Do you enjoy sniping?

Most first person shooters give you an option to use sniper rifles. What's your thoughts on sniping?

Sniping? Yes I do

The problem is that many people think sniping is camping and they ruin it for everyone

i dont play the sniper much in TF2. i always miss for some reason! The scout in Counter Strike is good though. i just think the scope is a bit too zoomed in TF2

i dont play the sniper much in TF2. i always miss for some reason! The scout in Counter Strike is good though. i just think the scope is a bit too zoomed in TF2

somegtalover

i recently began sniping more in tf2 and im actually pretty good, and in css i suck lol

I love sniping... no better feeling in a first person shooter than pulling that headshot from a huge distance that you thought it was impossible... And it's really relaxing!

I LOVE sniping - any time I'm playing an action or FPS game I live for the moment I will get a sniper rifle (or whatever it is in that game). It's my absolute favorite part of FPS games, and sadly there's not many games that get it right. Onr of the best usages of sniping was an old game called "Armed and Dangerous", the sniping in that game was tweaked to perfection and served to do just what sniping is supposed to do - clear an area before you get there. Stalker is pretty good for that as well, and has some amazing sniper rifles (especially if you use a mod...).

Depends on the game really.

If it's a game with sniping only - then no, I find it frustrating.

However, if it's a game that gives you the choice of approach - yes, because I don't have to do it if I don't want to.

I really enjoyed sniping in Crysis though :P

I really enjoy sniping... I'm not the best tho as i usually play assault . I'd really like to see a decent sniping game with decent sniping missions. The 1 sniping mission you get in most fps is usually my favourite. I was really disappointed with sniper ghost warrior.owza48

How is that game btw?

My friend got it and said it was pretty crappy. NPCs seeing you through bushes and stuff.

How is that game btw?

My friend got it and said it was pretty crappy. NPCs seeing you through bushes and stuff.

coreybg

Terrible! The AI is some of the worst iv seen in a game... I'm so glad I only rented it.

Check out the gamespot review it sums it up pretty accurately.

Sniping is pretty good in Borderlands, once you bring up your proficiency level.

only if it has all the realistic snipng details.

Sniping is fun, but not if you camp in one place where only 2 or 3 people may pass by.

Yes, that's what people do and no i'm not one of them.

I don't mind sniping so much, me particular I'm a run n gun gamer, I can't stand to do it myself. Only time that sniping really angers me, is when you're playing a specific game type that requires attacking objectives or physically doing something other than killing people. People will still sit there and snipe... I find this incredibly annoying when you could have another person actually helping out the team on the ground. Yes, they could be the best damn shot in the game and clear enemies really fast, but you do not find those guys often.

I love sniping... no better feeling in a first person shooter than pulling that headshot from a huge distance that you thought it was impossible... And it's really relaxing!

Lox_Cropek

I kind of suck at sniping, so it's not really my thing.

I usually just use M4A1, or any automatic rifles.

Yes, I love watching peoples heads snap back through my scope from 500m away in BC2. I'm not as good in TF2, but I do enjoy playing sniper.

If its with a bolt-action, then yes I do.

If its with a bolt-action, then yes I do.

agpickle

In single player games, yeah I enjoy the occasional snipe. Usually makes things easier to take out enemies from a distance before moving into a heavily guarded area, say in Crysis or STALKER for example.

But in online FPS's I find it very boring. I'd rather be where the action is, not hanging around at the back lining up headshots. Never used to enjoy it at all when I used to play Counter-Strike, and I don't enjoy being a sniper in TF2 either.

Sniping is really only fun in games where one can employ said weapon at the ranges intended.

I do quite enjoy grabbing a sniper kit in ARMA 1 or 2 and sitting at 600+ meters going for targets of opportunity and providing recon for my team(which is really the main purpose of a sniper). A key requirement is the ability to make sight adjustments(mildots or minutes of arc) to be able to adjust for bullet drop, elevation, wind, etc.

In the average FPS though I would say one acts as a designated marksman and I would not really refer to it as sniping.

Sniping is really only fun in games where one can employ said weapon at the ranges intended.

I do quite enjoy grabbing a sniper kit in ARMA 1 or 2 and sitting at 600+ meters going for targets of opportunity and providing recon for my team(which is really the main purpose of a sniper). A key requirement is the ability to make sight adjustments(mildots or minutes of arc) to be able to adjust for bullet drop, elevation, wind, etc.

In the average FPS though I would say one acts as a designated marksman and I would not really refer to it as sniping.

GswSir

Only in multiplayer games.

Cs, Bf2, Tf2, Ut3 you name it.

I consider myself pretty good at it too actually.

On 360 i am a decent quick scoper in MW2. Only snipe in TF2 cause its the only guy i have a hat for thats not gibus or alien swarm hat. Body shotting with the awp is fun to piss people off in counter strike.

I dislike it in the multiplayer scene. Nothing more angering in BC2 than playing Rush on the offensive, and having half your team sitting in the woods doing nothing but selfishly wracking up the kill count.

The worst part is, the people who do nothing but snipe try to justify it by saying it's difficult. There is nothing difficult about sitting in the back of the map where people who are into the action don't care to look, taking aim unopposed and unpressured by the enemy, and firing (Note all of my sniping criticism comes from my experience in BC2). Stop saying it's difficult, stop doing it if you're on offensive on rush (Unless you're the ONLY sniper, then you can defense camp the armed objectives).

When I had to train recon to finish all my skills, the entire leveling was done using Thompson and M14, and when I unlocked the later sniper rifles, the only time I used them was with a red dot scope. I have absolutely no problem with the Recon class, the Motion Sensors help out tremendously. What I have a problem with are people sitting in the back of the map sniping and then trying to act like hot ****.

I dislike it in the multiplayer scene. Nothing more angering in BC2 than playing Rush on the offensive, and having half your team sitting in the woods doing nothing but selfishly wracking up the kill count.

The worst part is, the people who do nothing but snipe try to justify it by saying it's difficult. There is nothing difficult about sitting in the back of the map where people who are into the action don't care to look, taking aim unopposed and unpressured by the enemy, and firing (Note all of my sniping criticism comes from my experience in BC2). Stop saying it's difficult, stop doing it if you're on offensive on rush (Unless you're the ONLY sniper, then you can defense camp the armed objectives).

When I had to train recon to finish all my skills, the entire leveling was done using Thompson and M14, and when I unlocked the later sniper rifles, the only time I used them was with a red dot scope. I have absolutely no problem with the Recon class, the Motion Sensors help out tremendously. What I have a problem with are people sitting in the back of the map sniping and then trying to act like hot ****.

matty_patty1232

Sniping is fun, but not if you camp in one place where only 2 or 3 people may pass by.

Yes, that's what people do and no i'm not one of them.

face_ripper

Well yes but that's not sniping

Snipers move to one location make their shot/s and then clear out immediately to a far away location on the map and set up all over again

it depends on the game, if its bc2 i hate it. if its dod, css, or tf2 i think its quite fun and you can actually help your team (especially in DoD, i am always reminded of Saving private ryan when the sniper locks down a whole corridor of the battlefield, and you can do that in the game.)

Sniping is fun as hell. Jayson explained how to make it fun.

it depends on the game, if its bc2 i hate it. if its dod, css, or tf2 i think its quite fun and you can actually help your team (especially in DoD, i am always reminded of Saving private ryan when the sniper locks down a whole corridor of the battlefield, and you can do that in the game.)

ironman388

Also, not to brag or anything, but I've shot down a few helicopter pilots with my Gol. 8)

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it depends on the game, if its bc2 i hate it. if its dod, css, or tf2 i think its quite fun and you can actually help your team (especially in DoD, i am always reminded of Saving private ryan when the sniper locks down a whole corridor of the battlefield, and you can do that in the game.)

Litchie

Also, not to brag or anything, but I've shot down a few helicopter pilots with my Gol. 8)

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I dislike it in the multiplayer scene. Nothing more angering in BC2 than playing Rush on the offensive, and having half your team sitting in the woods doing nothing but selfishly wracking up the kill count.

The worst part is, the people who do nothing but snipe try to justify it by saying it's difficult. There is nothing difficult about sitting in the back of the map where people who are into the action don't care to look, taking aim unopposed and unpressured by the enemy, and firing (Note all of my sniping criticism comes from my experience in BC2). Stop saying it's difficult, stop doing it if you're on offensive on rush (Unless you're the ONLY sniper, then you can defense camp the armed objectives).

When I had to train recon to finish all my skills, the entire leveling was done using Thompson and M14, and when I unlocked the later sniper rifles, the only time I used them was with a red dot scope. I have absolutely no problem with the Recon class, the Motion Sensors help out tremendously. What I have a problem with are people sitting in the back of the map sniping and then trying to act like hot ****.

l0ner_1

If you are provided suitable camo then yes, sniping is the most fun that can behad from the first-person perspective. There's nothing more fun than playing like you're hunting and nobody knows where you are! :P

I don't like sniping with crazy scopes, no. It's just boring to me. I DO like sniping in MW2 with an ACOG-equipped Intervention, or other games like Red Orchestra using just the iron sights. It's a good feeling when you actually hit people using only iron sights :)