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Banzai! wrote:Actually I was recommending giving marksmen pistols so marksmen could work better with the squad.

In my squad it is understood that if the squad moves into a heavily built up area (i.e. Ramiel interior), the marksman is given leave to detach from the squad and set up on top of a roof, etc. (because marksmen are almost defenceless in CQB).

The squad will continue into the urban area while the marksman "lone wolfs" and kill everyone in the area, until the squad leader says "hey marksman we are out of the urban area come join me."

hiberNative wrote:i had a squad leader saying that he didn't want any m14s in the squad cause the m16s with acogs were more accurate lol
i didn't really care to discuss it ;P

[R-DEV]Masaq wrote:Actually, they probably are at the minute. DMRs have their deviation values far higher than they should be, and are due a tweak

Banzai! wrote:Actually I was recommending giving marksmen pistols so marksmen could work better with the squad.

In my squad it is understood that if the squad moves into a heavily built up area (i.e. Ramiel interior), the marksman is given leave to detach from the squad and set up on top of a roof, etc. (because marksmen are almost defenceless in CQB).

The squad will continue into the urban area while the marksman "lone wolfs" and kill everyone in the area, until the squad leader says "hey marksman we are out of the urban area come join me."

Caboosehatesbabies wrote:I was playing a round today as Chinese on Qwai River. I started out in an APC with my squad mate and we kicked up, I racked up 39 kills to 1 death. One the way back to base one time we got TOW'd by a stealth humvee and then my squad mate had to go to bed. On my own now I spawned as engineer, took one of the 4 supply trucks, drove like a madman to near the US pig farm, and proceeded to make a minefield on the Northern road out of it. After about 10 minutes of this I got bored and decided to go find the source of the sniper fire I kept hearind. Within 1 minute I had spotted a US sniper who was trying, and failing, to pick off chinese in the Government Center. I easily snuck up on his and introduced him to Mr. Ouchy (my knife) and stole his kit. For the next HOUR AND A HALF I snuck around with this kit, during which time I managed to snipe an enemy sniper while under fire from his spec-ops spotter, then evade that spec-ops, scout out their main, telling our team about armor movements and LB's taking off. The area around me started getting alitte crowded as troops starting walking on the hill I was laying on to get to Processing Facility. I started crawling away and bumped right into a medic actively looking for me (I think this was the sniper I had gotten just a few minutes ago). Once pistoling him I moved north of processing facility, set up on another hill, and told the two squads assaulting it about enemies I saw inside. During which I got 2 confirmed kills, one a headshot on a marksman, another a bleed out on an LAT soldier. After we took the flag I walked ALLLL the way over to mine, spotted a TOW humvee guarding the entrance and relayed this to a squad, which saved their life as they slammed on the breaks of their Ningin and turned off the road. I then proceeded to snipe the TOW's gunner, clearing the way for the soldiers. I lasted for another few minutes before a LB spotted me on a hill and gunned me down.

That is what the sniper is for, Recon and taking out priority targets. The reason people dislike snipers is because most of the player who take the kit don't use it the way it was intended.

[R-DEV]Masaq wrote:Actually, they probably are at the minute. DMRs have their deviation values far higher than they should be, and are due a tweak

Cyrax-Sektor wrote:people who like the kit for being leet drop it after realizing the 8 second delay, and people who know how to use it will have it instead.

the other Steve wrote:the excuse on spotting enemys is very, very weak. every other class can do it too, everyone got a binucular...

but dont get me wrong! i love to be a sniper, and i feel good when i take out the enemy AA kit shortly before a BH whit 7 people arrives. that makes my proud. the 7 dudes had to wait 1 minute again to respawn, if i wasnt there.

and i dont see the point that a sniper cant walk whit his squad. but try to move at alternative routes. flank the enemy, keep out of sight, check your map if a allied chooper is inbound, or a APC comes, and strike the HAT dude first. then switch position
lead your squad, move 50-100 meters infront of them,
warn them if you see something, tell them when you spotted a humvee to wait untill you killed the gunner.
your the range of your squad. kill special kits at any costs!, AA is also very dangeriuos.
try to find digged infantry.
and most important: KEEP TYPING! nothing worse as a sniper who doesnt tell anyone. you have 8 seconds time to type, use it.

and to other players. theres nothing worse as a LB pilot refuses to pick the sniper up.. even when hes just 60 meters away on a rooftop and asking for transport. "couse hes just a 1337 Sn1p0r.. noob", ALWAYS help everyone. maybe the sniper doesnt kill the annoying AA kit next time..
snipers are a great addition to tactics and movment of a squad. a well placed sniper in the neck of a enemy squad will be devestating.

however. i would love it if the officier kit get more obivos marks. something like a radio on his back or a gigantic backpack....