Cyanide_Power

Indeed Sniper rifles in DayZ are CZ550, DMR, M24, SVD Camo and possibly M14 even though thats more of a battle rifle. That is, if we follow what I said about taking out those AMs. But what I also said is I wanted to bring a sniper rifle back, sadly, theres not much to choose from in Arma 2 only a stock SVD and M40A3. So If it would go my way you would only be missing one sniper rifle (Took out possibly 2 and brought 1 (2?) in). Case of the SVD and DMR is that I just wanted to express what I think about it and wanted to see the reaction of people. But all I got was flames. I guess sniper rifles are big touchy.

I guess I need to say it directly. I name the guns I want to be taken out. I call sniping an art. Why is that for you "Taking all the snipers out"? Please explain that to me. And to the DMR/SVD, last sentence is "If they would be as hard to find as SVD is, bring them." Thats taking out sniper rifles!

Thank you for proving my point. :) //The guy above me just copied first part of the chapter 1 regarding sniper rifles. He didnt get that I only wanted to really take out AM sniper rifles and was torn on DMR and SVD. Then I guess after realizing it, edited his post. Because he claimed I wanted to take out all the sniper rifles, thats unacceptable.

Oh wait, I forgot, AS50 and M107 are the only snipers in the game (only those I really wanted taken out because of already written reasons). Enough said. Read the whole article and stop being a little butthurt :) Edit: I never said remove sniper rifles.

Densehavoc, "carebears" and "coulnt care to read the rest" hints at your inteligence level. I guess you dont know what immersion is. I actually wanted to bring some sniper rifles in aswell, well, yeah.

I get it, but every sane person I met agreed even upon having L85A2 AWS that it is overpowered. I know what you mean about harshness and unfairness of the game I get it. Id just like to get some more action going. For me I guess action isnt laying down in a bush 800m away from my victim. I prefer the CQB, face to face contact. But as you could see I gave some reasoning and agreed that sniping is a fine art and should be kept a fine art. And you cant tell me with a straight face that 15y.o. kids running about around elektro/cherno with duped AS50/M107 + L85s is an answer to "Someone needs to pay for their mistake". I know thats a really aggressive point but I killed those kind of guys, I despise of them and I encountered duping even in my group. Thats absolutely the worst kind of shit. Theres lots of people in these forums which are having troubles surviving their first 40 minutes every day. Im not one of them. But I feel for these guys and I hope some day we will resolve these issues and make it a better place, (A bit balance, no duping and a big items/vehicles wipe)

Actually, I tried to keep it inteligent so YOU the guy who thinks everyone who doesnt like HIS OP guns and is scared to loose them doesnt show up. But you did. Well I dont personally use them but within my group we have L85, AS50 or M107. I do not consider them real weapons so I keep away from them.

Introduction Why I thought about gathering these ideas is because I saw people trying to get their idea through but it wasnt exactly what it "should" be. In means that they wanted to take out all sniper rifles because they can kill from 800m. I dont think thats fair to people who enjoy sniping. There actually are people who enjoy sniping without just being that kid who snipes in Elektro / Cherno and server hops. Its not about what you restrict, but how you do it. Either you restrict everything (bad) or you restrict some things and shed light on why just those and why are you keeping that. This post should be all about changes I think could help us carve a better world "out there". I. Chapter - Taking stuff out We need to face this, some stuff has to be taken out. Some stuff just doesnt "click" with this game setting. Lets start with Sniper Rifles AS50/M107 - These sniper rifles, as far as I know would be rarely accessible to common people and are very powerfull. In my head, sniping should be an art. An art of precision, prediction and positioning. With this you dont need to get into any danger thanks to its perks. Effective range (The range you can shoot at when you are 100% positive it hits where you aim) is 1.2km, damage of these rifles is over the top versus people and versus vehicles. Vehicles should offer some sort of safety feeling. And you definitely shouldnt be rewarded for not hitting someone, as an example someone shoots abit lower, oh no problem he is just going to "spam" it and hit you in the leg and win. I know its not semi-automatic. DMR/SVD - These sniper rifles are almost perfect in my eyes but, I never liked snipers with spam-options. Well, it may just be my opinion on this but I as I said I love sniping being more of an art, and noone likes art that was "rushed". It has to take some time and it has to impress part of the audience. If they would be as hard to find as SVD is, bring them. Moving on to Assault Rifles L85A2 AWS - This gun is great in its specs and is awesome sounding, it should be in the game but! The optics, thermal optics... I dont really feel it in this game its absolutely unnecessary and too powerful against everyone else. I know, this game should be harsh etc. etc. But, I feel like this is just abit over the top, it is a great counter against Ghillies with their little AS50 but as I dont think that should be in this game either... I think you would agree that removing this would make a huge impact on firefights and engagements. FN FAL ANPV S4 - Again im going to hate on the optics of the gun, even though, the gun itself is perfect. I know I shouldnt because NVGs but lets just move on, ill explain it later. What about Light Machine guns Well, I personally feel like they shouldnt be in the game, because of their power. But if they would stay even if all of my changes would be executed, I wouldnt be mad at all because they have their ups and downs. And are rare enough to be considered not overpowered. And lastly Accessories NVGs - Night vision goggles, do you really think we need them? It absolutely breaks the game when night time, and is mostly why people dont want to play at night. These devices are (I think) very rare in our society and most importantly are powered by batteries. I dont think batteries is the answer (because duplication is a common thing) I think they should be taken out just because it would add so much to the immersion and awesomeness to the game. Imagine a city where you would see people running around with their chemlights equipped, throwing some flares if they needed to. Imagine driving a car, with just your headlights. Try it sometimes, its just stunning. (FN FAL + NVGs falls here) Range finders - Why? Too easy. Removal of rangefinders might just help balancing the sniper rifles among other direct changes to the armory we have at our disposal. Dont forget about the art, if you love playing this game, you love art. Art doesnt have to be just sniping. Ghillie suits - I dont think they should be removed but, they could be. They wouldnt pose as much threat if you would just follow the visuals. Why? Because if you equip your ghillie you "lose" your backpack, well, you wouldnt have to lose it... Lets just limit it to czech vest - I found a way where 6slot czech vest is useful! yay! And why the czech vest? Because if you look at it, it would easily fit under the ghillie, it is not possible to carry a "secondary" primary in that backpack only your needs for survival (food, medical stuff). You could only have your sniper. II. Chapter - Why not add something when taking stuff out? I dont want to break the pattern so lets start with Sniper Rifles M40A3 - The more the merrier. Bolt-action. Theres not much what we can add here so Assault rifles AK-74 GP-25 Kobra - Why not have some grenade launchers from Russia? We definitely need more of them, they are fun to use and kill with. Also they are fun to just have fun with them. :) AKS-74 PSO - A competition to the M16 ACOQ is always good AK-107 kobra, AK-107 PSO - Much rarer, better AKs? I feel like that would hit the right spot against all those Ms G36 C, G36 C SD, G36 A (Dual sights - 3,5x and 1x), G36 K - Bit more variety? Yes please! Mk16 CQC, Mk16 CCO SD, Mk16 CQC Holo L85A2, L85A2 Holo, L85A2 ACOQ - But no thermal! The amount of Assault rifles could make it that sniper rifles would be much more rare and all the combat would be way more exciting. Pistols Sa-61 - same thing as uzi, but a different gun. When adding stuff why just stay at guns? Old moto - A new motorcycle? Hell yes! ...Maybe the Arma 2: Army of Czech Republic will bring us more options?... I think this summarizes what I had to write down, other than bring more map(s)! Now its up to you people to read through this (I know, its long) and give me some constructive comments. // (What I used as a reference when looking at possible guns was This and This ) Sorry for any typos, English is not my main language.

I was on the stream when it happened aswell, all this is true and that server should get banned.

I personally kind of agree with OP. But I wouldnt want to get rid of them all. As an example I say get rid of NVGs, L85A2 AWS, rangefinders, AS50/M107 maybe even DMR. Why these ? Well because they are creating an unfair advantage, I know this game is not meant to be balanced but we could just get rid of some of these things and we would get rid of much bigger problems like server hopping snipers in ghillies with AS50/M107 because they wouldnt be able to shoot with "worse" rifles or they would have to engage from different locations, easier to get spotted from. I dont know if you get what Im trying to get to, but if you do, and you disagree go on reply politely. Thanks

Drop the rage... Other than that its a good video

http://www.battleye.com/downloads/arma2/1.61/BEClient.dll http://www.battleye.com/downloads/arma2/1.61/BEServer.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion\BattlEye This worked for me.

Same here, cant play since updated to the newest beta patch.