Poll: Would games be better without snipers?
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Pretty much this, snipers are a legitimate tactical option, and removing them would remove alternatives to twitchy-finger shooting and grenade spamming (I'm exaggerating some, but FPS's would lose their strategic edge).Daystar Clarion said:
Of course I'm rather biased, since my best class in TF2 (though it's map-dependent) is the sniper.
But who would i stab from behind as the spy
Their ok as long as they arn't in hard to reach spots like the moon
Their ok as long as they arn't in hard to reach spots like the moon
And this is why this poll is pointless. You want to play a game that requires a refined amount of skill, but don't want to put any effort into getting said skill. IF that's how you want to play video games, I have a disappointing reality for you: all video games operate at that level! Heck, all games period operate at that level! So you have to make a choice:awesomeClaw said:
1. Actually learn how to play the game you're playing.
2. Stop playing that game.
It's not valid at all, lowest ping always gets there first in the server's eyes, lagging or not.CMDR Zero C said:
Worse for console players, host always wins in the event of two twitch shooters meeting face to face. You need ways of getting the drop on opponents or the guy with the most expensive broadband is at an advantage from the start.
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hey i did say providing the hand of god (lag) doesn't interfere. I have been the victim of lots of lag matches, and then there are those occasions where i'm the host. The two don't balance out, but all i'm saying is that lag bullshit aside. If one player and another player happen to run into each other and see each other at the same time, the first one to get hits should win the fight... seems logical to me.
I've never played any games wher ethe sniper is imba compared to other weapons.
The only problem i see with it is, that peopel who get sniped and whine about it usually are tards who cannot figure out how to, or doesn't want to adapt their playstyle, and insists that they should be able to run across open fields witha shotgun without getting killed, and whern they can't its obviously cause the otehr team is no life fag n00bs.
Whiners like that need to STFU, learn to play, and realize that their whining makes themlook like pathetic anoying n00bs.
The only problem i see with it is, that peopel who get sniped and whine about it usually are tards who cannot figure out how to, or doesn't want to adapt their playstyle, and insists that they should be able to run across open fields witha shotgun without getting killed, and whern they can't its obviously cause the otehr team is no life fag n00bs.
Whiners like that need to STFU, learn to play, and realize that their whining makes them
In single player and coop games, no. They are great to have.
However, in some online multiplayer games, it is too easy for sniping to be exploited and I don't approve of snipers camping in deathmatches and such. Don't be a coward! Take off your aim assistance hack and get out there with your shotgun and kick butt.
However, in some online multiplayer games, it is too easy for sniping to be exploited and I don't approve of snipers camping in deathmatches and such. Don't be a coward! Take off your aim assistance hack and get out there with your shotgun and kick butt.
Almost every shooter has snipers, I've played quite a few of them, and I don't mind snipers. It's not like they've got an unfair advantage. I can just as well pick up a sniper rifle and wait for them to stick their head out.
Edit: The only time I've got a problem with snipers is in Cod, due to these reasons:
1. Every place has a flanking point, so you can only get about one kill before having to flee.
2. the wobble when sniping. When standing up, I can understrand. It's not easy to have the barrel abselutly still when using a sniper and standing up. My problem with sniping though, is that the wobble still exists WHILE IN PRONE. How is that possible?
Edit: The only time I've got a problem with snipers is in Cod, due to these reasons:
1. Every place has a flanking point, so you can only get about one kill before having to flee.
2. the wobble when sniping. When standing up, I can understrand. It's not easy to have the barrel abselutly still when using a sniper and standing up. My problem with sniping though, is that the wobble still exists WHILE IN PRONE. How is that possible?
No... Yes....uh huh?
I think, the title should be a little more accurate. Is the question about snipers as weapons or sniping tactics in general?
Sniping is the use of a ranged weapon, for an occasional precision shot. A game without sniping, is a game without any ranged offensive capability.
I'm not sure how anyone, can remove sniping. Even if all the guns have the same range, people will still prefer to shoot at the largest range if possible/needed for the situation. So, no. Sniping can't be removed even if we wanted to, without making the game a non-shooter.
And if intended sniper weapons are removed, people will quickly find a substitute for them. Because, pretty much, you can "snipe" with everything ranged.
Again, no. Games won't be really be better without snipers, they just won't be shooters anymore.
I think, the title should be a little more accurate. Is the question about snipers as weapons or sniping tactics in general?
Sniping is the use of a ranged weapon, for an occasional precision shot. A game without sniping, is a game without any ranged offensive capability.
I'm not sure how anyone, can remove sniping. Even if all the guns have the same range, people will still prefer to shoot at the largest range if possible/needed for the situation. So, no. Sniping can't be removed even if we wanted to, without making the game a non-shooter.
And if intended sniper weapons are removed, people will quickly find a substitute for them. Because, pretty much, you can "snipe" with everything ranged.
Again, no. Games won't be really be better without snipers, they just won't be shooters anymore.
True, however thats not how I like to play. In a straight reflex test, more often than not I will loose to the guy who plays more often and has spent years training his reflexes. I prefur to stay unseen and strike from a hidden location without the other player ever seeing me.CMDR Zero C said:
