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MAG: The Top 10 Things We Love and Hate About Snipers

Being an effective sniper in any FPS is a defining characteristic of a gamer. Certainly we all have that one friend who is so good at sniping it boggles your mind. How they rack up 50+ kills and 0 deaths is completely beyond you. Maybe you're one of those lucky few exceptionally gifted at subtle, quick, and swift joystick motions, with the impeccable ability to lead your prey from extreme distances. If you are, then you know how gratuitously satisfying it is. Perhaps you aren't aware however, that your victims loathe you with the most purest form of divine hatred. We will now tally off the top 10 reasons what we like best about picking you off, and why you get immense joy out of killing us.

Sniper vs sniper combat:
"I know he's in there, I see the f***er shooting. Why can't I hit him? Wtf?!" Alright, I'll just lean in closer to the tv, see if I can see a pixel move or something... "Gah, wtf, how did he see me, I can't even see him, I was looking right there!

Sitting Ducks:
Nothing says "yeah motherf***er, got you and all your butt buddies, what you gonna snipe now?" like sneaking up behind a whole row of 5 or 6 opposing snipers and thrusting your shotgun into each of their blind sides.

I didn't say you could get back up:
It may seem cruel to purposely snipe someone in the chest, so you can incapacitate them, instead of kill them completely just to snipe them again when they get res'd by a teammate, and again, and again, and again. My personal record is 5.

The more the merrier:
Even the most calmest of snipers may find themselves hesitating to shoot when they are peering down the scope at a rather large group of enemies. Usually we have to pick out the best shots, we're not used to so many targets at once. "Holy sh**! What do I do? They're everywhere!" Dude, shoot!

Helpless:
The primary cause of broken tvs and controllers: Getting sniped more than 3 times in a row while trying to land your parachute.

The anti-sniper:
You take full advantage of the knowledge that no matter how many times you snipe a sniper, some of them will continue to go back into the same exact spot every single time. Some people never learn.

Super spawn camper:
Everyone hates campers, even campers hate campers. Cause no camper likes being camped. Snipers, who camp your spawn 150m away, scope affixed to the door which you and all your teammates spawn in are hated in the highest regard.

Hehehe:
You know that feeling. The one you get when the +5 appears on your screen because of that claymore you set on a popular snipers perch. I do.

Fatal position:
It's a snipers dream. You shoot the enemy once, and out of panic, they dive prone to the ground, head pointed directly towards you. They might as well just commit suicide.

Insult to injury:
The ultimate 1-up. Sneak up behind a sniper, using the new screenshot feature, snap one of your barrel in the back of his head, and send it to them. Then kill him.

There you have it. Anything I missed? Feel free to share!

FluffyMittens5557d ago

I love the impossible angle shots when they're sprinting. That always makes me feel warm and fuzzy.

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Gang of Dragon Studio Reportedly Removes YouTube Channel Amid Funding Uncertainty

Nagoshi Studio’s YouTube channel with the Gang of Dragon trailers appears to have been removed following reports that NetEase will stop funding.

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We Are Xbox

Dear team,

Xbox has always been different.

We started with a simple idea. Games should bring people together through shared experiences. That led to the first Xbox in 2001, Xbox Live in 2002, and new ways to connect, from friends lists and achievements to parties and play across devices. Today, Xbox reaches over 500 million players around the world, with some of the most important franchises in entertainment.

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Itveds11h ago

re-evaluating exclusivity 💀

PS players will need to go back to pretending to dislike Xbox games

pwnmaster300011h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Or meaning since it’s doing so good they might just do everything day 1.

They didnt say re-evaluating their multiplatform approach.
🤣🤣🤣 Xbox is so dead. I know you scared🤣🫵ӿ 97;

11h ago
Eonjay7h ago

Even when the topic is strictly Xbox he can't stop talking about PlayStation. Xbox has basically become the hate of PlayStation... and not much else.

peppeaccardo37m ago

This whole mess is the result of bad decisions and strategy from those who have "the vision" inside the company.

pwnmaster300011h ago

Hurt over video games 🤣🤣

Lmao we all grew and got jobs but apparently you stayed home broke 🤣🤣.
Man I love loyal dogs like you. MS kicked Spit and slapped you around but you still come back on all 4s.

Good little boy 🤣🤣

10h ago
GhostScholar9h ago

My only question is what games are PlayStation gamers gonna play now? They don’t really come out with new games anymore. I’m looking forward to wolverine, but after that then what?

-Foxtrot10h ago

Lmao

There’s no way after everything it’s going back, the damage is done

What you are seeing now is the new management telling what the core fanbase (aka…you) want to hear so they are pumped full of hope and are more likely to invest in the next Xbox console

When Phil took over after the awful Xbox One reveal he did the same thing, he told people what they wanted to hear for damage control.

It’s crazy people are getting suckered into this again.

GhostScholar9h ago

I mean I always buy both systems, so none of this affects me.

darthv722h ago

FWIW..... wasn't the new management speaking to the other staff.... not so much us (regular folk)?

CrashMania10h ago

And you'll now go back to again thinking exclusives suddenly matter, that multiplatform is no longer the future, or that revenue from multiplatforms doesn't matter, like all you flop flopping xbox grifters lol.

The whole post just sounds like the previous phil corpo slop talk to me, whole thing reads like a nothing burger lol.

Jin_Sakai9h ago

“re-evaluating exclusivity”

She also said this.

“The model that got us here won’t be the one that takes us forward.”

Profchaos6h ago

I don't know if they have a model anymore it's flipped so many times since the xbox one reveal

TriniOutsider8h ago

It must be miserable being someone like you.

Aloymetal8h ago

There's a bunch just like him but that's what happens when some rely on dreams, hope and wishful thinking. lol

isarai_lee8h ago

"pretending"? Bro gears hasnt broke 1mil on ps5, and starfield hasn't passed 200k, Hellblade 2 was even stated to be a financial disappointment in sales on its own console, let alone ps5. Im not saying people don't like them, but they certainly aren't setting the community on fire, Forza may be different tho

Neonridr7h ago

Forza broke 5 million on PlayStation. So yes. And there's a new one coming soon.

Aloymetal8h ago

Xbawx is ''re-evaluating exclusivity''... Translation: After throwing all sort of crap to the wall to see if something sticks but clearly nothing worked, we, including our lord ''in charge'' Phil came to the conclusion that exclusives indeed do matter so please forget if we ever said otherwise.
Yup, I feel it in my gut, next gen belongs to xbox, PS6 is cooked...

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1Victor6h ago

Someone can’t sleep after those 5 million forza games PURCHASED by PlayStation owners🤣 🧌 💥

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Extermin8or3_5h ago

Well with the decreased price of gamespass even with cod off it there is no way it is profitable given the cost of making their 1st party games (not if you actually include that cost in gamespass costs which they typically dont but should) they will just make a loss without the sales on

Xx_Pistol_xX3h ago

They don't hate the games. They hate the box.

DazaMc1h ago

Forza just sold five million copies on PS5, they have a taste for it now.

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Outside_ofthe_Box11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

If they go back to exclusive games it at least shows that they are finally getting it. They would be turning down immediate money for something that will potentially workout in the long term.

Only issue is they've already opened Pandora's box. A lot of their base has moved to PC or jumped to PS. So will be a long road to get back on track.

We have been saying this from day one exclusives are a must if you are going to be selling hardware look at Nintendo and Sony before Jim Ryan. That's the proven formula. You had some that were deluded and blinded by loyalty accepting that multiplat was the future and that MS was merely getting ahead of where the industry was headed, but at least they can finally see the light and agree with what everyone has been saying for a decade+

pwnmaster300010h ago

True, blame it on the rabid fanboys. MS can do no wrong and spinner this multiplatform move. While the actual fans moved on.

I feel like with the new Xbox coming they are hoping to bring back those old fans and then if it goes well. Bring back exclusives.

If the new console is performing like series x and one. Naw they staying multiplatform.

darthv722h ago

Actual fans dont move on... they can add to their hobby while waiting for the next new release. If you believe what you typed then I guess PS fans moved on too.... you know, since its been a Sahara for 1st party games this gen.

Itveds10h ago

Gonna be a funny world where Xbox games are exclusive and Sony games are not lol

Outside_ofthe_Box8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

Funny world where Sony is pro consumer and Xbox is not? At least according to what you loyalists have been saying all this time 🤭

VenomUK8h ago

@itveds For how many years have you been doing this sad stuff? For how many years have you been creating fake accounts to troll? For how many years have you always been cl vnn

fr0sty6h ago

Pathetic incels with nothing better to do than argue over a box... Because they don't have any good games to play on theirs, obviously. If your precious box is so special, why don't you shut the fuck up and go play it?

Elda43m ago

Sony exclusives will always be better than anything XB puts out.

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CrashMania10h ago

I think it's too late, xbox sales were diving even before ABK, they got even worse since then even long before the full multiplatform push. I'd be surprised if they even went back to timed exclusivity at this point, Helix is basically a PC and is going to be expensive, they already struggle to sell cheaper xbox consoles, it will be low volume and they'll have a very small 'console' base to sell to, which has already been conditioned to just play via gamepass anyway.

Neonridr7h ago

I don't see them removing PC from the equation. Considering MS has a heavy enough investment in the PC market, it would be foolish to abandon them. I could see them taking away games from PlayStation or ensuring they are timed exclusives at the very least. Say what you will but if Call of Duty ends up becoming a timed exclusive to Xbox machines, that would hurt PlayStation, don't pretend like those games don't sell millions.

Outside_ofthe_Box4h ago

They would lose out on a lot of CoD sales tho. Doesn't PS make up most of the sales?

Pyrofire955h ago

Their lifeline of solely the Xbox consoles is dry. Good-Great games on a 1st party scale can't be made at a loss so willingly - sent to the Xbox to only sell limited copies.
They invested billions scooping up studios and need to start making returns.
Sucks that nearly every company is publicly traded and have to be so shareholder biased but that's how it is.
Their words are strong but it'll take time to see what their actions accomplish. Lowering the cost of Game Pass and taking CoD off of it was a good clear start.

darthv722h ago

More like, allot of their base just played game pass. So now they need to encourage them to start buying again.

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maximusprime_10h ago

Despite all of that, it's clear that Microsoft's Xbox division is broken beyond repair.

9h ago
BeHunted8h ago

PlayStation is currently draining money on flop after flop. It's Sony that needs to re-evaluate their strategy

8h ago
CrashMania5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Wonder how much money was lost on perfect dark, hellbalde 2, 300 million lost revenue
by putting cod on gamepass. The recent Jason schrier news that Xbox has cancelled dozens of projects, spent 70 billion just to see Xbox sales further collapse and gamepass see little growth.

The fact is this has been PlayStation's most profitable generation and they are making loads of money and selling plenty of consoles and games. While MS won't give you any sales figures or profit numbers for Xbox, says it all really.

shadowT10h ago

"Our presence on PC isn’t strong enough."

Fishy Fingers9h ago

It isnt. But I dont think they mean in 'games', rather, footprint.

They own the OS but as far as gaming is concerned, Steam dominate. I imagine the VAST majority of people who use the Xbox app/launcher are PC gamepass subs. No ones buying their 3rd party PC games through Xbox PC.

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Marathon Was One Of The Best-Selling Games In March 2026

Insider Gaming writes: "Marathon was one of the best-selling video games in March 2026 in the United States. On Wednesday, Circna released the best-selling games of the month, and it featured six new releases along with two games returning to the top 20 after previously falling out."

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92nar1d 14h ago (Edited 1d 14h ago )

Is it April fools day again?

The game is dead.

EDIT: the numbers are fudged. “digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox weren’t included in the data”

italiangamer1d 13h ago

🖕🖕🖕 29313;🤡🤡

92nar1d 11h ago

How’s concord 2, sorry I mean marathon doing? 🤣🤣

Neonridr17h ago

well it's not on Switch / Switch 2.. so their number would be zero.

The game had a decent launch however the userbase numbers are dwindling on Steam.

1Victor17h ago(Edited 16h ago)

“ Is it April fools day again?

The game is dead.

EDIT: the numbers are fudged. “digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox weren’t included in the data”

Does it hurt you to hear a SONY game was BEST selling ?
You gotta let go of those OBCURED feelings 🤷🏿

Neonridr16h ago

I mean the only reason MLB was the best selling title was because it was multi-platform. Likewise with Marathon. Will ring true for MS games. Only Nintendo titles are truly flexing their muscles when they chart as they are only to be found there.

S2Killinit6h ago

So that means we are going to act like it wasn’t best selling?

ChunkyMonk5h ago

It's kinda funny how this Obscure guy lives rent-free in your head. lol

Does Phil also live there?

1Victor3h ago

It's kinda funny how this Obscure guy lives rent-free in your head. lol

Does Phil also live there?
I’m sorry did you wrote something smart ?
Or are you trying to to be funny because you failed at both
Now kid run to mommy legs the grown ups are talking.
Don’t bother writing anything I will not respond to a bratty child like you

Outside_ofthe_Box15h ago

Can't wait to see how this is spun negatively. 😜

-Foxtrot10h ago

Yeah sure, yet the player count is no where near what they want for a AAA game with so much money behind it

Why people are trying to spin this game like it’s done overly amazing is baffling to me.

It won’t even be a blip on peoples radars by the end of the year .

S2Killinit6h ago

I really doubt that. I see it getting more and more traction.

ChunkyMonk5h ago

You must me typically wrong cuz those Steam chart numbers (AKA where the game sold the MOST) is less than what Hunt has, and Hunt didn't cost $500 million to make lol

Soy7h ago

So........doing better than most expected, but not enough to make back what it cost.

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