The sniper rifle

[mrxskinny]

Anyone else think the sniper rifle needs a little reworking? I can't stand how if I manage to hit an enemy target (which is already hard to do with the wierd crosshair) they won't even flinch or slow down!

I say maybe they should slow the rate of fire and increase the accuracy.

 

[DrDevin]

Yes I think the sniper is useless compared to other games. I am usually a sniper in MOHAA and CODUO along with other games but in BF2 it seems underpowered. It has a poor scope, does little damage (havent gotten any 1 hit kills yet), and does not affect the enemies movement. I cant even tell when I hit someone.................So I just jump in a tank and run them over.

I see their point though I would hate to have "sniper wars" it would make the game no fun so I think it is pretty balanced unless all you want to do is snipe.

 

[Raziaar]

Just remember... you can't hit crap beyond a certain range with them... which is good. No more enemies staying back a mile away popping shots into peoples heads.

I've gotten plenty of long range kills with it, it just takes accurate headshots. The USMC sniper rifle is the best, needing really only one or two shots in the head, and the MEC sniper rifle being more rapid fire... it takes about 3 shots in the head to kill someone with it... Bam... reaim... bam... reaim... bam, dead. Takes work, but makes the sniper work much harder for his kills.

If there's something that needs tweaking... its the anti-tank troops. 3-4 shots is a little weak when you're the only one in your squad... especially with the reload times.

 

[Axyon]

Honestly, I think it balances out very nicely. Yes, it's hard to pull off long-distance shots, but I think it should be for a class that's so often abused. They seem to be just about right - they're not whored at all, only a few people per side seem to choose sniper, and that's really how it should be. They need a little patience to get the most out, but you can rack up those large distance kills even if it takes a number of shots. It's rapidly becoming my favourite class, actually.

 

[Dalamari]

I like the sniper as it is, it makes people not want to be one and forces them to use the more helpful classes to actually win the game.

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

I love the american sniper rifle.



The draganov sucks though... imo

 

[Pressure]

Maybe you're so used to snipers being so overpowered it's hard to get used to. Anyways I'm sure when you get the upgraded sniper rifle you can be a whore once again.

 

[satch919]

Im kinda glad that the sniper class is the way it is. It seems in any game with a large multiplayer map, everyone uses sniper rifles instead of just fighting. Thats just boring. I like gettin' up in the action!

 

[Burn]

Maybe you're so used to snipers being so overpowered it's hard to get used to. Anyways I'm sure when you get the upgraded sniper rifle you can be a whore once again.

Apartently the unlockable sniper rife just lets you shoot people out of helis and jets (Past reinforced glass).

Like you could hit a hedi or jet with the current rife anyway. I dont like it at all, I usely love being a sniper, but its just too weak now. If I get hit by a sniper in game I never even bother to flee or hunt them down, the weapons so weak now you hardly get killed by them, its everyone else you got to worry about, sniper is just a small annoyance, like a fly buzzing in your ear.

 

[Gorgon]

Im kinda glad that the sniper class is the way it is. It seems in any game with a large multiplayer map, everyone uses sniper rifles instead of just fighting. Thats just boring. I like gettin' up in the action!

I like both style. by the way nice avatar

 

[Phat-t]

i dunno, i keep trying it on single player on easy difficulty and it was tough to hit anything. And when you did, it would still take 3 or 4 hits to kill them. And by that time a medic usually came along, reviving the guy and giving you and extra target. I liked the old bf sniper rifle.

 

[Pesmerga]

Sniper hits for me only take 2 shots at max, 1 shot at headshot.

Maybe you guys have awful accuracy!

 

[StardogChampion]

I like how sniping is right now. I was messing around with the MEC rifle with the higher rate of fire and I got a decent amount of kills.

 

[Phat-t]

I like how sniping is right now. I was messing around with the MEC rifle with the higher rate of fire and I got a decent amount of kills.

yeah, but the kills usually dont happen at a fast enough rate as you need them to help other ppl out. For instance, you need to stop an anti-tank guy before he rounds the corner and takes out your team's tank, or you need to cover a medic, you just can't take out guys fast enough to help your team do anything.

 

[J_Tweedy]

the gun's fine, not the noob cannon i thought it'd be, so that's good.

 

[bliink]

The upgrade one is the .50 cal barrett, so I wouldn't worry about the default being underpowered if you have enough skill to earn the upgrade.

 

[Razor]

Sniper hits for me only take 2 shots at max, 1 shot at headshot.

Maybe you guys have awful accuracy!

The Zoom isn't powerful enough though to kill anyone at long distance. The problems i was having lastnight as well was that when i nudged my mouse the tiniest of bits, the cross hair went from one side of a guys body to the other side, so i ended up hitting shit anyway.

 

[Raxxman]

I think the sniper should be more powerful but a limited class that say the Commander can issue a few depending on number of players (say 1 for every 8 people).

Or like I stated eariler, have bullet drop and travel time, so Snipers will need skill to hit at range.

As is the sniper is pritty poor, I do better with the M4 and short bursts.

 

[Gunner]

Sniper class is fine if you ask me.

http://img183.echo.cx/img183/1192/screen0039ou.jpg

Just gotta learn where to hide and when to fire.

 

[Gray Fox]

The sniperrifle is fine, I get one shot kills when I hit em in the head, and the gail(or what ever it's called) suite really works, my experiences are often as in some movies that the enemy just passes by me without even seeing me if i lay stil, I can take out whole squads. if the sniper was more powerfull or could zome more it would be a little to powerfull.