More sniper rifles

[ghasteater100 5]

Right now we have very few weapons that are good for sniping, the Mosin 9130 is the only weapon that is compatible with a long range scope, I think we should add more sniper rifles into the game, preferably more modern ones, such as the SVD Dragunov. or maybe add some more weapons that are compatible with the long range scope. I know that sniper rifles are meant to be hard to get, therefore more sniper rifles should only be added when more weapons that are not sniper rifles are added into the game.

 

 

[Draco122 412]

Generally I'm against this idea and the SVD is gonna be added eventually. More over I hate the addition of more military issue sniper rifles, have something more along the lines of civilian hunting rifles. I'm pretty sure at some point in development, the Dev's may make the B95 compatible with the long range scope or give its own scope.

 

Overall I think this games needs FAR less modern Military based weapons and more civilian hunting/target weaponry and old military surplus (like the G98 currently in development).

[TheRedScare 353]

I believe a few more rifle should be added but not SVDs. It would be too OP in comparison to other guns. The appeal of the mosin is that its rustic and not exactly a "nice easy to use, hit the target everytime" kinda rifle. If we added guns like the m24 and the SVD people could pick it up and start the trend of easy ass 500M+ shots. Id love to see a Saiga 308 rifle with a telescope sight added in. The Saiga is a Russian civilian rifle so it could fit in with the civilian/military loot style. If .308 calibre is not acceptable then it also has a 7.62x39 calibre version.
 

Edited April 18, 2014 by TheRedScare

[irishroy 1347]

SVD will come 100%.

DEVs already have the PSO scope in the gamefiles, and the model of it was seen on a screen in a video.

 

The B95 should be able to attach the LRS, since in RL it can equip one, too.

(klick at da pic in mah sig)

Actually, the LRS is designed as a hunting-scope.

And what is more "hunting rifle like": The Mosin or the B95? :D

Edited April 18, 2014 by irishroy

[w1lg5r 70]

Well SVD is confirmed to be in development. I do hope we get a nice range of marksmen/sniper rifles. They brought an atmosphere of tension when you knew you could be shot from anywhere.

[DropBearChick 1217]

I want as50 thermal and m107 or else im gonna quit

[TheRedScare 353]

I want as50 thermal and m107 or else im gonna quit

It better have HE rounds!

[DropBearChick 1217]

It better have HE rounds!

With heat seekers!

One a serious note, im all for 1,00's of guns but make them all really rare especially military weapons and more so sniper rifles.

[TheRedScare 353]

With heat seekers!

One a serious note, im all for 1,00's of guns but make them all really rare especially military weapons and more so sniper rifles.

Exactly. I don't mind a few modern "op" weapons but it should be extremely rare to find one and even rarer to find ammo. So for example a 40 player server might have only 1 or 2 SVDs that spawn in the whole map. The ammo should be loose and scattered around bases.

[DropBearChick 1217]

Less than 2 more like one every five servers

[BambiInElektro 5]

Don't forget that DayZ SA shuold be like the mod so there should be Dragunov, as50, FN fal, ARC. I don't know why do you hate more modern weapons If you think logically a zombie apocalypsis would be in a more modern world=more modern weapons from the dead solidiers.

Edited April 18, 2014 by BambiInElektro

[DropBearChick 1217]

But its not in a modern world its in chernarus, which as you kay of noticed is a mainly agricultural area.

[w1lg5r 70]

Less than 2 more like one every five servers

how is that balanced or realistic?

But its not in a modern world its in chernarus, which as you kay of noticed is a mainly agricultural area.

there was a war and a zombie apocalypse, every gun is going to be out of storage and used.

[DropBearChick 1217]

Cause you know farmers have military sniper rifles

[w1lg5r 70]

Cause you know farmers have military sniper rifles

they might have SVDs, and soldiers do have military sniper rifles. There was a war before and there would be a lot of firearms lying around, some of them sniper rifles.

[sYs 133]

Less than 2 more like one every five servers

 

what about private hives? 

[DropBearChick 1217]

Good point maybe a certain amount spawns per restarts like maybe one after 5 restarts or so?

Edited April 18, 2014 by DropBearChick

[enforcer1975 1111]

SVD will come 100%.

DEVs already have the PSO scope in the gamefiles, and the model of it was seen on a screen in a video.

 

I hope they don't screw up the scope and add zeroing this time unlike in vanilla where the rifle that is most obvious to have a fast range estimation and zeroing capability doesn't.

[ghasteater100 5]

Generally I'm against this idea and the SVD is gonna be added eventually. More over I hate the addition of more military issue sniper rifles, have something more along the lines of civilian hunting rifles. I'm pretty sure at some point in development, the Dev's may make the B95 compatible with the long range scope or give its own scope.

 

Overall I think this games needs FAR less modern Military based weapons and more civilian hunting/target weaponry and old military surplus (like the G98 currently in development).

Maybe we shouldn't have very powerful sniper rifles, like ones with thermal scopes and we should have some less powerful ones, If powerful snipers get added they should be extremely rare

Edited April 20, 2014 by ghasteater100

[DropBearChick 1217]

Maybe we shouldn't have very powerful sniper rifles

 

Maybe we shouldn't have very powerful sniper rifles, like ones with thermal scopes and we should have some less powerful ones, If powerful snipers get added they should be extremely rare

And ammo even rarer as many people have said

[AlphaDogMeat . 493]

Good point maybe a certain amount spawns per restarts like maybe one after 5 restarts or so?

I disagree. If you're going to have OP weapons, then everyone should spawn with one.

[w1lg5r 70]

I disagree. If you're going to have OP weapons, then everyone should spawn with one.

sniper rifles don't have to be OP. If they made them difficult to use, like in ACE mod, then only the skilled would be able to use them. As it is, you get a range, zero up to the nearest hundred meters (not very realistic) and shoot with an almost guaranteed hit.

[DropBearChick 1217]

There adding wind, but not yet.

[mgc 92]

Far as I'm concerned, they could take out all but the mosin and the M 4.

There's no need for half a dozen rifles that can shoot 700m +.

It would only result in more out of the blue "you are dead" screens.

Anybody shooting at unknown players from beyond comms range is likely to be a kos player.

Do we really want to encourage that crowd with more sniper rifles?

[AlphaDogMeat . 493]

sniper rifles don't have to be OP. If they made them difficult to use, like in ACE mod, then only the skilled would be able to use them. As it is, you get a range, zero up to the nearest hundred meters (not very realistic) and shoot with an almost guaranteed hit.

 

Oh well, if you're going to bring skill into it, then I want ranks for everybody too.  And high score tables.