New day (here) and new post, One shot one Kill info!

[MrVicchio]

Author Topic: One shot kills to dangerous?
Dangerchicken
Station Member
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 12-12-2002 03:51 PM user search report post
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I read in the PSU preview that lights shot anywhere by a sniper rifle (bolt driver or whatnot) would be a one shot kill, this worries me somewhat... As long as sniping isnt the static crosshairs bull which plagues SOF2 I will be happy, RTCW style floating crosshairs would be a great move, it would actually bring a real element of skill. But if the crosshairs are static, and the shots are one shot kills, then sniping will become yet another lame way of killing, which takes almost no skill, take DOD for example, sniping is very difficult, but similarly rewarding.
I'd bet that alot of you "ubar snipar dudes" havent ever done any form of real life sniping, and therefore have no idea of the real difficulties. Neither have I, not with the reel steel at least, but if Airsoft and Paintball can teach me anything it's that sniping is certainly not as easy as many games make it out to be, regardless of the windage/range factors, even spotting enemys (or strange 30 year old men in camo for that matter) in a combat zone can be very difficult, even with the best scopes around.

Because of it's nature as a current day fps planetside cant replicate real life cover and the pure flexibility of the terrain to any acceptable degree, this makes the process of spotting, let alone shooting, far far easier and thus this should be countered by a subsequent increase in difficulty on another level, I.E damage or tribes 2 style lasers. While this is true for any weapon, it is especially so with sniper rifles due to their sheer power and range.


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SmokeJumperPS
Station Admin
Registered: Sep 2001 posted 12-12-2002 04:50 PM user search report post
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The bolt driver will CURRENTLY (subject to change) kill someone in one-shot if they are wearing Standard or Infiltration exo-suits.
If they are wearing an Agile exo, then they will be close to dead. Reinforced takes a couple shots. MAXs? Well...many.

Number are subject to change after further playtesting, so don't get too worked up about them.

http://boards.station.sony.com/ubb/p...ML/000688.html