Sniping Rant

Seriously?! The sniping in this game is WAY too one dimensional. What sniper rifle loses accuracy after like 50 yards? Only having one sniper that's even worth having is really dumb.

Basically the sniping is unbalanced... It SHOULD be like this;

Semi-Auto's lose the one hit kill but have more accuracy (So they're actually worth having)
And Bolt-Actions should have one hit, but slightly less accuracy.

THEN it would be balanced at least.

BUT in the real world snipers are supposed to be accurate out past 1k yards, meanwhile I can't seem to hit anything with a Dragunov past the halfway point on power plant unless I'm crouched.

Comments

  • I tend to think that the sniping in this game is overpowered and needs to be tweaked but it's probably just because I'm not too good at it.
  • Hodler2 wrote: »
    Seriously?! The sniping in this game is WAY too one dimensional. What sniper rifle loses accuracy after like 50 yards? Only having one sniper that's even worth having is really dumb.

    Basically the sniping is unbalanced... It SHOULD be like this;

    Semi-Auto's lose the one hit kill but have more accuracy (So they're actually worth having)
    And Bolt-Actions should have one hit, but slightly less accuracy.

    THEN it would be balanced at least.

    BUT in the real world snipers are supposed to be accurate out past 1k yards, meanwhile I can't seem to hit anything with a Dragunov past the halfway point on power plant unless I'm crouched.

    Drag is buggy, it misses hitboxes on head shots all the time usually on corners.
  • FluffyDust wrote: »
    Drag is buggy, it misses hitboxes on head shots all the time usually on corners.

    It's not just the Dragunov I have an issue with, I have the MSG90 and the PSG1 too. Both of which need better accuracy.
  • CHinese CF nerfed the AWM accuracy to make it like the dragunov, which also has 1 hit on the stomach but does not have absolute accuracy.
  • AstrayCat wrote: »
    CHinese CF nerfed the AWM accuracy to make it like the dragunov, which also has 1 hit on the stomach but does not have absolute accuracy.

    Well this Version needs to follow TEH COMMUNNNNISTS and do the same. Although I think the two shot snipers (that REQUIRE two shots besides Head(MSG90 ,M700)) should at least be slightly more accurate.
  • Bolt actions should ALWAYS be more accurate because they have a slower rate of fire. This is also why they deserve the OHK. As it stands, I would have no problem with buffing the Draggy in one of two ways. Either one, fix its accuracy or two give it AWM damage while leaving the accuracy bad.
  • Hodler2 wrote: »


    And Bolt-Actions should have one hit, but slightly less accuracy.

    THEN it would be balanced at least.

    BUT in the real world snipers are supposed to be accurate out past 1k yards, meanwhile I can't seem to hit anything with a Dragunov past the halfway point on power plant unless I'm crouched.
    iHATEz9 wrote: »
    Bolt actions should ALWAYS be more accurate because they have a slower rate of fire. This is also why they deserve the OHK. As it stands, I would have no problem with buffing the Draggy in one of two ways. Either one, fix its accuracy or two give it AWM damage while leaving the accuracy bad.

    @Holder
    So you're saying the m700 should be 1hit? UMAD?
    Also, in the real world aren't snipers usually crouched or laying down to take their shot to be more accurate?

    @Z9
    Just because they're bolt action doesn't mean they should have more accuracy.
    Be happy that the awp is over-accurate because IRL it isn't. Even the draggy should be more accurate.
  • Realistically, bolt action rifles are more accurate than semi-automatic rifles. Also, the PSG is accurate enough to get headshots with ease at long ranges. The MSG90 is less accurate, but has a faster ROF than any other sniper. The Dragunov is slightly less accurate and fires slowly, but will usually kill in one hit. The AWM always kills in one hit and is 100% accurate, but fires more slowly than any other sniper. All in all, the snipers are fairly well balanced.
  • I thought the psg-RD had the fastest firing rate.. guess I use my coupons for something else :\
  • The problem is the dragonuv should have 10-round barrel like reality while they make it only 5-round like the AWM, which is correct in 5-round barrel MAGNUM.
    I don't know that if the game makers are discriminating with communies guns; they should make more accurate research on guns.
  • C.S. wrote: »
    The problem is the dragonuv should have 10-round barrel like reality while they make it only 5-round like the AWM, which is correct in 5-round barrel MAGNUM.
    I don't know that if the game makers are discriminating with communies guns; they should make more accurate research on guns.

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  • the snipers are fairly well balanced.

    that's why everybody uses the same sniper right? they are no where near balanced.

    the awm does need a tweak: 98 accuracy 99 crouched. 1 shot to the stomache 97 damage to chest. AWM is really too easy.

    the msg should be given 100 accuracy since it never kills in 1 shot. (besides head)

    draggy is fine

    psg RD should be given a tad lower recoil

    psg is fine. but it needs a make over, maybe a slightly faster reload
  • @Coward

    That's because the AWM is the only OHK sniper. If there were others, well...
  • lOlskid wrote: »
    I thought the psg-RD had the fastest firing rate.. guess I use my coupons for something else :\

    PSG-RD DOES have the fastest firing rate! :)
  • Agreed END of Descution, but truthfully the Dragg only ever rarely 1 hits for me, does 98 a lot of the time. But very well said
  • I got a draggy for 7 days and I must say i'm not too disappointed with it. The only truly maddening thing is when I do 99 damage or 98 damage or 97 damage to a person and someone steals the kill. It's annoying and happens often enough to make me use other snipers. It's a fun combat sniper though. You'll get owned in sniper matches but in normal pubs you'll do fine. Always positive.
  • Hodler2 wrote: »
    Seriously?! The sniping in this game is WAY too one dimensional. What sniper rifle loses accuracy after like 50 yards? Only having one sniper that's even worth having is really dumb.

    Basically the sniping is unbalanced... It SHOULD be like this;

    Semi-Auto's lose the one hit kill but have more accuracy (So they're actually worth having)
    And Bolt-Actions should have one hit, but slightly less accuracy.

    THEN it would be balanced at least.

    BUT in the real world snipers are supposed to be accurate out past 1k yards, meanwhile I can't seem to hit anything with a Dragunov past the halfway point on power plant unless I'm crouched.
    lol in realsitic snipers are way op.dragunov should be do more dmg(same as awm) then msg
    but instead msg is better then dragunov so this game isnt based on realistic ones.So dont expect that they will do changes.
  • lOlskid wrote: »
    @Holder
    So you're saying the m700 should be 1hit? UMAD?
    Also, in the real world aren't snipers usually crouched or laying down to take their shot to be more accurate?

    @Z9
    Just because they're bolt action doesn't mean they should have more accuracy.
    Be happy that the awp is over-accurate because IRL it isn't. Even the draggy should be more accurate.

    Reread, that's not what I said, and still, sniper rifles should be as accurate as the awm at least, the differences in accuracy between snipers should be minuscule.
  • Its not that I really have a problem vs snipers, if I get the worst of it in Monaco I use an m4-sil and take em out cross-map with that. But just because you can kill a sniper with an assault rifle doesn't make sniping in this game balanced.
  • Hodler2 wrote: »
    It's not just the Dragunov I have an issue with, I have the MSG90 and the PSG1 too. Both of which need better accuracy.
    Bro, aim...
  • cCelebi wrote: »
    Bro, aim...

    No one pays attention...
    I'm taking about the fact that the other snipers have a bigger margin for error then the AWM. when your aiming at someone's head that margin makes you miss more often then desirable.
  • Hodler2 wrote: »
    No one pays attention...
    I'm taking about the fact that the other snipers have a bigger margin for error then the AWM. when your aiming at someone's head that margin makes you miss more often then desirable.

    But that's only if you're good. Noob snipers have a greater margin of error with the AWM because they miss more often.

    And what's all this stuff about 'realism'? If you want realism, pretty much all guns would kill you in one or two hits, you'd bleed your HP out after you're shot, and strafing would be obscenely inaccurate.
  • iHATEz9 wrote: »
    @Coward

    That's because the AWM is the only OHK sniper. If there were others, well...

    Draggy OHK?