hmmmm

[Navaron]

Have you ever seen a game where the snipers didn't complain about being underpowered? Hell, I've even heard it from CS AWP whores.

[Warborn]

Snipers are generally people who're drawn to the weapon because it's, if not the most powerful in terms of damage, the most powerful in terms of use. Zoom and accuracy are two major benefits of any weapon. Attach a "realistic" damage value to them also and you just made virtually every other weapon inferior. The only reason everyone in CS doesn't use an AWP is because it's expensive, and the game has a lot of close-combat, where the enemy is only a few meters away. In PS, however, weapons are free, and the terrain is largely wide open wilderness. So I think it goes without saying that the infantry aspect of PS will be FUBAR if they don't handle the sniper rifle well. If they go into it saying to themselves "Snipers are SUPPOSE to be the best at killing infantry!", then every person interested in killing a lot of infantry will use a sniper rifle.

[Tobias]

I used the MP 5 navy or the scout in CS, or the terrorist Krieg if i killed a terrorist who had one. The AWP was far to cheap.

[mistled]

Originally posted by Camping Carl
I wouldn't be suprised if we find that being a sniper is so dangerous, people will complain that they're underpowered.

Uhm.. they're already complaining that they are underpowered.

[Denali]

I kinda feel sorry for the few (probably very few) people that are looking forward to playing a sniper because of the thrill and experience of it, and the opportunity to use their skills to the highest benefit of their empires that have to suffer due to the cheap 1337 bastards that always try to ruin everything for everyone else. I just hope the sniper class isn't nerfed too much, but just enough....

denali

[mistled]

I think it'll still be possible to be effective as a sniper. You'll just have to be the man at it.

Which is how it should be.

[Denali]

Or the woman and yep, I agree.

[Tobias]

We know that to move across large expanses of land you need a vehicle or its slower then all houch, so most people will be traveling in APC's or buggys to get where they are going, or in a MAX in run mode, and snipers will not be a big deal. Near NME bases you will have to be carefull of snipers, but if this is anything like tribes 1 then the great majority of the snipers will stand on the bases walls and proved easy BEP's for most, and one or two good sniper players will provide a challange for the attackers. Its how it should be.

[Camping Carl]

Uhm.. they're already complaining that they are underpowered.

No, only vanu, and their opinions don't count anyways.

[SandTrout]

Fortunately you have the posibility of useing assault rifles as sniper weapons due to the magnifier implant. A deditcated sniper wepon is too specialized my my tastes, but even a scout in CS can be used as a half-decent deffence weapon in close quarters.

Bolt-drivers will not be the assassins and masters of long-ranged assault like other FPSs. The snipers will just be scouts that use a long range weapon because geting too close will get you killed.

I've seen this in DAoC. My brother plays a ranger, but not to be a 1337 sniper. He did it because they make good scouts and can do damage from range with their bow. I loves his character, even though many other rangers claim to be useless. They are realy trying to play their characters in an inefective/1337 fassion.

[thedarKforce]

well i know im not gonna be a sniper. Im gonna be the best commander the terran empire ever had

[RabidPlatypus]

Originally posted by Camping Carl
And besides, not only do snipers take several headshots to kill a medium armor, but max suits are perfectly suited to anti-sniper duty. I wouldn't be suprised if that's one of the biggest reasons the devs put them in the game. Planetside is being designed with killing snipers in mind, most fps's are not. I wouldn't be suprised if we find that being a sniper is so dangerous, people will complain that they're underpowered.

designing a game's aspects soley on the destruction of another aspect of the game is incredibly stupid.

[Camping Carl]

Well, thankfully planetside doesn't do that.

[Shyfted One]

Originally posted by RabidPlatypus
designing a game's aspects soley on the destruction of another aspect of the game is incredibly stupid.

Yeah, AA stuff is stupid...

[BLuE_ZeRO]

yeah guns are stupid too

Let's just have a massive game of DDR