Sniping model

[Saint]

Just wondering if you have to be completly still to shoot accurately with the bolt driver (like in cs) or can you do a triple backflip while falling out of a plane and still hit your mark everytime (like in tribes). What is your opinion on what it will be like?

[Unknown]

We already know there's a cone of fire system in place, and it's a safe bet to assume that the bolt driver would have a large COF when moving that slowly shrinks when still. IMHO I'd say you probably would have to sit still for at least 2 seconds to get a small enough COF to be accurate. You probably would have to sit still for up to 5 seconds to get the minimum size of the COF (for long range shots), and kneeling would probably affect the speed of the COF shrinking.

Over all though, this is something we will definately see change with beta, and possibly even see some changes post-release.

[Unknown]

Oh and one more thing:
I personally would like to see those numbers higher. Like maybe 5 seconds for an accurate shot and 10 seconds for the smallest COF. I think it'd be fun (albeit nerve-racking) to have to wait on your COF to shrink enough to get an accurate shot on the person running full speed at you with guns blazing . But in the interests of gameplay speed (which they are intent on keeping as fast as possible, hence: no prone) it'll probably be closer to what I stated in my first post.

[Lexington_Steele]

I can guarentte that firing the bolt driver while moving will be ineffective.

I would bet that the Bolt driver is the weapon whos cone of fire suffers the most from movement and shrinks the slowest of all the weapons.