Snipers Utility

Howitzer · 05-20-2008, 06:48 PM

According to the guide , ingame tips and all, The sniper is a recon kit that shouldn't be used ONLY to kill.

But as i found out on a lot of rounds , the sniper is not used as it should. First it should always be used with an officer/spec-op as spotter (i know somes of you sticked to it). If not its a team issue and theres nothing to do with it and thats where my suggestion comes into life. Maybe the sniper team should be able to do more information gathering then regular fireteams. Imagine if you could put a marker on a map that would indicate a Heavily defended area , enemy commender , maybe even the active spoting system that the infantry lost in 0.7.

Scot · 05-20-2008, 06:50 PM

I always thought that the sniper needed something like that, good idea, me likey!

Rudd · 05-20-2008, 08:04 PM

Agreed. but i'd rather see it in the form of a new tool to help commanders who receive intel from said sniper.

similar to designate target/CAS markers. ofc, voip can do the job but not every1 speaks the same language OFC, and game chat can be lost pretty quickly.

[R-DEV]77SiCaRiO77 · 05-20-2008, 08:08 PM

maybe give the sniper the ability to spot in the map like vehicles have now ?

that will represent the radio they carry and also the recon ability

~~Waaah_Wah~~ · 05-20-2008, 10:11 PM

Nooooooo! No spam spotting

~~ralfidude~~ · 05-21-2008, 12:26 AM

ok not spam spotting but come on, the snipers job is to recon, so give him recon capabilities. For now its limited to squad leader, the commander should get that intel as well.

maverick551 · 05-21-2008, 12:51 AM

I agree, I would allow the sniper to have the active spotting feature that was removed in .7, simulating them sending information to the team about enemy movements. This would also make Snipers a much more valuable asset and target for the enemy to engage. Something of this nature should be implemented. Nice idea.

Drakenberg · 05-21-2008, 05:25 AM

They should only get a soflam, that would be perfect.

Many times you hear the sniper squads saying there are tanks in their area, well if they had a soflam. They could lase those tanks for the pilots.

They should not get active spotting, more like the zoom im, press q, rightclick and select.

master of the templars · 05-21-2008, 05:33 AM

i thought snipers could already spot lol, well i think adding this as suggested above would improve the use of this kit.

@bsurd · 05-21-2008, 05:48 AM

yes give the snipers a soflam

So he can himself check range to target and spot or laser it up for the hole team and not only for the squad! Would be nice to see this in future!

05-20-2008, 06:48 PM	#1
Howitzer Join Date: Jan 2008 Canada Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 624	Snipers Utility According to the guide , ingame tips and all, The sniper is a recon kit that shouldn't be used ONLY to kill. But as i found out on a lot of rounds , the sniper is not used as it should. First it should always be used with an officer/spec-op as spotter (i know somes of you sticked to it). If not its a team issue and theres nothing to do with it and thats where my suggestion comes into life. Maybe the sniper team should be able to do more information gathering then regular fireteams. Imagine if you could put a marker on a map that would indicate a Heavily defended area , enemy commender , maybe even the active spoting system that the infantry lost in 0.7.

05-20-2008, 06:50 PM	#2
Scot Join Date: Jan 2008 United Kingdom Location: In da hood Posts: 10,471	Re: Snipers Utility I always thought that the sniper needed something like that, good idea, me likey!
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05-20-2008, 08:04 PM	#3
Rudd Retired PR Developer Join Date: Aug 2007 United Kingdom Location: England, Brighton Posts: 17,664 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Snipers Utility Agreed. but i'd rather see it in the form of a new tool to help commanders who receive intel from said sniper. similar to designate target/CAS markers. ofc, voip can do the job but not every1 speaks the same language OFC, and game chat can be lost pretty quickly.
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05-20-2008, 08:08 PM	#4
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05-20-2008, 10:11 PM	#5
~~Waaah_Wah~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Norway Location: Norway Posts: 3,190	Re: Snipers Utility Nooooooo! No spam spotting

05-21-2008, 12:26 AM	#6
~~ralfidude~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,120	Re: Snipers Utility ok not spam spotting but come on, the snipers job is to recon, so give him recon capabilities. For now its limited to squad leader, the commander should get that intel as well.

05-21-2008, 12:51 AM	#7
maverick551 Join Date: Jan 2008 United States of America Location: Los Angeles Posts: 177	Re: Snipers Utility I agree, I would allow the sniper to have the active spotting feature that was removed in .7, simulating them sending information to the team about enemy movements. This would also make Snipers a much more valuable asset and target for the enemy to engage. Something of this nature should be implemented. Nice idea.
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05-21-2008, 05:25 AM	#8
Drakenberg Join Date: Aug 2007 Sweden Location: Stockholm Posts: 83	Re: Snipers Utility They should only get a soflam, that would be perfect. Many times you hear the sniper squads saying there are tanks in their area, well if they had a soflam. They could lase those tanks for the pilots. They should not get active spotting, more like the zoom im, press q, rightclick and select.
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05-21-2008, 05:33 AM	#9
master of the templars Join Date: Jun 2007 Viet Nam Location: Tas Posts: 602	Re: Snipers Utility i thought snipers could already spot lol, well i think adding this as suggested above would improve the use of this kit.
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05-21-2008, 05:48 AM	#10
@bsurd Join Date: Mar 2008 Germany Location: Hessen / Wiesbaden Posts: 350	Re: Snipers Utility yes give the snipers a soflam So he can himself check range to target and spot or laser it up for the hole team and not only for the squad! Would be nice to see this in future!

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