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

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~~I can’t say much about~~ Heavy ~~suits~~ for ~~sniping~~. However, ~~I have seen~~ a ~~heavy up on~~ a ~~scaffold sniping with~~ a ~~Forge Gun. I hit him three times before he took cover~~. ~~A Forge Gun~~ is ~~not~~ a ~~sniper riffle~~, ~~but it has some rang~~, and ~~I would gladly accept any Forge Gun Sniper into~~ the ~~fraternity~~ of ~~Snipers~~.

The Sentinel Heavy suit has been used by some. Its thick armour and shields makes it particularly good for anti-sniper work. However the lack of an equipment slot is a major detriment, and its slow speed makes getting to a good sniper nest a time consuming process unless a LAV is used. One approach is to start with a Logi suit and setup a Nano Hive, with a Drop Uplink not too far away, and then changing suits at a Supply Depot, or respawning as a Heavy after first death. If you snipe as a heavy you can’t really hide due to the size of your signature radius. You have to relay on your larger effective hit point (eHP) buffer when going head to head with other snipers. So make sure you have cover you can duck into, to give your shields and armor a chance to regenerate.

The Commando Heavy suit is a bit more suited to Sniper work. Although it does not have as much health as the Sentinel, it has that all important equipment slot to carry a Nano Hive, and it is a bit faster than the Sentinel as well.

==Redline Snipers (Why Snipers have a bad name)==

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-I can’t say much about Heavy suits for sniping. However, I have seen a heavy up on a scaffold sniping with a Forge Gun. I hit him three times before he took cover. A Forge Gun is not a sniper riffle, but it has some rang, and I would gladly accept any Forge Gun Sniper into the fraternity of Snipers.
+The Sentinel Heavy suit has been used by some. Its thick armour and shields makes it particularly good for anti-sniper work. However the lack of an equipment slot is a major detriment, and its slow speed makes getting to a good sniper nest a time consuming process unless a LAV is used. One approach is to start with a Logi suit and setup a Nano Hive, with a Drop Uplink not too far away, and then changing suits at a Supply Depot, or respawning as a Heavy after first death. If you snipe as a heavy you can’t really hide due to the size of your signature radius. You have to relay on your larger effective hit point (eHP) buffer when going head to head with other snipers. So make sure you have cover you can duck into, to give your shields and armor a chance to regenerate.
+The Commando Heavy suit is a bit more suited to Sniper work. Although it does not have as much health as the Sentinel, it has that all important equipment slot to carry a Nano Hive, and it is a bit faster than the Sentinel as well.
 ==Redline Snipers (Why Snipers have a bad name)==