Lancer > Bolt Driver ?

[War Mongrel]

Picture a Vanu player with a range magnifier implant using a Lancer. Sounds to me to be more effective sniping with it than a bolt driver since it would take less time to reload with a Lancer.

Would like to hear comments on this.

[Sadfre]

that may be true, but there are some other factors to look at as well. the Lancer may be a better rifle against heavier armored troops than the Bolt Driver, yes. But it does have one major draw back, it's a laser weapon. meaning that once you fire it, you give away your position. where as the person using the Bolt Driver can still remain unfound after a couple of shots.

[Hamma]

Plus it may have a spread or somthing.

Unlikley yes, but to prevent people from sniping with it

[Tobias]

Even if it is better im going to use the Bolt driver, its like in CS using the scout because you have l33t skillz, and letting the n00bz use their AWP, cause they dont have L33t skills, just a super powerful gun that almost always kills in one hit. My skillz are leet.

[Zumthor]

I hate AWPers more than anything in my entire life!

[�io]

As said the lancer is an anti-vehicle gun. It would be more or less like sniping with the NC or TR rocket launcher.

But yeah i guess it would be doable.

[Lexington_Steele]

sort of like what hamma suggested,

The bolt driver might be closer to pixel perfect aiming than the lancer. Thus allowing the lancer to be a good anti-vehicle gun, but not sniperific.

[Tobias]

Sniping with rockiets r things not made for sniping is fooking stupid, of course thats just my opinion, never mind that its right. Snipe with sniper rifles or assualt rifles =p

[Qanamil_Rafiki]

If it seems like a viable thing to do then you're damned sure I'm going to shoot a rocket at a crowd of whatever (non-TR's) from a long distance away if able.

**nods**

[�io]

Originally posted by Lexington_Steele
sniperific.

Love that word.

[Dragon]

Originally posted by Sadfre
that may be true, but there are some other factors to look at as well. the Lancer may be a better rifle against heavier armored troops than the Bolt Driver, yes. But it does have one major draw back, it's a laser weapon. meaning that once you fire it, you give away your position. where as the person using the Bolt Driver can still remain unfound after a couple of shots.

I don't think that any weapons will be giving any anyone's position.

It's the bright skins that will be giving people away

[NapalmEnima]

Given the huge muzzle-flares we've seen, I think it's entirely possible that firing will give away your position, no matter which empire's weapons you're firing.

[Hamma]

In one of the E3 movies Dave stands there and fires a bunch of shots into the air and around him.. everything lights up around him

[Dragon]

Well yes..but it can't give away anyone's position if they can't hide because their bright purple/orange/yellow/whatever skin doesn't exactly blend in with the environment. Unless they have a stealth suit or whatnot, but even then, you will be able to spot their purple ass trying to hide in the green grass fairly easily, I think.

[Tobias]

our suits arnt *bright* purple, and at night we will be unseen.