Will snipers be favored by gameplay?

Hi everyone,

after watching the 6 minute gameplay video on youtube I was left behind with the lingering feeling that I should definetely play with a sniper rifle (or at least scoped assault rifle) contrary to my usual preferences in class based shooters (I usually play heavy weapons...).

It just seemed to me that aiming was really difficult (it might have been a scene where players where using controllers and not mouse/keyboard though...) because most of the targeted enemies where quite tiny and that shotguns and heavy weapons just didn't have the necessary damage output to make up for close range and low firing rate.

What's your opinion on the matter? Do you think scoped will be the way to go too?

Greets
MuKi

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Originally Posted by MuKi1115

Hi everyone,

after watching the 6 minute gameplay video on youtube I was left behind with the lingering feeling that I should definetely play with a sniper rifle (or at least scoped assault rifle) contrary to my usual preferences in class based shooters (I usually play heavy weapons...).

It just seemed to me that aiming was really difficult (it might have been a scene where players where using controllers and not mouse/keyboard though...) because most of the targeted enemies where quite tiny and that shotguns and heavy weapons just didn't have the necessary damage output to make up for close range and low firing rate.

What's your opinion on the matter? Do you think scoped will be the way to go too?

Greets
MuKi

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Really no way to tell. Id like to give everything a shot. I tend to play the fast characters, runnin' and gunnin'. The game is a Run 'n' Gun style game, so I feel if anyone tries do nothing but snipe (there will be a lot who try) they better be good. All I need is a quick cloak sprint up to you close and blast ya' with a shotgun or mow you down with an SMG. I feel the range of 'classes' will be pretty balanced for numbers though. Like I said above though, no way to tell till we jump in the game at launch.

Serpentine, serpentine, serpentine!


Basically if you keep moving in an erratic back-and-forth motion as you close in on your target, it'll be improbable that the Sniper will be able to keep up with you enough to shoot you. Grenades are your friend, as the many videos have shown. Also, you can sneak up on a sniper with a cloak ability (which I assume most have access to?). If all else fails, I heard this game has rocket launchers...so, there's that...

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Originally Posted by Siphaed

Serpentine, serpentine, serpentine!


Basically if you keep moving in an erratic back-and-forth motion as you close in on your target, it'll be improbable that the Sniper will be able to keep up with you enough to shoot you. Grenades are your friend, as the many videos have shown. Also, you can sneak up on a sniper with a cloak ability (which I assume most have access to?). If all else fails, I heard this game has rocket launchers...so, there's that...

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Cloak is one of the 4? abilities we get from the EGO. We can only have one EGO ability active at a time though!

Dont ask me lol , I roll as a sniper on every game that I play.

EDIT: On the other hand , I dont think it will.

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Originally Posted by MuKi1115

Hi everyone,

after watching the 6 minute gameplay video on youtube I was left behind with the lingering feeling that I should definetely play with a sniper rifle (or at least scoped assault rifle) contrary to my usual preferences in class based shooters (I usually play heavy weapons...).

It just seemed to me that aiming was really difficult (it might have been a scene where players where using controllers and not mouse/keyboard though...) because most of the targeted enemies where quite tiny and that shotguns and heavy weapons just didn't have the necessary damage output to make up for close range and low firing rate.

What's your opinion on the matter? Do you think scoped will be the way to go too?

Greets
MuKi

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Nope.... Just a hunch. But no really it won't be.

I doupt that Sniper rifles will have the same rate of fire as normal rifles. What I am guessing is that Sniper Rifles would have greater potential for DPS (Damage Per Second) if you correctly hit with every shot, but it would have less DPS than a normal rifle if you are less than, lets say, 80% accurate.

At least thats how it works in most games.

I'm going with assault myself and my guildies so far read is 7 assault, 4 smg, 2 rocket/grenadiers, 4 healers/medics(shotguns), 2 snipers

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Originally Posted by Mr666

I'm going with assault myself and my guildies so far read is 7 assault, 4 smg, 2 rocket/grenadiers, 4 healers/medics(shotguns), 2 snipers

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Interesting, you have a nice set up. I might just have to find your guild and follow you around for the heals. :)

every set up will have its advantages and disadvantages so we will just have to see when the time comes. I know i will be trying out sniper but probably will end up going LMG or assault..

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Originally Posted by MuKi1115

Hi everyone,

after watching the 6 minute gameplay video on youtube I was left behind with the lingering feeling that I should definetely play with a sniper rifle (or at least scoped assault rifle) contrary to my usual preferences in class based shooters (I usually play heavy weapons...).

It just seemed to me that aiming was really difficult (it might have been a scene where players where using controllers and not mouse/keyboard though...) because most of the targeted enemies where quite tiny and that shotguns and heavy weapons just didn't have the necessary damage output to make up for close range and low firing rate.

What's your opinion on the matter? Do you think scoped will be the way to go too?

Greets
MuKi

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Maybe or maybe not, correct me if I am wrong but I don't think they have given out all the details surrounding the mods for weapons. Scopes on a weapon might bring better distance accuracy, but there might be a mod that helps with regular shooting. With the possibilities of different mods out there, there is a good chance that adding scopes to certain weapons might not be needed. This is all speculation so please to quote me on this later :)

As I understand it, the more you use a weapon, the more affinity you gain with out, ie, you become more skilled. Faster reload, less "wander" with recoil, slightly more damage, etc. And the mods you place on the weapon could affect those areas as well.

That being said, a good sniper is invaluable, but also needs a good team to really shine.

I'm rolling battle rifles all the way.

I'm sure Trion will ballance it all out anyway... probably

Curiosity for that comes to this.
Render distance? And hitting a target outside it?
Camouflage? Terrain, flora aka bushes and tall grass? trees.
Standing, kneeling, lying?
Rifles and range efficiency?
Mines and traps?
weapons swapping?
Radar, sensors?

A good sniper knows when to move and when to stay. given what we can use as them in the game if there is going to be an "open" world. There will be snipers that rule and snipers that die to our laughter as we rip their throats out with a dull knife. So when we know how much our characters can integrate and use the world it self and not just the items in it. We will know :)

Yeah i love hit n run tactics. I prefer when it hits hard. Ark huntin?? pfft player hunter is my new name >:3 (jk jk) but there is a risk of that people showing up

I don't know why, but I want to play a heavy class.
I'll give everything a try though :D

Yes the "perks" menu has options for sniper rifles, crouching etc. Faster ROF and faster reload times, I haven't seen any sniper rifles yet that are not bolt action. Some mobs do take more than 1 shot to kill even if doing head shots, usually the bigger enemies and elites.

From what I understood from the video I've seen is that the abilities like cloaking aren't tied to specific weaponary. So you could have a cloaked Shotty, Smg, AR user etc etc. If thats the case then im definitely rolling Cloak with an AR. In my experiences with BF3 and large scale battles, SMGs just don't cut the mustard. Plus I've always been a bit obsessed with cloaking since Halo Reach and Ghost Recon Future Soldier.

So you have one non-sniper here.

I was thinking of the style that Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds from Firefly.

don't know yet. I tend to flock to Assault rifles.

Люди помагите пожалуйста через сколька чесов выйдет тест я с Беларуси у нас 0-47 ночи сколько там щас у вас.
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Originally Posted by Pastuh

Люди помагите пожалуйста через сколька чесов выйдет тест я с Беларуси у нас 0-47 ночи сколько там щас у вас.
People pomagite please chesov how many will test I have to Belarus 0-47 am right now, how many you have.

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The test starts 4 hours from now.

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Originally Posted by Retsopmi

The test starts 4 hours from now.

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