Poll: Snipers?

[snow]

When I was a strategist for my clan back in my cod4 days. I always made sure to have a sniper in a critical position. My clan thought I was insane for just having LMG's in my strategies.. That is of course till they saw them in play!

I wish my laptop screen wasn't broken...

 

[Dwarfman]

In the real world nobody likes snipers. Afterall whats to like about someone who can kill your buddies but is either too far away or too well concealed for you to retaliate.

Inthe real world everyone want a sniper on their team for the same reasons as above.

 

[xavierxenon]

I like to snipe, though its a shame it takes so much skill to kill someone with one hit.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

Sometimes I snipe if it is suitable.
Really, I am indifferent.
Although yesterday there was this one guy that somehow knew where people were... he jumped past an upper-story window of a building, and while he did so he turned in mid-air and fired a single blind shot that ended up as a headshot on our last team mate.
I don't mind snipers, but if things become like that, they can go to hell. Not snipers, but the ones that end up doing suspicious things like I mentioned.

 

[GrinningManiac]

I watched Enemy at the Gates once, and in the following weeks I aped it in TF2 and COD4

I pwned, suprisingly enough

 

[oppp7]

It depends on the game. In Counterstrike snipers are overpowered because they can kill people with a body shot in 1 hit, even if they have armor. In Borderlands I felt that the sniper kinda sucks because eventually all the machine guns got almost as strong and shooting heads is easy at close range in combat.

 

[Crazycat690]

Well, I snipe in BF:Bad Company, that's nice, it's so much better cuz of the big maps, that's how sniping should be in a game, not like in MW2 lol.

 

[teisjm]

I like sniping, and i have absolutely no problem with others sniping.

I think people who hate snipers are whiny bi.., and they prolly rage about most other weapons as well as long as they're on the recieving end of it, "OMG tubefag" "knife-fucker" "akimbo-n00b" "rusher fag" "camping scum" etc. the list goes on, and no matetr what you do, there'll always be someone ready to tell you what a n00by tactic/weapon that was cause it pwned his ass.

If you can't handle having your ass handed to you every once ina while, don't play online multiplayer, it's that simple. Stop blaming tha playa weapon, blame the game is it really is that imba. But honestly, if one guy repeatedly pwns you with 1 weapon, he coudl prolly do it with others as well. You're just too full of yourself to realize that it prolly has something to do with your own skill level as well.

 

[Devious Boomer]

I play sniper in the Battlefield games for the very fact that my allies are never around to help and the team ends up scattered all over the map. It usually doesn't end well when it's me v 3. I also end up raging a fair amount at all the frequent spawn deaths.
Besides, picking off people with surgical precision is always great fun and rather cathartic for all those unavoidable deaths and unhelpful teammates.

 

[tyranuus]

I enjoy sniping, tend to play a reasonably team orientated sniper (and was team sniper in a COD4 tournament because of it), in that I will usually try and weaken regions to help my team, even if I am off lone-wolfing around the map. Can make a big difference in defence or when your guys are attacking if defenders are keeling over or suddenly losing half+ health.

Like mentioned previously, you do kinda have to play the game a bit to get a feel of the sniping weapons, some games lead and some don't so you need to acclimatise to be any good.
Also, taking a few shots from one position then moving off tends to be a lot more enjoyable than just camping one spot; unless you've found the ultimate spot (and you wont be able to stay there forever either!)

 

[Nhilus]

I can snipe on some games but not other, Crysis wars is probably the game I'm best at sniping on because the bullet doesn't "teleport" to wherever I am pointing, I like having to work out where I have to aim dependent on my targets movement speed and angle, I like spinning people cars out by blasting there wheels off =D other games I tent to lean more towards assault rifles.

 

[Jolly Madness]

"Hands above yer head wanker"
Oh yeah, the huntsman does not make you a better shot, any opposing sniper can kill you while the arrow is in the air, reload and dodge the arrow before it's even close.

 

[Wakefield]

How come there's no option for I don't snipe but I like when people do?

 

[Hazy]

Try looking in stores. I hear they tend to sell things in there.

Mind = Blown.

Moving on, I snipe only to break up the monotony of being surrounded by a dozen jackasses who are more likely to kill me than the enemy.
[sub]And trust me, it has happened.[/sub]

That, and there's nothing like popping off a nice headshot.

 

[Acaroid]

I wasn't only talking about MW2,but ok
also I'm no fan ether

I always found it enjoyable in battlefield games, but not in things like mw2 or css, the maps arnt big enough..

 

[Sven und EIN HUND]

I snipe a lot in mw2, it's probably the most I've sniped in any game, I've always enjoyed it though.

 

[AWC Viper]

I only Snipe in ArmA or Operation Flashpoint. because that takes skill..

BTW MW2 Campers Can GTFO.

 

[reg42]

Honestly, I love sniping in any game, be it multiplayer or not.

 

[ShotgunSmoke]

I snipe every now and then. It depends on the map. There's something satisfactory about it.

An infantry soldier kills with 20 sprayed bullets. A sniper kills with that one. perfect. shot.

I love sniping in Mass Effect 2, it's perfect. One time I used adrenaline rush and got 4 headshots in 3 seconds.

Its not a spray-n-pray role - you must be deadly accurate, literally.

Exactly. With an assault rifle, you can quickly correct your mistake. Miss with a sniper rifle and your chance is gone. Most people can't appreciate that.

(And this is coming from a person who prefers assault rifles and shotguns)

If someone still doubts snipers, watch Saving Private Ryan. Who was the coolest character with the most kills? That's right, Pvt Jackson.