Game with the Best Sniping?
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You don't like the whole "power" thing in TF2. Fine, your opinion. But please don't put words in my mouth.DeadMG said:
Usually I loathe the sniper rifle, because A- I can never seem to get a head shot, B- because I never seem to be able to stay in any decent sniping position for more than five seconds before I get snuck up on or counter-sniped, and C- because no one else seems to have these problems when it comes to using it against me.
But for some reason I really like the Longshot from the Gears of War series. Part of it's because I can nail the active reload and get another shot ready quickly, with greater damage, and with great reliability (even when the perfect zone shrinks after multiple successful reloads). Part of it's because I can actually get into cover quickly if anyone else starts shooting (just releasing the Left trigger when the bullets start to fly). And yes, part of it is that I just really like the red fountain that replaces my enemies' recently pinged head. But beyond all that, I just have fun using it, and can put up decent sniper sprees while in possession of one. This is a mystery to me, someone who has yet to get any respectable sniper kills or sniping combos in any other game.
But for some reason I really like the Longshot from the Gears of War series. Part of it's because I can nail the active reload and get another shot ready quickly, with greater damage, and with great reliability (even when the perfect zone shrinks after multiple successful reloads). Part of it's because I can actually get into cover quickly if anyone else starts shooting (just releasing the Left trigger when the bullets start to fly). And yes, part of it is that I just really like the red fountain that replaces my enemies' recently pinged head. But beyond all that, I just have fun using it, and can put up decent sniper sprees while in possession of one. This is a mystery to me, someone who has yet to get any respectable sniper kills or sniping combos in any other game.
Sniper Elite does a great job of creating real world sniping.
I have never understood that in games why it is so hard to hip fire a sniper rifle. Personally its quite easy to hip fire a sniper, but thats just me.fix-the-spade said:
Snipers in Tribes (the original). Few were actually any good at it, and those that were were FEARSOME in their skill.
The sniper issue has been present since the original Team Fortress. It's all a part of the balance.orannis62 said:
Besides, who the hell cares about realism in THAT game?
Why are there so few people who played Sniper Elite? That game was so damn good, especially on co-op. The camera follows the bullet straight into their poor, unsuspecting face, what more could you want?
stalkers did it wonderfully. the rifles sounded like they should (powerful or silent depending on the rifle) and it actually took some skill to be able to pull off good shots for most of them. battlefield games do it well also. but for most satsifying sniping id have to say crysis mp. being well hidden in the bushes hundreds of yards away from any of the action perfectly hidden just waiting for someone to pop their heads out. most mp shooters just feel like the sniper rifles were an afterthought, a needless inclusion in a pure run and gun/action game. cod4s sniping in my opinion sucked since its basically the same as EVERY other shooter, just cheap and unsatisfying, but then again i hate the cod series and espically 4.
