Sniper = screwed

[xeno7005]

So I have played this game for 10 hours since it came out, testing each character, admiring the incredible balance. I ended up using the sniper the most becasue a headshot is so satisfying, but I log on today and they messed with him! When you scope in now, you can only inch from side to side, you can't move freely. Is it not enough that it takes 2+ headshots to kill a heavy, or that you can be killed by almost anything very quickly? This sucks, I want my movement back.

 

[kineaesth]

So I have played this game for 10 hours since it came out, testing each character, admiring the incredible balance. I ended up using the sniper the most becasue a headshot is so satisfying, but I log on today and they messed with him! When you scope in now, you can only inch from side to side, you can't move freely. Is it not enough that it takes 2+ headshots to kill a heavy, or that you can be killed by almost anything very quickly? This sucks, I want my movement back.

What does this have to do with the thread title?

 

[Dan]

What does this have to do with the thread title?

Did you not read the title or not read the post? Or are you just being stupid?

Pick one of the above.

 

[Tuskin]

What does this have to do with the thread title?[/FONT]

It has everything to do with the title, he is saying how the sniper is screwed now.

 

[The Brick]

Only difference I noticed today (but it could be just me) is that you can't zoom + jump anymore. I can still move forwards and backwards while zooming in, though slowly of course.

 

[tibetanpunk]

The sniper's zoom is pretty much instantaneous, zoom in when you see someone and take the shot, if you hit or miss...zoom out, check the area wait for you target to re-appear, zoom in take the shot...etc...
What is so hard about that?
I have beaten so many snipers with a melee weapon....Punched them out with the heavy, smacked them with baseball bats...I even taunted one as the scout by double jumping all over the roof of the 2fort bridge and took him out with my pistol several times...Still have to try the shovel! It is so satisfying!
Hopefully it will teach them not to just sit there with a scope to their eye all the time.

 

[Naudian]

^ I agree with punk.

btw it seems the OP had edited the title right after Kinetic's post. Dunno what it was before...

 

[V-Man339]

In my opinion I'm not really finding the sniper that enjoyable. The field of view with the scope on isn't that big. Then theres the fact that you only have 1 view option. Couple all this with you needing your rifle to charge when you want to do some half decent damage and you've got pretty half-assed sniper rifle in my opinion.

 

[L3TUC3]

Haha, headshots kill instantly. Half-charges still do lot of damage and a full charge can plaster you if you've taken the least bit of damage.

Snipers are very very effective. The FOV is a drawback, but hey, there should be some balance to it right? Can't stand around sniping everyone. The current system rewards you for employing sniper tactics (taking time to take shots, setting up good positions etc).

 

[drspliff]

I haven't noticed it stopping me getting kills... not too hard to rackup 20 headshots if the other side is being stupid.

 

[halem111]

sniper is uber if your clever, get in good positions and take out the meds engis heavys sg's all with full charge anything else half charge is enough to kill them

god knows what your conplaining about

 

[Mutley]

The Sniper gets me just as much as any other character, on ctf_forts2 and hydro it screws me over, lol. You usually never see them either.

That secondary weapon of theres has a kick too.

 

[Cormeh]

The top tip for avoiding sniper fire is to watch out for the red or blue dot that projects from their scope.

Other than that, snipers are awesome.

 

[Yorick]

Sniper is the only class I can play without really sucking as, but I still get raped by spies all the damn time. -_-

 

[Malfunction]

I don't really play Sniper that much, not my style in a game like TF2. However, last night as a medic on 2fort I was getting my ubercharge up a bit on a friendly, skilled sniper who was just dominating everyone who peeked out on the other side of the bridge. Because I was healing him I got lots of kill "assists." Was niiiice!

 

[CyberPitz]

I don't know what is going on, but I remember only being able to inch while zoomed in, not running full speed...

Either way, the sniper isn't supposed to be the best mover/shooter/killer. You're meant to be slow.

 

[alehm]

I don't play the sniper but I know there are some good ones out there Matter of fact it was the sniper that was handing me my most upsetting deaths last night.

 

[Synthos]

I absolutely owned yesterday on Dustbowl as a sniper. I was top of my team.

 

[G-Dub]

I think it may have been changed. I'm sure I remember moving at full speed while zoomed in as a Sniper. Noticed yesterday you couldn't do that.

I don't play as Sniper very often anyway, not my style for a game like TF2.

 

[Vangald]

It seems like to me that the maps are smaller this time around (ontop of the players designs broader built) so the FOV will be a slit prob. Just wait for some custom maps with a little more space to them.

 

[czrsink]

Playing mostly as a spy, there's nothing more satisfying than cloaking, coming out of cloak as a sniper, then stabbing the enemy sniper in the back as they charge their rifle.

Sniping only really works in maps with the large open areas though, haven't really got into that class at all. Spy or medic all the way for me.