• From: Grong, Norway
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Re: Sniping

I hope that every weapon, even those firing good old bullets, need you to lead your targets. FH even forced you to aim higher if you were firing at a far-off target, due to bullet-drop. I'd like to see that for whatever bullet weapons you implement in FS (there was one in GC, remember tongue ?).

Also, it'd be nice if sniper rifles weren't one-hit-one-kill. A head shot should take 90-95% of your health, but no more.

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Re: Sniping

Well blasters don't do bullet drop and there aren't alot of bullet weapons in SW tongue

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Re: Sniping

Tusken raiders, among others, used them. But yes, I know blaster bolts go straight ahead.

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Re: Sniping

Safe-Keeper wrote:

I hope that every weapon, even those firing good old bullets, need you to lead your targets. FH even forced you to aim higher if you were firing at a far-off target, due to bullet-drop. I'd like to see that for whatever bullet weapons you implement in FS (there was one in GC, remember tongue ?).

Also, it'd be nice if sniper rifles weren't one-hit-one-kill. A head shot should take 90-95% of your health, but no more.

You'll get a helluva lot of outcry if headshots aren't one shot kill. They need to be, anyway. Snipers are too weak without it.

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  • From: Grong, Norway
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Re: Sniping

Worked great in GC. But yes, they got a huge outcry. Just like when they removed the crosshair so that the sniper wouldn't be used for anything but sniping. Just like when they refused to add Jedi big_smile .

And no, it certainly wasn't too weak. It was just right. In fact, it was more powerful, as they worked the same way as real-life land mines do: They cripple instead of killing. Instead of dying, you survive and badly need medical treatment.

In other words, instead of dying an re-spawning, you stay on the battlefield with less than 10% health, desperately bunny-jumping your way to a medic before you get killed by someone gently breathing on you. You're out of action for far longer than if you were dead. People just don't think about it that way.

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Re: Sniping

Headshots need to be one shot kill or the sniper is nerfed, I don't care how much damage it does normally but a headshot should be a one shot kill imo.

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Re: Sniping

Safe-Keeper wrote:

Worked great in GC. But yes, they got a huge outcry. Just like when they removed the crosshair so that the sniper wouldn't be used for anything but sniping. Just like when they refused to add Jedi big_smile .

And no, it certainly wasn't too weak. It was just right. In fact, it was more powerful, as they worked the same way as real-life land mines do: They cripple instead of killing. Instead of dying, you survive and badly need medical treatment.

In other words, instead of dying an re-spawning, you stay on the battlefield with less than 10% health, desperately bunny-jumping your way to a medic before you get killed by someone gently breathing on you. You're out of action for far longer than if you were dead. People just don't think about it that way.

yea, and you end up with no snipers playin lol.

sniper = "woo! i got a kill assist..........again"

"Mr. Realism" doesnt think a headshot equals a death? lol 

trooper = "Damn, i just got shot in the head. Oh well il just go get the medic to patch me up. No problem" tongue


Why am I getting the funny feeling your picking and choosing your 'realism' to suit YOUR wants and needs? wink

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