Advaned sniper skillz

[pinee]

i watched some sniper vids on youtube and i was quite impressed..
i saw people getting head shotted who were even sprinting side ways/diagnonally/horizontally or jumping....

i know timing is everything on this and ive even been able to this myself on occasion, but do u guys have any tips/strats to improve this skill?

im asking because im exclusively a sniper in game

[MrChris_CJ]

got to lead the target slightly or just learn the hit coding and then you will know how to shoot someone moving sideways, its harder to hit the head so if your well concealed a body shot is ok

unless your using that silly zellar at which point when you fire a big bulb lights up above you

practice practice practice is all i can recommend but its all in the leading

[christopherlon]

Aim in front of the person u want to kill if they are running aim above or just below them if they are jumping and only ever take the shot if it will instant kill eg head or if low health. try to change position after each kill this makes it harder to be found

good luck

[RichardDawkins]

sadly the amount you will have to lead varies quite significantly from server to server. i find that my first few shots on a moving taget will be wide until i suss the lead for a walking and running target.

[Yraen]

Good way to get a general idea is to practice on bots. That will show you about how much you'd need to lead your target in optimal conditions (i.e. No lag and no skill on the enemy's part)

[AllFoamNoBeer]

Wait for the target to pass your sights.

[Quemical]

Low Ping is your friend

[hidden1sniper]

if they are sprinting and you are missing a lot then just wait till they have to slow down, if you keep on missing them they will know a sniper is around and bunny hop to a hiding spot

[Quemical]

I am considering picking up the Recon kit more often, it's the kit that i have used less out of all of them.

Name Kills Time
Assault 10481 197:01:33
Support 7834 122:54:14 (Current favorite)
Engineer 5247 134:26:24
Recon 1331 32:26:38

[ReconKid2142]

But wouldn't it be hard to lead with that stupid rifle drift. I always wanted to be a sniper but then went assault whoring due to that stupid rifle drift :|:

[StoneCold313]

But wouldn't it be hard to lead with that stupid rifle drift. I always wanted to be a sniper but then went assault whoring due to that stupid rifle drift :|:

Stabilizer is the medicine for the sway.

[MrChris_CJ]

either uise the stabiliser or get used to the drift, well compensate for it, its better imo because then you can use the slot for something else, i never use the stabiliser

[Lt.ConVix]

at first i thougth training with the zeller was best for me caus i was thinkin if i got into trouble i can get away with a chest (hopefully)

but its not what to do

train and keep going with the "stock" sniper weapons imo

you tend to aim more for the enemy head relying on that headshot to kill them rather than chest shot x2

i use the logitech mx518 mouse so i can change the sens right down if i zoom in which helps so thats its easier to track the enemy head instead of to high a sens so it "jerks" and u miss

once you shoot MOVE, its easy for a enemy to recongnize the best hiding spot and look for any flash from the gun in a second shot (specially against medics who can heal themselves if u miss and damage them slightly)

although sometimes i jump in the "obvious" hiding spots caus i can plant apms so folk try knife then boom

or to get the attention from an enemy long enough for the to pause to shoot

if u r spotted and an enemy runs to u to get in better range, what i do is i wait maybe kneel and move incase he pray n sprays as soon as he kneels, prones or whatever i usually have my sights on him + alota of players dont have the single crack shot to the head (apart from baurs

be-aware if the gun the enemy uses if its a voss they need to get medium-close to get u

baur long med and close (remember baur can kill in 2 shots up close)

smg close

pilum - pilum sniping is a sport so watch out

there are other guns so just watch for what their carrying

if u see someone zig zag

aim for where u think they will be if they arent randomly zig zagging its easy to predict

againsts another sniper that hasnt seen u wait till they pause to shoot someone then take them out faster that they can fire remember to use ure surroundings like rubble or hell do what i do use my allies as protection

nothing like a wtf from some guy that got shot by me as he was aiming for the guy i was hiding behind =P