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Well because i guess players need some kind of weapon to defend themselfs against for instance people in heli's. The heli has like 2 big ass guns, one on each side. and ppl that mount them can easy take out many ppl, atleast if you can aim that thing :D. so it seems fair to me that you can obtain a .50 cal sniper rifle as a player and take care of the heli, that could be trying to kill you. It only takes like 3-4 shots if i remember correct. wich is actually also kinda realistic, because if you hit the engine with that big a projectile, it will litterally crack the whole engine block. Rendering your chopper pretty uselss.. and then there is no more "GET TO DA CHOPPAAAH" from those guys.

Well yeah ofc. my favorite sniper is also the M24, well its still loud, but less then the .50 cals. and yeah in a real survival situation i properly wouldnt choose a sniper rifle, unless it was to protect where i was gonna live or something.. but this is still a game ofc. and in alpha stage, and tbh i think its nice that you can do what you want in the game. but ofc. too much camping and sniping ruins the game.. and for the record... im not a fullblooded bandit in-game. but sometimes if im lucky too find a sniper rifle, i will do a bit of sniping at ppl sometimes. but i dont nessecary kill everyone i see in my scope.. for example last week, when i was sniping at NE Airfield some dude ran to it too find some loot, unfortunatly i think he was new to the game. so he just ran around and attracked alot of zombies.. i choose too help him instead of killing him. Shot all the zombies he had attracked, and was hoping he didnt notice my position, if he decided too try to shoot at me etc. bla bla etc etc.. Now back to the topic. The fact is that so far its a sandbox game with almost no rules, so some ppl, are gonna have fun running around looting stuff or whatever they do, and some ppl like to fight eachother. And then there is some players that just want to be a sniper or something, and thats okey. But i dont think just because some weapons can kill you in one shot they need to be removed. Maybe temponary tho because of all the dupes. Because like Cooperal said, they are ment to be rare in the game. and ofc whoever founds one should have the thrill of playing around with an big ass .50 cal sniper if he chooses too, Thats my opinion atleast :)

Yeah in theory they would. but at one time i was sniping a bit at NE airfield with my M24, i hit a guy from 600 meters right in the chest ( he was crouched ), he just stood up and ran behind one of the hangars and logged off, but then again other times they do get knocked out, but that could also just be that they havent had full health from the start.. but good point definetly

Yeah okey, seeing it from that perspective then yes, maybe they should be removed on a temponary basis. because i really dont think its unfair a weapon can kill you with 1 shot. seems realistic enough too me, given how the .50 cals work in real life

In the game? well not 100%, if you hit a player in the upper body with an DMR, M24 or CZ550 it takes 2 shots in my experience. and with the AS50 or M107 it only takes one in the upper body, it does like 30k dmg or something anywhere to the body. and the DMR, M24 etc do like 8k. and a player with full health has ofcourse 12k health as we all know. Almost, if not any weapon in DayZ kills in 1 shot with a headshot, as far as i know. So ofc, if you aint rushing things, have patience, do your distance calculations, zeroing etc. and wait for the right moment too shoot, so you make sure you do a headshot ( or atleast as sure as one can be ), then yes.. the DMR and M24 etc is also perfect weapons for the job.. all tho i wouldnt count the dmr really, cause it has no zeroing and is kinda unreliable at longer distances. but the CZ550 and M24 yes definetly..

haha, how can you not see that weapon :D, but well... good for you i guess :P, wish i found a sweet weapon like that.. the only time i found a heli crash with loot, there was only a NV Goggles, but is still sweet tho :P

LOL, i like too see that, haha :D

Nice too see that not everyone, shoot other players on sight :P

LOL Absolutely not. If dean hall is trying to make DayZ as realistic as possible it wouldnt make any sense. In real life a .50 cal sniper will definetly kill you with 1 shot in the chest, because basicly most of your chest just isnt there afterwards.. even if you are hit in the leg, it will litterally take of your leg. and you would die from the bleeding very fast. So imo no, dont remove 1 shot sniper kills.. atleast not from .50 cal because it would be lame otherwise. and if he removed the 1 shot kills, what should be removed next? the food and hydration system? because we cba to look for food?. The snipers really isnt the problem in this game, if you think a bit tactical its quite easy to avoid getting sniped, for instance by always run where there is cover like woods etc. and if you on open ground, DONT stand still.. and definetly not run in a straight line, cause it will make it easier to time the shot. Instead run abit in a zig zagging pattern.. it makes it near impossible for the sniper to hit you. If you are inside cities where there is alot of hills or buildings for snipers to hide, loot your stuff fast, and again try too loot behind cover etc.. so you aint look like a sitting duck. its all about being in motion tbh. if you aint standing still you make the job for the sniper atleast twice as hard.. I mostly uses these small "tips", or what you wanna call them. and its VERY rare i get shot by a sniper.. it happens relative often that a sniper shoots after me, but atleast 9/10 times they dont hit me once. ( sorry for all the spelling errors etc ) :D

i guess you could assume that some of the servers then are hacking, but imo i would chop like 50% - 60% up to sheer coincidence (properly isnt spelled right.) or server restarts / crashes imo. Its a good theory about spotting if a server has been hacked or not, but i wouldnt have count on its accuracy to much tho, cause there is to many variables in play. So we cant rely on it imo. but like i said a really good theory on it imo.

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Well handled bro. a shame you didnt get the other dude. and for what outlaw said.. well he just isnt playing it smart then i guess. If you have to play bandit, you have the absolutely biggest lifespan as a sniper, due to the distance between you and the target, and ofc also you have the advantage because you most likely spot a player before he or she spots you.. so you have the moment of surprise. So you have plenty of time to zero in the rifle, calculating distance etc. and getting the first shot right between the eyes... therefor its a tactical smart move as a bandit to play as sniper. and well, ppl always whine about snipers, mostly because they dont have the skill to be effective with the sniper rifle them self, properly because they cant figure out the zeroing, or calculating distance etc. Not that its hard actually. Also in real life, the snipers are the most hated ppl on the battlefield, so obviously they will be in games aswell. ppl should just learn too use their head like this dude, taking care of the problem, instead of running around with their head up their butt, while reloggin and whinning about snipers all the time :)

Well i dont see the problem tbh. there is plenty of servers atm where 3rd person is disabled.. if you have such a grudge against 3rd person views.. maybe you should just only play on servers where 3rd person is disabled?.. i mean its not rocket science dude... then all the rest of us, who doesnt have a problem with 3rd person, still be able too play the way we like it.. Problem solved for everyone... end of story.