Remove the 50.? Why not kill the sniper, instead of getting killed.

[FatFukinLenny 0]

I feel sorry for anybody who doesn't understand that sniper rifles that 1-hit anywhere on the body are bad for gameplay. The AS50 is point and click, might as well be playing minesweeper for all the skill it doesn't take.

Headshot me with an SVD, DMR, M14, etc. and I'll be impressed. Zero in an AS50 and then kill with a hit anywhere takes almost no skill whatsoever.

Quoted for truth :thumbsup:

[Inception. 9443]

There is no such thing as a bandit who kills at the coast.

They are murdering cuntwaffles who don't deserve to call themselves bandits.

I hope you kill as many of them as you want.

I love you.

[Inception. 9443]

There are no bandits; everyone pretty much kills each other, except for the dumb ones.

There are true bandits.

[sunnz 24]

Well the fact that 90% of these "snipers" DC even after putting so many bullets into them that they would look like Swiss cheese makes it pointless to even attempt it ( and they go to another server, heal up and carry on)

Basically, i really do think Rocket should stop with these small tinkering and get the real problems out of the way( DCers)

[Gh0st93 5]

I love how the pro-sniper camps are completely illegible, yet the anti-sniper posts make logical sense. It's clear to me that anyone that has come out in support of the "kill the sniper" approach (laughable, given that DayZ is practically one giant open field and taking too long leads to their Alt-F4ing) cannot even make a decent sentence.

Snipers ruin gameplay. This has been proven time and time again in every multi-gun FPS. It always, at the end of the day, boils down to which team has the better sniper. Why? Because in a video game, everyone has near perfect aim. The hardest part of sniping, the aiming and factoring of distance/personal safety, is negated by mouse actions. There is, likewise, no counter to a gun that has all positives, and the AS50/DMR has no negatives when used by actual snipers. The only downside these guns had was that they draw more zombies, and there are no zombies where they snipe, so it's thereby negated.

Of course, to try and sneak around these snipers takes too long by any standard. If I have to spend an hour sneaking around a treeline and HOPE he isn't some hacker, I'm wasting my time. Furthermore, at the smallest hint that they might be compromised, they DC. Let's not also forget that it's a one shot kill, and getting the drop on someone 100% invisible unless up close is well nigh impossible. So go into the treeline and walk around all you want, it's not ACTUALLY going to help when they have so many other advantages.

I'm probably going to hear a lot of butthurt from crying rebuttals about how one person out of the tens of thousands don't DC under fire, but these snipers aren't here to enjoy DayZ, just play an FPS, and if DCing is what it takes to keep the murder count, you bet they can and will. These exploiters (for indeed, being able to shoot willy nilly and zombie free is really exploiting the mechanics when a zombie would run across town to find the shooter in any reasonable game) do nothing but damage the game, and their presence is intolerable to any self-respecting gamer.

I really understand your point. But for a new player or a player that wants to survive long enough, sneaking around the sniper is the perfect oppoturnity and almost the only chance! this is a "survival" RPG where survival is the hot shot here! this means that taking your time is a needed factor if you want to survive long enough! yes in FPS they are Ruining the game! but this isnt a FPS game this is an RPG survival where you play as a surviver or a bandit. can be called role playing games! this post is mainly and i hope you understand that this is a post regarded to people wanting to survive as long as possible! hackers are hackers, they are worse then snipers! :) so i hope you get the point. And i have headshotted people with DMR over 600-700 meters (only other snipers / Bandits). but aswell i am used the bullet drop my longest shot in BF3 is 1600 meter! and you gotta understand that between 300-600 meter the bullet drop is minimal. so if the target is a standstill, of course it is a Aim and shot, but if he's running you gotta count in travel time before you pull the trigger.

[a sleeping dog 3]

It didn't even read your thread, I just read the title of the topic.

And fuck off, snipers gonna hate you soooooooo much, .. And I am one.

Why should we remove any guns? WHY? Don't suggest shit like this. I don't want to be any gun removed unless I cot my Hello Kitty CAR! >.<

That's a beautiful story, take your top off.

[John Grimmer 11]

Snipers will become less of a problem when the popular duping methods get squashed. We'll still have other problems but I sense a change coming.

Rocket already said that he cannot do anything against duping as it is a flaw with the game engine.

[Jackftw 310]

I have killed the sniper. Many times. This is how I acquire 90% of the .50's I find.

You think you're so cool with your little wookie suit camping on a hill sniping beach noobs with hatchets; but when I see you through my infrared L85A2 sights, and take MY AS50 out of my backpack, you won't be so cool with a bullet through your skull.

btw, I hide bodies too, so have fun gearing up in elektro/cherno.

Edited August 4, 2012 by Jackftw

[bassist05 69]

I like these people who whine about snipers. Just shows who runs in a straight line across open fields and cries when they get shot. This entire game is a learning experience. If you get killed by a sniper once, ok what were you doing? Running across an open field in a straight line? Next time you cross an open field zig zag, or skirt the tree line. Get shot looting a hangar? Check your surroundings better for snipers. Check the tree lines before you move in.

Learn from your goddamn mistakes and stop whining on here for things to be removed. Rocket has said so many times that he is not doing anything to balance guns in this game. Because it is a simulator. 50 cals are not fair in real life. And they are not fair here. This is why I stopped playing BF3. Everyone came to the forums to whine about a gun they kept being killed by and then said gun gets nerfed to near uselessness and then the cycle continues when people move onto another gun.

Stop blaming others for your deaths and accept the fact that you screwed up and got killed. Man up and get better, because Rocket isn't going to fly down on a golden chariot to cradle your balls while you run around like a moron getting shot at.

Bottom line is, if they remove snipers you babies will just find something else to cry about until the only thing left is hatchets that do 100 damage per swing. Stop being so entitled and get better.

[Gh0st93 5]

I like these people who whine about snipers. Just shows who runs in a straight line across open fields and cries when they get shot. This entire game is a learning experience. If you get killed by a sniper once, ok what were you doing? Running across an open field in a straight line? Next time you cross an open field zig zag, or skirt the tree line. Get shot looting a hangar? Check your surroundings better for snipers. Check the tree lines before you move in.

Learn from your goddamn mistakes and stop whining on here for things to be removed. Rocket has said so many times that he is not doing anything to balance guns in this game. Because it is a simulator. 50 cals are not fair in real life. And they are not fair here. This is why I stopped playing BF3. Everyone came to the forums to whine about a gun they kept being killed by and then said gun gets nerfed to near uselessness and then the cycle continues when people move onto another gun.

Stop blaming others for your deaths and accept the fact that you screwed up and got killed. Man up and get better, because Rocket isn't going to fly down on a golden chariot to cradle your balls while you run around like a moron getting shot at.

Bottom line is, if they remove snipers you babies will just find something else to cry about until the only thing left is hatchets that do 100 damage per swing. Stop being so entitled and get better.

You are on the wrong thread mate. :)

[tylahfoo 10]

To begin with, I do not support the removal of weapons before their is a disconnect fix. This is the biggest issue and why people turn to using guns like the M107 or AS50. I much rather use the M24 or SVD but the other person d/c right after they have been shot. Secondly, .50 cals are needed to shoot down helicopters or disable vehicles. This is the only thing I would want to use it for. If you want all snipers to be 2 shot kills, then you would have to c ounter balance this by removing the fal and certain lmgs. People just need to accept that certain guns do certain insane amounts of damage. If y ou are w ith a group with people and there is no d/cing, you should be able to pinpoint that sniper and take him out before he kills too many of you.

[Col. Kurtz (DayZ) 91]

I find all snipers unfair... And think they should be removed

Trollin

[Virfortis 111]

I like these people who whine about snipers. Just shows who runs in a straight line across open fields and cries when they get shot. This entire game is a learning experience. If you get killed by a sniper once, ok what were you doing? Running across an open field in a straight line? Next time you cross an open field zig zag, or skirt the tree line. Get shot looting a hangar? Check your surroundings better for snipers. Check the tree lines before you move in.

Learn from your goddamn mistakes and stop whining on here for things to be removed. Rocket has said so many times that he is not doing anything to balance guns in this game. Because it is a simulator. 50 cals are not fair in real life. And they are not fair here. This is why I stopped playing BF3. Everyone came to the forums to whine about a gun they kept being killed by and then said gun gets nerfed to near uselessness and then the cycle continues when people move onto another gun.

Stop blaming others for your deaths and accept the fact that you screwed up and got killed. Man up and get better, because Rocket isn't going to fly down on a golden chariot to cradle your balls while you run around like a moron getting shot at.

Bottom line is, if they remove snipers you babies will just find something else to cry about until the only thing left is hatchets that do 100 damage per swing. Stop being so entitled and get better.

Taking your advice, I should hide in the woods. BUT then what? Woods don't work forever, and checking a place is well nigh useless when they can just log in right behind you because they DCed from another server. I would say snipers have their balls cradled by rocket's "oh I'm not balancing" act, but first they would need them. In fact, the woods are almost as bad as being out in the plains, as it's literally a game of where's Waldo, only Waldo is also hunting you as well...sure you can stand behind the book so he can't see you, but then you can't see him either. If anyone is entitled, it's people coming into DayZ and saying "It's just a game dude, killing people's fun!"

Yeah, I say we direct our ire towards them, they don't even meet the minimum requirements. Snipers can see through treelines just as well as open fields. Furthermore, they can lay still and not be seen if they're in a marginally useful hiding spot. Lastly, I have yet to meet a treeline hugger (hey I like that one o_o) that didn't just DC the moment SHTF. Cover only stops bullets, and being spotted while wearing a white shirt is easy. Survivors have to live with a glowing WHITE SHIRT, while most bandits have at least camo, and most coastal campers have the ghillie, which makes them invisible at a certain distance.

[Swineflew 480]

Your sig is broken. Just like your view on snipers.