Depends on how balanced the game is

They are an essential in modern warfare so you can't abandon 'em. I do hate when most of the people I play with online (no matter which game) tend to just pick a sniper and wait for someone to show up. Kills the pacing, the excitement of a good shootout. Like some have pointed out already, snipers can be a great attribution to a team, say in a 10 vs 10 match. I just fail to see the relevance of using a sniper in a fast paced shooter like Quake or Unreal.

best class in fps are snipers.. i loved the sniper rifle on cs: source, more than the ak and m42 ... and in almost every fps, sniper rifles are the best..
best part is, im not a camper, if u know how to use a rifle, and u use a secondary weapon to close combat, u dont need to be a camper.. (also theres campers with machine guns too, those are even worse T_T )

Snipers can be invaluble in a good multiplayer match, especially defending positions. But it is ridiculous when half the teams sniping, it's all about balance.

I know whenever I go sniper in BF:BC2 I spend 50% of my time marking targets for my team mates, 5% shooting and 45% running for my life.

I think it just depends on the game.
In slow paced games with fast aiming it and one shot deaths it definitely ruins it.

As much as I'm attached to my Killzone 2 I have to say that sniping in that game really don't do it any favours.

A Machine gun users only option to deal with snipers is finding an indirect route to get close and then kill them at close range but the perks completely ruin the whole concept.

They give you a Cloak and that Spot mark perk which basically ruins any chance a close ranger fighter has against a sniper because not only can you no longer back attack them but even if you get close they're invisible and even if you do manage to see them gues what.. Desert Eagle + 1 shot = Death.

In games like MAG i think it's cool, You run pretty fast and if your good enough you can dodge the bullets until your in range then punish the sniper for missing.

It depends on the game really, Snipers ruined BFBC2 hardcore mode for me because sniping wasn't one shot kill in normal games so all the snipers went to hardcore mode.

I was trying to play wii and a sniper took out the wii-mote!
yes I know lame, just like this blog...

Yeah, it must be annoying to have snipers killing people you know especially in a team deathmatch, you really don't want them racking up kills like that and get all those points for your team.

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It's a component that has to be there . But it's made too easy in most games , without an actual and real disavantage , besides not seeing behind the scope .

but i love realistic sniping, not that Quick scope sniping in mw2 wtf...

in mw2 they should just remove the sleight of hand for any sniper clas, because it's so lame. in the real world you can't do that.

I rarely play as a sniper (except on the game sniper) and agree that MW2 quickscoping sucks hard, but I'll gladly take them over commando marathoners any day. Getting a knife to the nuts by someone on the other side of the room running faster than a cheetah on roids ruins my game personally. Snipers exist for a reason and just like in gaming; they are the most despised and feared people on the battlefield. So keep whining since that's as close to modern warfare COD is ever going to get.

majority of my dog tags in BC and BC2 are from snipers sitting calmly in their spot unaware of a looming figure behind them with a knife held high.

noobs ruin it more

It completely depends on what game. I have to disagree that Sniping ruins all "video games".

sniping is the most difficult/ kind of combat in almost all multilayer shooters

Maybe someone should write an article about why sprayers ruin video games.

Snipers don't bother me too much but in a lot of cases.. they just try and get as many kills as possible and don't think for a second about placing themselves in a place to best help their team mates or supporting a flag carrier or anything.. that annoys me. Only game I can think of where i'm annoyed with snipers is BC2 hardcore mode.

If the article writer wants to make a moan about mp mechanics in games.. go make an article moaning about nooby campers especially in mw2 who just camp with heartbeat sensor, scar/tar and noobtube.. grrr those people really grind my gear.

Sniping in Halo is atleast skillful and it helps your team out, alot. Obviously, these guys have only played CoD games.

On the games like in real life snipers are hated, why dou you think sniper are one the most valuable targets on a real battle?, 1 skilled sniper can do more kills than a platoon of infantry, that their job

Regular camping snipers suck. I carry a sniper like I carry a machine gun.

the truth is that people who think snipers ruins are terrible at sniping.

Sniping doesn't ruin video games. People who don't know how to counter them ruin video games. A lot of people who get shot are so caught up trying to get revenge that they forget to protect or eliminate an objective for the team. And then they get sniped again repeatedly. Most the snipers I have seen Snipers simply annoy people into becoming snipers themselves.

What needs to simply be done is for people to fight harder. Only a few levels in battlefield can be played as a sniper initially without easily exposing yourself to counter sniping or any other threat.

Fight harder... less whining.

The only thing I hate about sniping is the douches who only quick / no scope and have accounts just for it... Hey, why not just play the game than run around taking 20 shots that miss before hitting someone once and then calling them the fag because they (somehow) managed to shoot you first.

this moron believes that the only way of having fun with fps games is playing like a f*cking retard rambo, spraying bullets like a fag and running around backstabing players. I love sniping and id love to have sniper only matches and f*ck the rambo idiots who refuse to use their mind.

i dont mind snipers but when they are how they are in cod mw2 its starts to get annoying like being able to put red dots and acogs on sniper rifles..PEOPLE WHY DO YOU INSIST ON BUY THESE COD GAMES CUZ THERE ALL FOR THE NOOBS ...4EXAMPLE 2 NADES FOR THE NOOB TUBE AND THEN THEY GIVE YOU A CALL SIGN CALLED NOOB TUBER...THEY MUST KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING..THINK ABOUT IT, THEY PLAYED OTHER GAMES THEY HEARD OF THE BULLSHIT AND STILL CHOOSE TO INCORPORATE IT IN THEIR GAMES..HMMF. AND U SAY IW IS THE BETTER MAKERS OF COD IF U AKS ME THEY HELP MAKE IT BETTER AND THEN KILLED IT AT THE SAME TIME WITH THEIR GAY ASS PERKS.. STOP BUYING THE GAMES AND THEYLL FIX IT . BUT IF UR ONLY GONNA COMPLAIN AND STILL BUY THE GAME U LOOSE BOTH WAYS AND THE DEVELOPERS WIN (PSN:A-stil)

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hehe sniper warrior? lol no thanks I dont buy crap. ok man if that works for you, its okay, keep at it. I dont like rambo style players but I usualy dont complain about them, its just that I hate when articles like this appear bashing snipers.
Sniping is not always synonymous with camping and it DOES take skill.

But I do it properly. None of that run and quickscope bullshit that would actually break your shoulder from recoil. I find a good spot (not a glitch on roof spot) covering my team and try to hold the other team off objectived. I've actually held down 1-2 flag points on domination for the entire game. Without me, our team would easily have lost those games

In BC2 playing rush mode i rarely play Sniper, but when i noticed the enemy is making a strong push through a specific route i get my M95 and start killing, plus mortar attacks and what you get is a huge drop in their numbers. I always say, if it is in the game then it is fair. Is like the medic reviving the same soldier over and over again. is all fair within the game.
But in a dethmatch in hardcore, the snipers really put the smell on the sht

Snipers are pussies. Grow a pair.

Back when MAG first came out all I ever did was Snipe. I used to be really effective not only at taking out multiple enemies but also at calling out enemy positions and movement. Also if my team was having a hard time with a sniper on the other side I would move my position to take out the other sniper. I always supported my team and in some instances did so well that the other team would send 5-6 people just to try to take me out. That really left there side at a disadvantage in modes like Sabotage or Domination. In those you really need to bring as many people as you can to a site to take it over. But if your constantly worrying about a sniper and holding back from attacking then that gives the sniper's team a chance to respawn and regroup. Anyway a good sniper can be very effective in team based games. but you dont really need more than two.

sniping is dificult to master, in good games.

take TF2 for example, it's the second most dificult class to play (the first is spy).

No they dont. It makes them more fun since I get easy kills that way. So snipers keep sniping.

I personally don't snipe, but in Killzone 2 Warzone they're EVERYWHERE! Once you reach the rank of General, snipers are everywhere just aiming at spawn points. On top of that they have invisibility. But in Killzone it's very hard to snipe, or even shoot for that matter, so being good at it (like myself) is very rewarding unlike other contemporary shooters.

I find myself SMH at the MP in Killzone 2 sometimes because its chaotic yes, but not the positive type. There should be a limit to the number of people playing because its OVERPOPULATED. Blood Graht and Corinth Crossing are nightmares with more than 20 people. I still love it though!

Dear Editor;

How about you stop playing such a N0ob game like Modern Warfare 2 and try a real game like BFBC2 and then you will see that snipers are cool.

Snipers are a necessity in holding down forward positions from a distance or providing covering fire until proper forces arrive. I myself love using snipers and medics and have no problem risking my neck for the benefit of team victory.

MW2 is a N0ob game that's broken on all fronts so don't complain about snipers until you play a real game. Just say MW2 is broken and sucks.

I'm more concerned about that DAM tank, apache, or UAV than a sniper who are the easiest people to knife and kill.

"OH Shite" "We gotta sniper over there" POW! "Medic"

A team of 5 or 6 snipers has no chance of winning.

Sniping does not equal camping you idiot. I snipe all the time doesn't mean I sit in one spot. I move with my team in BC2 and in MW2 I quickscope noobs like you.

1 hit kill? Piss off.

If you get annoyed at snipers, it's because your the kind of immature douche who will run up to somebody and knife them. Get over it.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau