Unconventional Sniper Wisdom

[RustyAnkles]

In some recent sniper guides, one of the primary tips is to move to another spot after you shoot so the enemy cannot get a bead on you. The idea is to shoot then move, shoot then move, etc...In the REAL WORLD this is probably the best and only method for a sniper to employ. In BF2 it is not.

There are simply not enough good hiding places with a good field of vision to constantly be on the move. Yes, you might be able to move a few feet to the left or to the right, but to completely change a hiding spot every few shots or so is far too time consuming, inefficient. Don't get me wrong, if you are covering a flag and your team caps it, then by all means move to where the action is.

Even if the enemy finds you and kills you a few times, you will have gotten more kills staying in one spot then you would have otherwise. I would rather have 5 deaths and 15 kills than 0 deaths and 5 kills anyday. So camp away, stay alert and don't be too worried about dying if you are being productive.

[imported_Anzen]

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Also: note that most other players are total retards. Even if you shoot them from like 15m distance and there's a loud bang in their ears, they won't start searching for someone nearby unless you shot him right in the face (at which point it's already too late for him. He will respawn, get a chopper and fly the thing right into a random object).

Another note: the M95 is extremely deadly at close range. All classes with no body armour can be one shot killed by simply shooting them in the chest (at close range, <100m).

Last note: most of your fellow players are retards :)

[RustyAnkles]

Re: Unconventional Sniper Wisdom

Also: note that most other players are total retards. Even if you shoot them from like 15m distance and there's a loud bang in their ears, they won't start searching for someone nearby unless you shot him right in the face (at which point it's already too late for him. He will respawn, get a chopper and fly the thing right into a random object).

Another note: the M95 is extremely deadly at close range. All classes with no body armour can be one shot killed by simply shooting them in the chest (at close range, <100m).

Last note: most of your fellow players are retards :)

Or 5 guys will be standing around a chopper and I have my m-95. Pilot gets in...dead...dumbass in the gunner seat realizes he is not taking off, changes seats...headshot. One of the guys waiting doesn't see little blue names above the chopper and gets in...dead....and so on and so forth.

Yes, being a sniper is all about relying on others stupidity. My favorite is when I hit a guy and he immediately hits the deck. LOL!

[AlphaNut]

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I usually relocate if I feel that I've been spotted.
Run like hell if you can hear bullets buzz by your head
It's not necessary to change position after every few shots in BF2.
Follow enemy movement with your crosshair, and try to see if they are scanning the area for you.

[Verzili]

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Or 5 guys will be standing around a chopper and I have my m-95. Pilot gets in...dead...dumbass in the gunner seat realizes he is not taking off, changes seats...headshot. One of the guys waiting doesn't see little blue names above the chopper and gets in...dead....and so on and so forth.

Yes, being a sniper is all about relying on others stupidity. My favorite is when I hit a guy and he immediately hits the deck. LOL!

lol,i normaly give him 3 sec,so he thinks he made cover b4 i pop them again,or my fav (the kill stealer)
see some one pounding a mouinted mg at a heli until it really smokin then pop a .50 in to the heli to get multi-kills :)

[Capt_Havok]

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The number of players who have no idea what to do once they're being shot at by a sniper is mind boggling.

Perhaps my favorite is when you've hit them, but not fatally, and they start spinning around in a circle trying to find you. Gee, thanks for not ACTUALLY trying to save yourself. Bang, thud, you're a moron.

[lastborncircle]

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The number of players who have no idea what to do once they're being shot at by a sniper is mind boggling.

Perhaps my favorite is when you've hit them, but not fatally, and they start spinning around in a circle trying to find you. Gee, thanks for not ACTUALLY trying to save yourself. Bang, thud, you're a moron.

that made me laugh, probably cus its soo true and i think ive been that dumass a few times!

[FearedSniper.AE]

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LOL awsome topic fellas, yeah I wont iscuss my tactics except for one of them.

Yesterday I was at the chinese main base behind there hangers on a map called dractic oil fields or somthing, and I waited for guys to show up as you do waiting for planes lol anyway and what one of my tactics is shoot and scoot around the actual target so id be moving right round the MAIN base so they get confused of where the shots are being shot from lol.

[RAF92_Warhawk]

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Yea, Its amazing how many people just sit there when you snipe them. Only about a 1/5 of them actually run into cover and call medics.

[Spodeboy]

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Most of the time I camp too. There really is too little hiding places and takes too long to get to. I still stand my ground when I'm spotted and still take them out before they get too close. I run after I kill them.

[Capt_Havok]

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You earn Sniper cred when someone is bearing down on you, guns blazing trying to send you to your maker, and you just remain calm, aim true, and give him a nostril in the center of his forehead.

[imported_Casey]

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I love it when you shoot someone with M24/M95, and instead of running their butts off, they just stay there, as if they think getting hit was a one time deal.

Bam!

[Grafisk]

Re: Unconventional Sniper Wisdom

In some recent sniper guides, one of the primary tips is to move to another spot after you shoot so the enemy cannot get a bead on you. The idea is to shoot then move, shoot then move, etc...In the REAL WORLD this is probably the best and only method for a sniper to employ. In BF2 it is not.

There are simply not enough good hiding places with a good field of vision to constantly be on the move. Yes, you might be able to move a few feet to the left or to the right, but to completely change a hiding spot every few shots or so is far too time consuming, inefficient. Don't get me wrong, if you are covering a flag and your team caps it, then by all means move to where the action is.

Even if the enemy finds you and kills you a few times, you will have gotten more kills staying in one spot then you would have otherwise. I would rather have 5 deaths and 15 kills than 0 deaths and 5 kills anyday. So camp away, stay alert and don't be too worried about dying if you are being productive.

Agreed, at least somewhat. I rather have 5 kills and 0 deaths. As long as you survive, it's fun ^^ However, 15 kills and 5 deaths isn't bad either, it's a KD of 3:1 and that's pretty good :]]

[imported_Paholainen]

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Both tactics are good, depending on the situation and map, maps like Dragon Valley when there are good hiding places, by all means move as soon as you've been seen.

But on maps like Karkand (surprisingly one of the best maps to snipe on) camp it up. People are generally arrogant and think they are able to out shoot you even if they do see you.

[GT4Fan]

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I noticed this too, Karkand is an amazing snipe map!
And yeah, because it's a high speed map, everything happens fast they hope you are already dead when they come back.
I expect that sometimes too, but it doesn't work so yeah

When I've sniped someone and think I'm spotted, I dont move to an entire different area. On Dragon Valley, if I'm sniping on the hills on the USMC harbors side and I've been spotted. I just move back on the hills. That way, if the enemy will try to get behind me, I will still be behind HIM! and snipe him!
It works.

Oh gosh I remember how effective this is for tanks and APC's, if you see an enemy APC or Tank that cant shoot you but that has spotted you, they will get out and walk to you. So moving then, is an awsome strategy.
Maybe even taking HIS tank after he exits it. He will come back like....."hmm where is he, omg why is there a red name above my Ta...*BOOM!*"