#Diversify/Revise Sniper Rifles

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solar terrace
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Currently, there are really only 2 viable sniper rifles, the L96 and the M200
L96 is good for closer range 100-500m sniping
M200 is good for longer range 300-1000m sniping

All other sniper rifles compared to these 2 are obsolete because currently there's only 2 kinds of sniper rifles in the game right now. Closer range headshot machines and longer range headshot machines. 70% of sniper rifles go unused because they are outclassed. There needs to be more unique ways to snipe and the sniper rifles need to be more different from each other. I have some ideas but I'm really just spit balling

Semi Auto sniper (instead of bolt action) that can't one hit kill with headshots, has 5 bullets in a magazine and encourages people to go for multiple body shots

Bolt Action sniper that can't zero its scope but has a very high velocity, makes players learn and look at the range indicators on the scope. Imagine a better M200 with faster bolt, reload speed, and velocity, which in exchange has a higher skill ceiling

Bolt Action that can destroy soft covers. Cover is a gun's biggest weakness, especially for sniper because they can't just push forward to get around cover. This gun would help with this problem by being able to destroy walls/cover/builds. Imagine the size of a hole the sledge hammer makes but on a sniper. Would probably get rid of 3-4 stages of building on a wall that players can build

These are just some ideas I was thiknking of. Anyone have any suggestions/ways diversify snipers?

dawn flicker
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An anti-material rifle would be a great addition. allow sniping on vehicles to be a playstyle

digital goblet
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The M200 sniper rifle in this game is very handy, and when it feels good, it also has a good hit rate for moving targets at a distance of 800 to 1000 meters. The record for the farthest fixed target is around 1480 meters, and the moving target is around 1000 meters.

storm summit
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i feel like the MSR should specialize in firerate to encourage bursts of continuous fire and reward those who can get fast headshots

digital goblet
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like vss，The submachine gun in a sniper rifle

storm summit
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and also be a bit lighter than the M200, i think it's unnecessarily encumbering

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REM700 should be something that sits in between the L96 and M200 as a more balanced and consistent alternative

digital goblet
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I'm really not used to it, I prefer the feel of this gun in Battlefield 4

digital goblet
storm summit
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what's rem7 capacity again? i forgot

digital goblet
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I still use SV98, MSR, Rem7, and M200 more personally

storm summit
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yeah i tend to run MSR and L96 often

charred gate
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I use the SV98 and its pretty alright

digital goblet
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SV98 seems more versatile but emphasizes medium distance

digital goblet
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I feel like the one who may have a new sniper rifle recently is the VSS

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Differentiated and fun

obsidian fjord
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i'm not sure you want an even more broken M200

digital goblet
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Asval is equipped with a PSO optical sight

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VSS was born

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A fully automatic subsonic sniper rifle with a VSS range of only 200 meters

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👍

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Or change the skin of the gun and use special ammunition

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There are so many special bullets, such as top shell armor piercing bullets, armor piercing incendiary bullets,

devout rivet
digital goblet
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In BBR, I feel like I'm play CS with this gun

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Like the feel of Battlefield IV, I feel like I'm using very precise, powerful, and flexible firearms

charred gate
mystic summit
glad ridge
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I really like a lot of the suggestions in here. My personal fav is the better m200 with no ablity to zero in the scope. Balancing it would be a nightmare because there are people like myself who do not use any zeroing aids on the gun already due to my experience in other games. I am unaware how many other people also do this but i cant imagine me being much of a special case. It could turn ugly if there are enough people who can handle this type of gun properly.

Additionally to new gun ideas Id like to say I also agree the other guns need love in some respect. There are bugs currently with the first sniper that heavily reduce its ease to fire at full RPM of the bolt upgrades. This weapon could in fact be modified from its current state to be the weapon you described as the shorter range sniper option.

kind valve
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as long as we get a more close quarters sniper with a good fire rate i think i can stop crying

digital goblet
# charred gate If vss, VSSM would be more fitting

VSSM and VSS are essentially no different, just like the relationship between AK74 and AK74m. The letter m only represents some simple modernization. Replacing wooden components with engineering plastics, foldable stock and built-in guide rails

charred gate
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Yes

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And?

digital goblet
charred gate
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???

digital goblet
charred gate
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Elaborate

digital goblet
paper jewel
mystic summit
paper jewel
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Already loved the ASVal so I feel like it'd fit to have a VSS

errant plaza
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I do agree on this, for instance, M200 and MSR despite being larger in caliber, have faster bolting speed than a smaller rifle in the same category

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SG,SV,R700 despite being a lightweight rifle have low Bolting speed

mystic summit
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This is what I wrote on another sub

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2 Sniper category, with 3 sniper per category :

  • Long range sniper : High velocity | Medium~Long reload time | Medium~long bolt time | Slow ADS time | Slow draw speed | High level of sway. Doesn't have access to short range scope.

  • Medium range sniper : Low~Medium velocity | Short~Medium reload time | Short~medium bolt time | Fast ADS time | medium draw speed | Short~medium Sway. Can have short range scope. Doesn't have access to extreme long range scope.

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then you make the sniper in each category have different perks in some stats of the category

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One has better velocity (still in the same category) but more bolt time, etc

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There'll always be a "better gun" mathematically. Because pure balance = boring / not fun.

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But you can bridge the gap, to make it so, it's "near balance" while still fun and have more "option"

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It'll also make it so people picking snipers for design/sound, aren't disadvantaged too much 👀