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

If you quote stuff about Carlos Hathcock you should do it properly or stay the hell away from it.

yeah i ment him.. and i just watched the documetary and im sure i didnt leave spots out of it (the important things)

[Jemme101]

Re: what kind of sniper are you?

On which channel was this documentary? I live in the same country as you so I must have missed it.

Moreover you shouldnt take in everything the TV dishes out. I have one of the books on Hathcock here on my bookshelf. Notable differences are about the location of the incident (either Laos or Vietnam); the distance covered (1500 yards over open terrain for a 800 yards kill); he made the kill on the 4th day; he didnt run straight to the recovery point, but crawled via a gully to the jungle's edge; he hooked up with a platoon that brought him to an extraction zone.