Sniper Rifle - Page 3

Flammey · 2003-12-05, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by Flammey

Yeah, but how is the normal sniper rifle any different from my propsed Anti vehicle sniper rilfe? A great many snipers use the SR on MAXs, vehicles, turrets and deployables as it is. I see no problem with a .50 cal sniper rifle. Or a sniper rifle that is strickly armor piercing.

But whatever. It's only a thought, not a great big change.

Otherick · 2003-12-05, 02:37 AM

well the Vanu in a way already have a anti-armour sniper called the Lancer all u need is the zoom inplant and wallah

Ed the MAD · 2003-12-05, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by Ed the MAD

an anti material rifle is gennerally of a larger calibur, and is just downright unweildly when you want to crawl into position undetected. however, it is not unheard of to use an Anti- Material rifle on individual soldiers. but the range is considerably longer than with a Sniper Rifle. in the end, it all comes down to calibur, and the intended target.

Flammey · 2003-12-05, 05:00 AM

You still haven't answered the real question I asked.

What is wrong with bringing in a sniper rifle that uses only armor piercing rounds?

Ed the MAD · 2003-12-05, 07:10 AM

nothing at all. infact, all sniper rifles should have AP rounds. better ballistics.

Veteran · 2003-12-05, 07:21 AM

100 damage per hit for an AP bolt would be perfect. Eight shots to kill a MAX is fairer and more importantly, more fun.

Also, don't forget that historically, sniper vs. sniper combat has often come down to whose weapon can pierce the enemy's shield.

Many a sniper has rotted behind the metal plates he propped up for cover, and many have bounced shots off of their enemy's cover only to be located and terminated.

Ed the MAD · 2003-12-05, 07:26 AM

what are you talking about? eight shots. how about one through the face sheild? it can't be more than 3cm thick. one kinetic round could go through it like a needle through cloth.

Doppler · 2003-12-05, 08:55 AM

Well yes but they've said theyre not going to implement hitboxes, so so much for that. Besides, first i'd like to see people being able to get shot in open cockpit vehicles.

Veteran · 2003-12-05, 09:00 AM

Location-based damage is an invitation to aimbot writers. You can blame exploitation for a lot of the hobbles placed on the Bolt Driver.

If you know an exploiter who thinks he's hot shit, look at him for what he is: the guy who gimped the sniper rifle for everyone.

Ed the MAD · 2003-12-05, 01:40 PM

"aimbot"?

Jagd · 2003-12-05, 02:19 PM

Surely you, Ed the Mad, are an avid Counter-Strike player.

Ed the MAD · 2003-12-05, 02:33 PM

no. i never really cared for it.

Mognoc · 2003-12-05, 03:36 PM

I'm not part of any discussion, but an aimbot is a program which automatically aims your weapon at a soldier/object classified as an enemy. IE: a soldier with a, for example, repeater could shoot a person with the accuracy of a bolt driver, given the aimbot programmer factors in the CoF and whatnot. The hobble that most of them face is tanks--with the arc of the shot, it becomes a pain to make an aimbot that factors in the arc trajectory.

All of this is just my idea of it, I'm not aimbot writer and/or someone who knows a ton about them.

Queensidecastle · 2003-12-05, 04:48 PM

well the Vanu in a way already have a anti-armour sniper called the Lancer all u need is the zoom inplant and wallah

The Lancer is not acurate to its recticle over long distances. It would be like trying to snipe with a Gauss

Ed the MAD · 2003-12-05, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Mognoc

I'm not part of any discussion, but an aimbot is a program which automatically aims your weapon at a soldier/object classified as an enemy. IE: a soldier with a, for example, repeater could shoot a person with the accuracy of a bolt driver, given the aimbot programmer factors in the CoF and whatnot. The hobble that most of them face is tanks--with the arc of the shot, it becomes a pain to make an aimbot that factors in the arc trajectory.

All of this is just my idea of it, I'm not aimbot writer and/or someone who knows a ton about them.

I HAVE BEEN ENLIGHTENED!

anycrap, here are a few examples of Anti-material rifles which are far better than the M82.

Croatia's RT-20
South Africa's Mechem NTW-20
Yugoslavia's M-93 Black Arrow
Russia's OSV-96

also, i know what you're about to say, and before you say it, A)an Anti-Material Rifle could be loosly classified as a sniper rifle, because it requires the same skills to operate, and 2)the guy who made the site is apparently from either eastern europe, or someplace that doesn't have english as it's primary language.