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How do you know you are being sniped anyway? Just about every weapon can snipe now (well the ones that do single shot anyway).

Yeah, you're probably just being picked off by someone with a rifle and you can't find them. Happened to me a lot today.

Soldja wrote:lol just do what i do snipe back.

or do wat i do, flank em, run up to em and blast them in the face with the SAW

Anomaly wrote:Exactly, that's how it should be done.

All these people complaining about snipers leads me to believe they don't play in squads much and work as a team. If they did/do they wouldn't have a problem like you said Medicoris.

I would have replied earlier but I was away.

I'm sorry if it seemed like a flame but its the truth.

The devs created realism but failed to take into account the standard online gamers mentality.

Yes there are many ways to counter snipers such as using transports to move between capture points but if four or 5 snipers get near a base they can kill you at spawn and thats what I've wittnessed playing this mod.

Dont get me wrong I'm all for realism, I still have OFP:R installed on my machine and Armed Assault is top of my wanted list, I play alot of RO and IL2.

I'm a war and realism nut but I accept that certain sacrafices have to be made to allow for enjoyment and balance.

If the devs want to kepe sniping accurate and real then could they limit the number of snipers per side, on a 32 player server have no more that 2/3 snipers per team and the problem goes away.

Fishw0rk wrote:The sniper crazy is going to wear off. BF2's snipers were pathetic so people are eager to see what its like to have a sniper file that actually kills now. As others have mentioned try finding cover or using smoke grenades.

I personally havent seen an entire team of snipers or either an entire squad for that matter. I really question if people like to exagerrate (sp) sometimes. :/

There was at least 5 on the opposing team in the round that caused me to write this post, and as many on my team, the devs increased the volume of sniper rounds and the fire was near constant.

still, those snipers are useless if you use teamwork;
1. some guys keep them busy at the front (once you've found out where they are)
2. others go round the back.

the main point is to use cover, and work together. if those things aren't happening, yes, snipers kick ***. else they're as useful as anyone. and you said there were just as many snipers on your team? well, tell those to take out the enemy snipers.

I had the best gameplay experience lastnight! It was a small game 8 on 8 or so (though it was a 32 player server) and there was a guy named....er...Fuzzface or something. Anyway he got everyone to eventually use voice com and I have never seen a sniper be tracked and dropped so fast!

Usually it would happen with one of our guys being picked off, who was usually revived too, and we would all hit the deck. The wounded would tell us where he got hit from and we would break off into 2 groups going on opposite ways (like the raptors in JP1 hehe) keeping close to the walls and moving slowly. And eventually getting the sniper to shoot 1 more time and then we would take him out, usually with no losses!

It just takes teamwork...join your squads, get them active. TALK!

I would talk if I could figure out how to use my mic. BF2's audio options are screwy for me, as soon as I set them, hit apply, then go play it resets them so I can't use VOIP.