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Snipers ruin video games

An article detailing the top five reasons snipers ruin video games

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rroded5765d ago

jus plain boring 4 me but i do luv killin em

its pretty easy no matter what game your playing all you got ta do is find the best camping spots sneak up n aply a liberal dose of pain of them while there busy looking thru their scopes for the next target...

Yi-Long5765d ago

... I hate the idiots who run all over the map and getting killed alot, capturing flags only to turn their back and lose the flag again (what use is that!?)

I just pick some good spots, do my job supporting teammates, getting avenger and saviour kills, protecting our flags, and making sure I don't get killed.

Also, the author seems to forget that sniping from across the map to moving targets is usually a bit harder than just running up to them and bursting bullets from your AK47 or whatever.

Also, about the shit-talk... I have everything muted, and I never talk myself. Just let me do my own thing, and hopefully the rest of the team isn't stupid. Usually, they are.

MisterNiwa5765d ago

Well sniping takes skill, the people who say snipers are lame, are simply not good enough to do a headshot on a moving target, lol.

And everyone that disagrees simply agrees.

morganfell5765d ago

It isn't snipers that ruin the game. If snipers are overpowering a session then it is occurring for two reasons.

1 - The team being taken down isn't using the proper tactics for avoiding/dealing with a sniper.

2 - The development team did not institute mechanics that allow counter-tactics to deal with a sniper. Basically the game is not balanced.

kneon5765d ago

I snipe a lot in MAG, and it doesn't involve camping. You have to move forward with the squad and provide supporting cover. And when you're in the close up action all you've got to defend yourself with is a pistol, so you'd better be good at head shots. It's also the job of the sniper to take out other snipers. And when I'm in an elevated position I'm telling the squad what's up ahead as I have the better field of view.

And to say that it takes no skill is just wrong for most games. In good games the more powerful sniper rifles are highly unstable unless you're prone, have a low rate of fire and kick like a mule. Unless someone is dumb enough to just be standing around in the open it usually means you've got to track a quickly moving target and/or react in a split second for the one and only chance you have at killing your target.

outwar60105765d ago

lol i was going to write the exact same thing maybe someone should write a hate article on run and gunners

Commander_TK5764d ago

rewarding. Camping is not.

orange-skittle5764d ago

Snipers contribute nothing to team based games. They are only in it for self satisfaction. Especially in MW2 and BFBC2. When you play RUSH in BFBC2, the object is to set the charges at com stations and move on to the next base. Snipers stay across the map and acquire kills w/o any movememnt forward. If a team is 80% snipers...how do these charges get planted. that leaves 20% of ground troops. Secondly, out of that 20% some may be MEDIC's which have no defense against vehicles and leaves you wide open to tank and helicopter defenses. Snipers dont care about anyone but themselves and their stats.

Anon19745764d ago

I'm an old, old gamer and I remember back in the days when playing Rainbow six type games - you die it was game over, or you sat out the rest of the match. Thought needed to be put into your tactics and games often became a tense "cat and mouse" match as players used stealth but had to balance it with a time limit on certain objectives.

I can't stand run and gun gameplay. "Everyone rush to one point and shoot! Yeah!" Sure you got 35 kills that match, but you also died 25 times. Isn't the objective of these games not to die at all?

That's also something I hated about the Gears of War multiplayer. Don't get me wrong, I love Gears of War - but the multiplayer was set up for people with ADD, I swear. "Everyone rush to the center. We're all dead! Next match! Everyone rush to the center!" I tried playing online and matches were taking a minute to complete as everyone rushed to the center, guns a blazin' and that was all she wrote. I personally couldn't stand that style of gameplay.

Give me a well balanced match with snipers and riflemen who take their time and think about their moves any day.

ChronoJoe5764d ago (Edited 5764d ago )

I agree man.

Like, playing Uncharted today. Our entire team died, and they want me to capture the treasure (which reduces mobility and leaves you vulnerable) whilst it's still centre map.

I will die... ? 4 of you fucking died and you want ME, to go do it? how about I just cover it till you guys get into the field, rather than dying, and letting them take it?

Dumbasses online. And they will really, yell at you because there so adamant that they know what's best for ME to do. I'll do what I fucking like.

Snipers are nice. But I think in some games they can mostly be replaced by a long ranged rifle user, who would perform at greater efficiency. On some games like MAG though, only a sniper can provide long range suppressive fire, it's not something you need a lot of, but it's nice to have a few. I would say.

Snipers are great for funnelling players through one alley, because they want to avoid the snipers. Does a good job of controlling larger groups. ^^ I think some teams struggle to get the balance down though. People think it's cool to snipe, but it's seriously not cool if your whole teams sniping. It's like having a team of medics on TF2. It doesn't work.

DarkSpawnClone5764d ago

Snipers can be a use full part of the team IF they are sniping to protect the team..its all about team work on bfbc2 for example i try to find a high enough spot and while I'm on the mic with my friends i will try to protect them from other players that come from behind or from the sides they don't see..while i don't always "save" them but thats why you have a medic on the team you need a medic,assault and a engineer and some one doing recon helps and you have to keep talking about what you see where the other team is if i died where the person that killed me is because most likely hes going to go after your squad mates ,you want to stay close but not right beside each other and USE YOUR MIC FOR TEAM WORK..not just for talking about how the guy that killed you is a "fagget" lmao

morganfell5764d ago

Plat SOCOM and you will see snipers are a valid and valuable part of a cohesive team.

Feihc Retsam5764d ago

Fact- Not all snipers ruin online multiplayer, but there are enough of the campy variety that it has become very annoying.

When a Domination match in COD:MW2 comes to an end, and your team loses, and the entire match, you heard shots ringing out from the far Southwest corner of Wasteland, you have a sneaking suspicion that XxxSiLeNTsT3AlTHK1llerxxX wasn't looking out for the team's best interests.

Thanks, dude. We're all super-happy that you ended the match with K/D ration of 12/8. Unfortunately, your points total was at the bottom of the list, which means you were detracting rather than contributing to the cause. I'd rather have someone who was "in the trenches" with me, and ready to jump back in the capture point when I got killed than some guy who has a line-of-sight that has coverage of about 8% of the map.

There are lots of scenarios where having a sniper can be a huge advantage, like when you've already locked down an area, and you need someone to keep an eye on it.
But if/when you lose that point, I expect that guy to man up, and put on a non-sniper class to get in there and do some work.

0mega45764d ago

snipers are the problem?

no developers & publishers such as activation are the problem

there lack of fixing the online experience in mw2 is what is wrong with video games

one many army noob tube should have been fixed asap
along with perks such as command which need to be balanced

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knightdarkbox5765d ago

I like the Halo snipers, headshots feel really rewarding in it. Good maps for it in my opinion are Blood Gulch, Coagulation, Vahalla and a lot more I don't feel like listing.

BARF5764d ago (Edited 5764d ago )

snipers are nothing but camping pussies. it does not take skill to hide and put one shot in someones leg. the reason i quit bfbc2 was the snipers camping and completely ruining the game. snipers also screw up spawns for team mates usually causing spawn camps or a huge run to an objective.

Marked5764d ago

Hardcore is what makes snipers leathal in BFBC2. Just the other night, I had four snipers glitched on top of a hill in hardcore and with the lack of a kill came, it took 7 of my lives to find where they were. Then another 3 to get a shot off to kill one of them.

Situations like this, rage quiters and glitching snipers, is what kills a game.

orange-skittle5764d ago (Edited 5764d ago )

Not only are you a NOOB, but you're also a whiner! You can't GLITCH in BFBC2 you moron, they were up there because they can get there like anyone else. You do know you can parachute out the helicopter to higher places? Its part of the game you NOOB. Thats why you have SPOT button, try using it next time. Secondly, BFBC2 DOES have a kill cam dummy and the other team cant rush in your initial spawn camp. I am sure your inexperience had you spawning on teammates instead of back at the spawn point. That's your own fault. Once you get past the initial spawn point you can run back to where the sniper is and kill them or spot them for someone else to kill. You are a rookie and need to play as one. Get off hardcore

Twilightx75764d ago

Aside from your clear anger issues, I have to point out two glaring errors in your response:

1.) There is no kill cam in Hardcore mode, you are very sadly mistaken.
2.) Spotting in Hardcore is only useful if you back out to look at the map, which makes you a sitting duck of a target (Hardcore mode removes the onscreen map.)

And while you're right, it's not technically glitching, I seriously doubt that the devs wanted you to get up on top of some remote hill or mountain in the distance, where if you just nudge the control stick a hair, you're in a deserter zone. Just because you can get there doesn't mean they intended for you to get there.

thewhoopimen5764d ago (Edited 5764d ago )

What they really need to do balance out sniping in my opinion, is to start introducing windage, earth rotation, and air density at different elevations. Maybe then we can stop having these kiddies think they're so uber sniper skillzorz leet. Cuz really, sniping isn't anywhere as easy as its made out to be in most games.

@above: lol reading ur comment about SPOT. That is such a lame unrealistic feature. Nothing wrong with hardcore. The problem is you guys not moving cover to cover properly.

avengers19785764d ago

If someone is a good sniper he can be a game changer, but it doesn't ruin the game just makes you plan for it, do a different plan of action.

SpaceFox5764d ago

Repair Tool to the face in BC2, best way to kill camping snipers.

princejb1345764d ago

quick scope lol
like really
i thought call of duty was suppose to be the most realistic shooter
but quick scooping is far for real and very annoying

socomnick5764d ago

Snipers don't ruin video games, developers actually do.

Snipers by nature need to be extremely weak, fast, stealthy and deadly only at long range.

When devs like DICE overpowered snipers like in BC2 giving them 1 hit kill ability on tanks, wall hacking balls, and one hit kill weapons then you ahve a problem.

Because the game overpowers snipers the players pick that class in mass, then you have an unbalanced team.

I cant count the number of games in bc2 where more than half the team was sniping.

Call of Duty however does sniping right, you are weak, only get 1 shot and more importantly you can get killed at any range and must rely on movement, stealth and above all quick reflexes.

Bits-N-Kibbles5764d ago

KNOWS that this article is just some kid whining about his run and gun play, and only plays Modern Warfare. This kid doesn't have the patience to even know the value of what a sniper can have to a TEAM. Yeah it sucks getting shot by a sniper, but having the stupidity to run into the open again to get shot again doesn't justify that a sniper ruins a game.

RumbleFish5764d ago

It would ruin video games if the sniper class was removed.

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scar205765d ago

i love sniping bt as soon as i take a shoot i move and i tend nt to go the usual camping spots instead i run through the outside and take my shots

DelbertGrady5765d ago (Edited 5765d ago )

I usually enjoy teamplay in online multiplayer so the sniper class is not for me. It's damn fun killing them on the rush desert level in BF BC 2 though.

-MD-5765d ago (Edited 5765d ago )

Without a good sniper in Team Fortress 2 odds are your team is going to lose. In that game a good sniper can make or break an entire game.

Edit: Whoever disagreed with me has obviously never played Team Fortress 2.

xAlmostPro5765d ago

lol sounds like this guys crying because he's not only terrible at sniping.. but so bad at using regular guns he gets quickscoped all the time..

and lol at "im in a building, they know where i am and somehow manage to shoot through the wall and get me" <its called FMJ, and isnt that pretty skilled to a certain extent? locating an enemy when you cant see them? lol

kasasensei5765d ago

"Snipers ruin video games"
No

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio28d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing28d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9228d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit28d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing28d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9227d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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