Suggestion A Red Laser for Sniper Rifles

[Bio Junior]

binos glint? hell nah

how is there any point in adding glint to binoculars lol

No binos then, the sniper scope at least

 

[Alexander The Great]

No binos then, the sniper scope at least

YOU SIR, ARE THE MOST BRILLIANT GENTLEMAN ON THIS SUGGESTION FORUMS
we have a winner

 

[Deleted member 7576]

I wouldn't say there is no difference, I remember in C24 - someone headshotting a P1 and was not a kill with an M40 headshot

That might have been me, it was a kill

 

[Deleted member 7576]

can't for overwatch though

a combine sniper can kill any insurgent regardless of clothing; transhumans need to be double tapped with any insurgent sniper

eh, it puts them out of combat at least
ordinal gets left at about 120 hp after a M40 headshot


On a different note;
Cops used an SVD on multiple occasions, and I don’t recall anyone complaining as much as people did for the laser-equipped CSniper

 

['77 East]

glint effect

yeah this I support

make a glint effect for all snipers

 

[Gary]

That might have been me, it was a kill

It wasn’t

 

[Flippy]

Given in this entire iteration only ONE combine sniper has died despite countless deployments, I disagree with removing the only "pre" warning you get that one has been deployed. This also goes hand in hand with adding one for rebels. As others have mentioned, the fact none of our rifles can one tap and the fact theirs can gives more than enough justification to have at least SOME warning that you may get your top blown off. (Not counting cops of course).

Let's not forget how utterly nasty a combine sniper with thermals is on this map, even more so in the "kill box" we're supposed to be defending. Don't need a red laser to tell you where rebel snipers are if they're bright white and by some trees. Hell even back in City 24, as soon as that sniper came out, any kind of push or ground we had was quickly lost.

Again not really talking about cops here, but nine times out of ten cops go out with OTA and if they don't and get killed, a squad of OTA comes knocking shortly after.

Now if it were flipped, and rebel snipers were picking off OTA/CPs anytime they tried a push then I'd agree some kind of warning would be needed for them but so far that's not been the case (That I've seen).

 

[bilack]

Given in this entire iteration only ONE combine sniper has died despite countless deployments, I disagree with removing the only "pre" warning you get that one has been deployed. This also goes hand in hand with adding one for rebels. As others have mentioned, the fact none of our rifles can one tap and the fact theirs can gives more than enough justification to have at least SOME warning that you may get your top blown off. (Not counting cops of course).

Let's not forget how utterly nasty a combine sniper with thermals is on this map, even more so in the "kill box" we're supposed to be defending. Don't need a red laser to tell you where rebel snipers are if they're bright white and by some trees. Hell even back in City 24, as soon as that sniper came out, any kind of push or ground we had was quickly lost.

Again not really talking about cops here, but nine times out of ten cops go out with OTA and if they don't and get killed, a squad of OTA comes knocking shortly after.

Now if it were flipped, and rebel snipers were picking off OTA/CPs anytime they tried a push then I'd agree some kind of warning would be needed for them but so far that's not been the case (That I've seen).

Facts right here

Combine sniper deals more damage than both rebel snipers and the combine marksmen have thermals. The laser is the only thing balancing this pretty OP deal. Rebels don't need a laser considering they don't have thermals and OTA can withstand a headshot from the M40 as far as I know

 

[Deleted member 7969]

Facts right here

Combine sniper deals more damage than both rebel snipers and the combine marksmen have thermals. The laser is the only thing balancing this pretty OP deal. Rebels don't need a laser considering they don't have thermals and OTA can withstand a headshot from the M40 as far as I know

only Elites have thermals, most of the Combine snipers we've encountered have been operated by Phase 2s

 

[STUCK IN A CAKE]

only Elites have thermals, most of the Combine snipers we've encountered have been operated by Phase 2s

Only by Ordinals. No Thermals but still pretty tanky

 

[Deleted member 7969]

I'm not sure why this is a suggestion really

I've been on the receiving end of snipers, it's annoying getting killed by them, true, but it's also intense and creates a unique experience, trying to pin point where that sniper is (unless it's @TommyGman) is thrilling and pays off if executed well. They're supposed to be dangerous.

 

[bilack]

Only by Ordinals. No Thermals but still pretty tanky

I recall seeing a clip on C24 of a Combine sniper with thermals sniping a vort

 

[Deleted member 7576]

I recall seeing a clip on C24 of a Combine sniper with thermals sniping a vort

that was an elite

 

[Hunk]

i literally made a suggestion on removing sniper laser yall disagreed and made fun of it now i see comments suggesting laser removal

DIE!!!!!!!

 

[Reggie]

as the only active SVD user, I think the combine vs rebel sniper dichotomy is balanced in the way that the combine's sniper position is always revealed, I do think the combine sniper's damage should be reduced though. another nerf y'all failed to consider is that there's fuck all sniper ammo. Ten SVD rounds cost 360 AK rounds from merchants, maybe even more.

 

[Señor Jaggles]

as the only active SVD user, I think the combine vs rebel sniper dichotomy is balanced in the way that the combine's sniper position is always revealed, I do think the combine sniper's damage should be reduced though. another nerf y'all failed to consider is that there's fuck all sniper ammo. Ten SVD rounds cost 360 AK rounds from merchants, maybe even more.

if the laser stays why would the damage be nerfed

asking for an ammo buff but two debuffs for the opposing side which can barely use the sniper as it is? bit unfair isnt it

 

[Reggie]

if the laser stays why would the damage be nerfed

asking for an ammo buff but two debuffs for the opposing side which can barely use the sniper as it is? bit unfair isnt it

they've been using the combine sniper everyday since the map change. just don't like that it can one tap indiscriminately, but I can live with it.

 

[Señor Jaggles]

they've been using the combine sniper everyday since the map change. just don't like that it can one tap indiscriminately, but I can live with it.

i'd increase its recoil and reduce its maximum fire rate, surely would make it a bit harder to spam, for instance

used to be more limited on who deployed it and how much but idk now

 

[Numbers]

combine marksmen have thermals

they don't, only elites do, but with the amount of misconception that the entire ota faction has thermals i may as well just give it to the whole faction since people seem to be in the headspace of playing against thermals already

 

[bilack]

they don't, only elites do, but with the amount of misconception that the entire ota faction has thermals i may as well just give it to the whole faction since people seem to be in the headspace of playing against thermals already

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