Solution for too many online snipers.

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I think the option would be nice. I just deal with it though. Who's to say that a sniper infestation couldn't be a real problem in a battle? I'd plow through for the sake of realism. I must defend my world of 1's and 0's from all enemies, not just the ones with automatic weapons!

 

[obliviondoll]

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Question about that game. Does its killstreaks include anything as game-breaking as the nuke from Modern Warfare 2? The potential of that when I saw the customizable killstreaks is the primary reason I'm not entirely sure I want the game.

The killstreaks are largely useless.

Killstreaks aren't customisable, they're class specific. One class hits 7 kills and gets a player-guided supermissile that instakills anything in its blast radius, but I'm yet to see it kill more than 2 people at once. Another class gets to spawn a rocket launcher normally found as a turret weapon in single-player. Would be REALLY bad if they had the health to match its firepower. Other than that, most of the abilities are support ones.

Scouts have the most consistently useful 7-kill streak with a level-wide enemy-only EMP, that slows and blinds the other team. It also marks their locations for the killstreak player's whole team (which nullifies any advantage cloaking or disguise abilities give you and lets them keep a bead on you through walls). And makes them take extra damage while marked.

 

[Hiphophippo]

Dear Developer,
I do not like how other people play. Please remove it, thanks.

 

[Hassao]

the only time snipers bother me is when they hack or spawncamp, other than that Im good with them.

 

[TiefBlau]

A simple solution, play TF2 and have fun instead of playing a griefing engine masquerading as a hardcore FPS.

This.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

That would be nice... like the AWP-free servers on CS:S. But then again, sometimes there are levels, especially on BC2, where you need to snipe. What fun would it be if there were huge open areas and everyone only had assault rifles?

 

[AllLagNoFrag]

This is pretty stupid for a solution Thread Starter:

Basically for any online game that uses playlists, such as Call of Duty or Halo, there should be a few options for a 'sniper free' playlist. This removes all sniper weapons from the game.
For games such as Battlefield, the class option and items all stay, but you cannot use snipers.

Why would you totally remove a playstyle? Its there for a reason. Better solution would be to put a CAP on the total amount of snipers which has been done on servers in TF2 where the max amount of sniper per team is 1 or 2.

 

[Acaroid]

This is an idea I've passed around a few times and people have said they like it.

Basically for any online game that uses playlists, such as Call of Duty or Halo, there should be a few options for a 'sniper free' playlist. This removes all sniper weapons from the game.
For games such as Battlefield, the class option and items all stay, but you cannot use snipers.

So what do you think? Could this work and if it was implemented would you use it?

EDIT: For peoples information... I'm not the one complaining about online snipers, this is a idea I give to people who do complain.

And the game most people complain to me about is Battlefield Bad Company 2.

So no elitism here thank you.

So you want to make -sniper servers like they have in counterstirke.

I don't think that is needed in BFBC2 as they tend to be fairly underpowered and don't have a lot of use. I guess some people get annoyed by them and I can see why, but games are balanced to have snipers, but if you didn't have them people would just shoot you at long range with an assault rifle or anti tank weapons anyway.

 

[Chicaine]

I can see how it might get annoying for some people, but sniping takes some degree of "skill" (in relation, considering its a game)
They aren't getting cheap kills, so how come you seem to want to get noob tubed/rpg'd 24/7 since taking out snipers removes a massive amount of players

 

[kurupt87]

Doesn't really work. It effectively gives the player the choice of whether or not to be immune to snipers. Someone who wants to win would take that advantage. Someone who doesn't like being killed by snipers, or killed in general, would take that advantage.

In other words the default playlist would consist only of snipers, people who don't know about the sniper free list and those that want to play fair (game in default form).

 

[LordMoose]

You dont need a scope to be a sniper.
COD 3 it was me vs. 5 guys online as my team had left.
I won.
A simple Kar98 with no scope, only the iron sights and a keen eye, fire, reposition, fire, reposition, keep them guessing, keep them always in fear of that next bullet.

Most snipers Dont do that, and will always use the same damn spot no matter what, you can usually set an easy ambush that way once you drop them the first time. but never, use the same tactic.

 

[Bullfrog1983]

I just use grenades to kill snipers - or get close and shoot them in the face.

 

[CobraX]

I would play in that playlist constantly. I HATE snipers in my online games. I'm running alone having fun shooting stuff when out of no where I drop dead from a sniper halfway across the map from me that I could do nothing about. It's annoying.

 

[EinTheCorgi]

Snipers...not an issue n00b snipers yes big issue because any jack wagon can take a semi auto sniper rifle and just run around like a tart and get a positive K/D spread thats why in my opinion bolt actions are the only true sniper rifles.

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Snip

The main problem with snipers on Battlefield Bad Company 2 is that most are terrible and don't bother trying to work in a team... so you get teams of useless lone wolves getting killed over and over... usually by me because they annoy me.

 

[Sephychu]

Here's a better solution to Snipers in games.
Get better at the fucking game.

I find most shooters these days imbalanced away from the sniper, making running and gunning a more reliable and highly rewarded strategy. If they're pissing you off, learn how to kill them, because the developers put them in there for a reason(I hope).
/rant

However, if the game really is imbalanced in their favour, then I suppose this is a relatively good idea.

 

[StANDY1338]

I like snipers in bc2 where they can spot things and you know actually be useful to a team.

 

[Acaroid]

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The main problem with snipers on Battlefield Bad Company 2 is that most are terrible and don't bother trying to work in a team... so you get teams of useless lone wolves getting killed over and over... usually by me because they annoy me.

Yeah very true, or when more than half your team is a sniper and they never push towards the objective and lose the game.