Dust 514: The Role of the Sniper: Difference between revisions

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A Sniper that knows their role and concentrates on covering and protecting their team can have a pivotal impact on the outcome of a battle, gaining the appreciation of their team and their corp, while instilling fear and uncertainty in the hearts of the enemy.

* You are the eyes for your team. You can see more of the battlefield than they can. Tell them what is happening. Warn them what they are up against. Tell them if they are being flanked. Pass your scope over them so that they show on your team’s radar.

Find a place with a field of fire which includes several objectives or strategic targets. Make sure you have cover that you can easily duck into. Crouch down to avoid rifle sway, and try to expose no more of your body than you have to in order to see the area you are covering. Be mindful of enemy snipers. Frequently scan other potential sniper spots. Drop the scope and look around you once in a while to make sure no one is sneaking up on you.

Skirmish matches are won by frontline troops taking objectives. Sometimes, particularly on Manus Peak (the open 3 objective map), there are too many snipers and not enough frontline troops. Sometimes for the good of the team, you need to swap your sniper rifle for a submachine gun and head in to hack an objective.

The choice of suit for a sniper is a matter of style and preference. They each have strengths and weaknesses. One is not better than the other, but one may be better for you, and your style.

The true Redline Sniper is the guy who snipes from near the initial spawn point. They are hated by the Enemy because only another sniper or a rail gun can reach them. They are hated by their own team because their poor positioning means they do not contribute much to the team’s success. Their field of fire does not cover many of the strategic objectives and at that distance they are only going to get the occasional kill when a Red stops to tie their shoe half way between objectives.

'''Sniper Rifle Operation:'''

When '''crouching''' there is no rifle sway, and crouching may help to make you a smaller, less conspicuous target, but it also makes you move more slowly. If you are hit by an anti-sniper you have the choice between moving slowly toward cover, or standing (exposing yourself more) and then running for cover. Either way, a good sniper will often hit you a second time before you get to cover.

'''Drop Uplinks''' should be place some distance from your sniping position in a hidden, out of the way place. That way if a Shotgun Scout kills you, you can spawn some distance away, pull your SMG and hunt them down. This distance between you and your uplink has become even more crucial in Uprising, as Drop Uplinks are now picked up easily on enemy radar. You don’t want your Uplink telling the Sniper Hunters where you are. Also, if your Drop Uplink disappears, take it as a warning that there is someone out there.

You can kill people who are in a vehicle if you can see them, even if you can’t see their health bar. If a Red is in a vehicle you will not see their health bar; you will only see the health bar for the vehicle. However, if you can hit them, they will take damage, and they will die as fast as if they were not in a vehicle.

''Note: (Authored by Crow Splat)''

Quoted techniques from other Snipers: