Comments on: Sniper Tips

By: Raptor

Raptor — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:38:57 +0000

I disagree with the 1 Sniper argument. Usually, if you have 12 or 16 players (24 or 32 player servers) you can afford having 2 Snipers, and it is actually a very tactical advantage. An example being if I headshot a troublesome soldier with a buff banner, and a kritzkrieg’d heavy comes around the corner, I have to wait for the full charge to be able to kill him. If there are 2 snipers, that means that you have a fully charged bullet every 1.5 seconds. It may not sound like much, but it can make an enemy team think twice about offensive strategy.

Also, know your targets. A scout dosent have much health, and if hes being shot at, a quarter charged chest shot is usually enough to take him down. Pay attention to your charge meter, and pick your targets. Killing 4 hurt enemies or taking 4 shots to kill a 450HP Heavy. Your choice.

By: Pie21

Pie21 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:25:16 +0000

Math? That’s just numbers. Take an engineering course, and thou shalt know math

In English, don’t bother fully charging every shot, because you probably don’t need to. More, weaker shots is likely more effective than less, more powerful shots.

By: NeonDarkness

NeonDarkness — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:08:08 +0000

OK, dude, I like the advice and think your awesome and all, but you shouldn’t try to bring math into a video game, it has the similar effect of dividing by zero. That is to say… TEH HOL UNEEVRS WIL XPLOD!!! BOOM!!!

Good advice though.

By: itburns

itburns — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:22:35 +0000

I would also recommend that, when possible, you position yourself near a friendly sentry (dustbowl and goldrush have several good oppurtunities). Spies will be less likely to backstab you with a sentry around, and you can use your powerful machete to take care of any spies which go after the buildings first. Having a dispenser nearby also tops up your health passively. The only downside to this is that the sentry may become a target, exposing you to splash damage. In that event just run away.

By: itburns

itburns — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:15:59 +0000

Overall speed of the target is entirely irrelevant when choosing a target. The important factor with regard to movement is transversal (or angular velocity). Transversal is, in layman’s terms, the speed of the target with regards only to the left/right/up/down movement relative to your position. For example, someone running directly towards you has a transversal of 0; they are effectively standing still. Someone running to your right has a transversal of… well its a lot of math but its more than zero, trust me. Because of this a scout running towards you may actually be an easier target than a heavy strafing to your left or right. Choosing targets with low/no transversal is the key to getting headshots consistently. This is the same reason that it is harder to hit targets which are closer even when their overall absolute speed is the same, as transversal takes into account the distance between the observer and the target.