- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
With the sniper rifle, I am better at getting headshots than most people I have played against. That said, I am not even that great a sniper. Why? I ONLY go for the headshot - I take many seconds lining up the perfect HS when I should just double tap em in the back. In sniper games I play I almost always have the most headshots, and even though I frequently win those games, I sometimes fall to someone who isn't as great of a shot as me, but who focuses more on getting the kill than getting the perfect shot away.
Now don't get me wrong, being able to HS on a whim is a great skill to have, and it has helped me in many a Slayer match, but keeping your wits and going for the non-glamorous kills is just as good a strategy. And I'd have to say that being able to no-scope well (something I can't hardly do at all) is even more important than being able to tap off a headshot in most situations.
Halo 3 will fix all that, though... goodbye sweep sniping and firing off 4 rounds in 2 seconds...