Poll: Is it possible to snipe without camping?

[Something Amyss]

I suppose so, but to get off accurate shots in most games, you have to stay still for at least a small amount of time. I just think people use "camping" as an excuse for why they get shot all the time

Not to mention "camping" now refers to anyone who isn't constantly moving. "What, you took half a second to aim? STOP CAMPING N00B!"

 

[emeraldrafael]

Yes, its just a bit more difficult with being on the constant run.

 

[Iandiaeufaieubfeuihfi]

You could be a quick scoper, but sadly, I dont want you to turn into those demons like in Mw2

 

[hawkeye52]

or you could become a "quickscoper", be hated by every right-minded person in the world and turn into the scourge of humanity.

do it on console where there is autoaim then you are considered that. do it on pc then you are considered very skillful

 

[irani_che]

In BF2, i like to find a good sniper spot, seal the entry point off with anti-personell mines and then start sniping/camping.
when ppl try to sneak up and rush me, mines go off, i turn around swtich to silenced pistol.
of my attackers at least one is dead and the others are stunned

 

[wildpeaks]

With enough nights of turbo gungame mode in CS:S, you will definitely learn to snipe without camping, otherwise you simply never win.

 

[Rednog]

Camping in games really doesn't bother me in games. Because you can easily just completely avoid the place you know where the camper is. The only people (in my book) who really cry about campers are just the people who want you to rush around without being able to check your surroundings so you can get picked off by them. Seriously, I don't think I've ever seen anyone in MW2 or any other game get a huge kill streak without using a bit of camping. It is a legit strategy and a rather smart one.
But I really don't think you can be that great of a sniper without at least a little bit of camping. If you just keep rushing/moving you're going to be at a huge disadvantage when facing someone equipped with a gun much better suited for close/medium range. And if you're rushing around chances are the brunt of your kills will be from quick scopes.

 

[Arionis]

In HALO, (all I really play) most people stay where they are.

Yeah, the bullet trail leads practically right back to you, but, most attempts at countering are halted.

However, I go with the notion "Fire, move on."

 

[Godhead]

Well if you want to be a traditional sniper then it does include a small amount of camping. But that's just before you take a shot, once the first shot is gone, if the other guy is dead, move on. If he's still alive kill him first, then move on.

 

[Kadamon]

Fire twice from a well concealed area, move.
Real sniper tactic.

 

[Darzen]

Snipe and move as fast away as possible. kill cam will fuck you over if you do't move. also only pussys camp,snipe and stay.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Anybody who hates campers is an idiot. If there's a tactical spot that allows someone to get a large amount of kills you should get there first you dolt.

 

[DRJR]

A sniper rifle is designed to be used while stationary from a distant position to engage and eliminate targets. A shotgun on the other hand is designed for close quarters combat, something that is a lot more mobile. A person siting still with a sniper rifle in a game is more along the lines of what they should be doing with the weapon, a person doing the same with a shotgun is not nearly as much. That is unless they're skeet shooting, you aren't really supposed to run after those things. Although it's a game and people have different opinions but personally I don't stick around for too long in the same spot with a sniper rifle but I don't consider it camping regardless. It's properly using the weapon at your disposal. Any other weapons however I feel is camping if they're there for a while.

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

Very slightly off-topic, but why does everyone hate quick-scoping? I've asked this several times in other threads and have yet to hear a valid response. Because someone has better reflexes than you and can aim faster, that makes them "noobs" or "fags"? Get over yourselves. Quick-scoping takes a HELL of a lot more skill than sitting in a corner staring down your sights.

Sure you call it a "skill" but i just see it as a way for people to get a raging boner once they've killed someone "I QUICK SCOPED YOU LOL YOU SUCK IM SICK FUCK YEAH QUICK SCOPE I CAN RUN AROUND WITH AN INTERVENTION SLEIGHT OF HAND PRO". Why do people hate it? Because it kills people, but it's a retarded way of killing people, it's abuse of a system, why not just play the game like everyone else, use snipers from a distance and pick people off and engage CQC with rifles and shotguns. /rant

Ok, you described 12 year olds on Xbox Live, not necessarily quick-scopers. I don't understand how pulling up your scope quickly and being aggressive with a sniper rifle indicates I'm some sort of mouth-breathing moron. It's no more retarded a way of killing someone than sitting in a corner with your sniper, which to me is FAR more irksome. I'd rather engage in CQC with my sniper because that's more fun for me, and it's not cheap in the slightest.

If you're looking for something to ***** about, how about Commando, or secondary Shotguns, or Danger Close tards? At least those people are legitimately stupid.

 

[PaulDubyaDubya]

I don't see the point in staying in one place for the whole game (unless it's a short match) as it's pretty boring. I usually go recon class or sniper in games (Battlefield, CoD, etc) and I do move about a fair bit.

You do get the odd sniper that I will take down or will take me down (kill cam) only to respawn and move/stay in the same spot, now thats just stupid.

 

[TOO S0BER]

When I snipe, I always (or rather, usually) relocate. It keeps people that are so used to camping snipers on their toes, and I usually shoot them off.

As far as quickscoping goes, I don't even consider that sniping. Quickscoping takes more luck than actual skill IMO, a LOT more luck than skill...95% of the time I can beat out a quickscoper with w/e gun I have. WIth some exceptions, like, if I'm using a shotgun and he's 20 yards away, I'm probably screwed, but given any other gun (except another sniper rifle) I can win.

Also, tubes are nice for routing out campers.
As a side note, I only use tubes as a tactical stand. Not as my main weapons, as lots of newbs do.

 

[Tonythion]

I think its actually easier to snipe someone when you're not camping.
People know the maps so they can easily find you, plus there are those random guys that run around jumping like mad no scoping people...

 

[RUINER ACTUAL]

Yeah, you can keep moving around between shots/kills.

You can go no-scope and use your sniper as a close range shotgun, at least in some games.

You can quick-scope, and use it as any semi-auto/manual (depending on sniper) rifle with hefty damage if you're skilled enough.

Quick scoping takes skill? That's a new one. I didn't know being a douche bag was a skill now.

Didn' say it required huge amount of skill or anything, i just find a normal shotgun for insatnce a lot easier to kill with.

Dunno why its a douchebag move either, it's game mechanics, just like camping, insta-kill melee, rushing and all the other stuff people whine about when they loose/get's kileld to it.

Regardless if it's game mechanics or not, that's all still douche-bagery.