What Do You Do While Sniping?

[Alexander Madrigal]

I was recently playing the Sentinel in Tribes: Ascend (a sniper class), when I discovered that whenever I happen to be doing some long-range, patient combat, I have a tendency to whistle show tunes or Christmas carols. I also seem to whisper to myself more frequently.

Then I thought, "Wow. That's incredibly weird." Something about whistling show tunes and winter carols sparks some sort of sniper-trance in my brain parts. I don't know how or why, but that's what happens.

So my question is: Do you ever find yourself in a pattern of doing strange things while sniping? Do you feel like it actually -helps- you snipe better as you do it?

 

[srm79]

I find that I tend to hold my breath as I take the shot. I never even realised I had this odd little habit until my girlfriend of all people noticed that I do it.

 

[Sean Hollyman]

I uh.. shoot the guy.. yeah that's about it really..

 

[The Wykydtron]

I just wait too long, a perfectly good stationary target and I have to wait for an extra 3 seconds for no good reason. By then they're started doing backflips and other shenanigans XP

As for habits I sometimes talk myself through the harder snipes, maybe not as often as when i'm playing fighting games. It helps me realise when i'm being a silly pants when I talk myself through the fight.

"Right, I think I shall go for the air grab reset against Doom... Wait no, thats retarded he's just going to do what all Dooms do best and insta Foot Dive the moment he gets out of the combo"

I still can't punish the Foot Dive very well, unless i'm playing Vergil that is

"Oh A full screen Foot Dive eh? SWAG DIVE! OWNED!"

Vergil's Stinger can punish everything... It's not even funny. Did you know that Akuma's projectile hyper is unsafe at full screen away? No? Vergil'd! XD

 

[Elamdri]

"Right, I think I shall go for the air grab reset against Doom... Wait no, thats retarded he's just going to do what all Dooms do best and insta Foot Dive the moment he gets out of the combo"

I still can't punish the Foot Dive very well, unless i'm playing Vergil that is

"Oh A full screen Foot Dive eh? SWAG DIVE! OWNED!"

Vergil's Stinger can punish everything... It's not even funny. Did you know that Akuma's projectile hyper is unsafe at full screen away? No? Vergil'd! XD

Alright, can someone tell me if what was written there is actual English, or it some sort of strange moonman speak.

 

[distortedreality]

I normally have a nap, roast some marshmallows, maybe do some fishing.....

Seriously though, no. I generally just take the shot and leave it at that.

 

[arnoldthebird]

I always have music playing, so I'll sing along if the game is unusually slow. Otherwise I do nothing out of the ordinary, just shoot the people who fall in my crosshairs

 

[CruisingForBiddies]

I just sit there and relish the short delay between firing and when my bullet finds its mark in Battlefield 3... Gives me shivers.

 

[Ordinaryundone]

I hum or sing to myself as well. It really does help you to calm down and focus.

 

[Hollyday]

I lull the enemies into a false sense of security by saying things like: 'No, you don't need to move, you're safe exactly where you are. How clever you are to take cover somewhere that shields your entire body but leaves your head totally visible' and then laugh like a maniac when I hit them. More often than not though I'm swearing like a sailor because I've just missed. As a non-gamer my flatmate is extremely worried for my sanity and has taken to locking her door

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

I came into this thread planning on saying "I don't really do anything unusual" but thinking about it, I think I do...

I find that I tend to hold my breath as I take the shot.

...this. At least if it's a particularly drawn-out shot that I'm being obscenely careful about. I'm usually a pretty quick aim-and-shoot sniper, so I don't have much time for doing anything, but if I'm being really painstaking about lining up the crosshairs...

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

Depends on how smug I'm feeling. If I'm missing a lot I tend to swear violently my team mates for doing better than me. If I'm getting a lot of hits, I tend to get really full of myself and say 'witty' (note inverted commas) things like "Oohhh! You didn't need that kneecap did you? Too bad!".

 

[Daystar Clarion]

"Right, I think I shall go for the air grab reset against Doom... Wait no, thats retarded he's just going to do what all Dooms do best and insta Foot Dive the moment he gets out of the combo"

I still can't punish the Foot Dive very well, unless i'm playing Vergil that is

"Oh A full screen Foot Dive eh? SWAG DIVE! OWNED!"

Vergil's Stinger can punish everything... It's not even funny. Did you know that Akuma's projectile hyper is unsafe at full screen away? No? Vergil'd! XD

Alright, can someone tell me if what was written there is actual English, or it some sort of strange moonman speak.

He's speaking MAHVEL.

Don't worry, if you don't play Marvel vs Capcom games, you won't understand.

OT: I tend to hold my breath, or say 'boom' when a shot hits.

 

[MercurySteam]

Masturbate

I tend to miss a lot.

Miss in the game or real life?

 

[sextus the crazy]

I don't use the scope. RDS or iron sights for me!

 

[Thatrocketeer]

When I snipe using the Huntsman in TF2 I tend to say "Well, you're not an adventurer anymore!" when I manage to hit them in the knee.

 

[F'Angus]

I generally don't look down the sight till I go to take the shot... I like to watch for people without the scope. But I'll normally be spinning a coin in my hand till someone appears.