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Subject: Lesson of the week- Hikaru 119's Sniping Guide part 1 of some n...
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"Next rule. NO CAMPING. Camping is not sniping, it is the coward's way out. You also become very obvious. Campers are not snipers, they aren't even sharpshooters." Haha wow thank you for making my day!

  • 02.03.2006 9:13 PM PDT
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Glad to be of assistance.

  • 02.08.2006 8:25 PM PDT
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Is sweep sniping covered in this? It deserves recognition.

  • 02.28.2006 9:59 AM PDT
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Posted by: Stapleyurdog
Is sweep sniping covered in this? It deserves recognition.


sweep sniping doesn't work worth a crap in halo 1

  • 02.28.2006 10:34 AM PDT
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in outskirts on legendary try to snipe the covenent in top of the buildings then go for the bugs!!!! i got killed so many times doing the other way .................lol

[Edited on 3/11/2006]

  • 03.11.2006 11:16 AM PDT
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Posted by: rockon1357
in outskirts on legendary try to snipe the covenent in top of the buildings then go for the bugs!!!! i got killed so many times doing the other way .................lol


You silly people and your talking about halo 2 in a halo 1 forum

  • 03.12.2006 7:45 PM PDT
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You could do that or you could just start out playing snipers and paly against harder opponets...I think that thats the best way to learn and hone my skills.

  • 03.20.2006 4:40 PM PDT
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Holy crap this is still up? Yeah sweep sniping doesn't work. And calling it sweep sniping is just bad. It's sweep shooting.

  • 04.02.2006 6:17 PM PDT
Subject: Hikaru-119's Halo 1 sniping guide, w00t pinned for a year!
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Well I 'd also like you to add that when sniping in a one hit kill sniper mod, and when they run, <example>- when they strafe side ways and are shooting at u, AIM TOWARDS THE DIRECTION THEYRE MOVING NOT ON THEM. Because of the time The bullet takes to travel to the target aiming at them is the worst move u can do.<example done, lol>
I've been playing this game for 1 month now and I can beat people who have been playing it for years, Like [$$], and ~.

Also WHen ur sniper v sniper, try to not only jump but to hit ctrl while in the air, this is called spaz jumping and u become harder to hit, and when u hit the ground duck aswell.

  • 04.17.2006 5:28 PM PDT
Subject: Lesson of the week- Hikaru 119's Sniping Guide part 1 of some n...
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hey thanks for the sniping guide, it really helped.

  • 05.14.2006 3:07 AM PDT
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No problem. And now I must leave for Fort Benning, GA. More details in the original post.

  • 05.22.2006 5:32 AM PDT
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ahhhh, good old tactics.

  • 05.27.2006 6:47 PM PDT
Subject: Hikaru-119's Halo 1 sniping guide, w00t pinned for 2 years!
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thats cool

  • 05.28.2006 10:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: Hikaru 119
Next rule. NO CAMPING. Camping is not sniping, it is the coward's way out. You also become very obvious. Campers are not snipers, they aren't even sharpshooters. Okay then, nect topic.


This was the only bad part of your great sniping guide.

It's bad advice for several reasons. Camping is a perfectly legitimate strategy. Movement is the bane to the sniper because a moving target is always ten times easier to see. The thing that really bothered me is that you sound like a scrub. You make up your own "rules of honor", really rules that don't matter in real life, and think they make you a "better" player.

To quote the awesome Sirlin: "He does not play to win.

The scrub would take great issue with this statement for he usually believes that he is playing to win, but he is bound up by an intricate construct of fictitious rules that prevent him from ever truly competing."

The sniper should have a mixture of movement and camping to be as effective as possible. The ratio of movement to camping depends on such factors as :team position, objective,enemy position, ammo capacity, sidearm, terrain, map, power weapons, etc.




  • 05.28.2006 2:34 PM PDT
Subject: Lesson of the week- Hikaru 119's Sniping Guide part 1 of some n...
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well the best game to practice snipering is swat3 or 4 on PC.
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try that lvl on legendary for some good sniper practice.

  • 05.29.2006 9:52 PM PDT
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ok my turn for some sniping advice...
SNIPING TIP 1=:=:sniping tactics well if you are vs'ing some one in slayer in the blood gulch map (halo 1) you will start at a base red or blue,go up stairs and pick up the pistol and the sniper hide behind the portal and sniper and aim at the other base which your opponent will be,mirror image your base in line from your portal to theirs.if your opponent is respwnd at your base just quikley teleport through the portal wich is beside you, when you step through the portal just stay near walls or the mountains,and also if possible duk aswell.Also stay still so your opponent wouldn't see you on their radar if your snipering*less complicated version is dont move too much...

SNIPING TIP 2=:=:quik reloading with sniper
While sniping you only have 4 bullets each round,while you reload you know it takes a minimum of 10 secs.So when you look at your gun press the B button right after the new round of bullets get into the gun.



  • 05.29.2006 10:27 PM PDT
Subject: Hikaru-119's Halo 1 sniping guide, w00t pinned for 2 years!
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Posted by: Hikaru 119
I hope you all enjoy this. So you know I'll be training as US Army Infantry when this has been up for two years, so some one give a bump around it's "b-day." Thanks!


It's birthday was only three days ago, good luck in your training.

  • 06.10.2006 7:23 PM PDT
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nice sniper guide. sniping is my game and you mentioned some good pointers! thanxs

  • 06.11.2006 7:31 PM PDT
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what is wOOt???

  • 06.28.2006 2:41 PM PDT
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Okay here is a question: is it better to snipe out a complete clip or do you snipe a shot and reload right away?... Obviously taking into consideration the situation around you (i.e lots of people rushing, etc etc).

I prefer the -Shoot-reload-shoot-reload-shoot-reload- method myself.

  • 06.29.2006 8:21 PM PDT
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KAROMA 1 is so bad he had a led of 16 kills. 32 to 48 me II SAVAG3 II AND II SQUANTO II RAPED THEM AND GOT A TIE BECAUSE I BETRADE SQUANTO -blam!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ME AND SQUANTO CAMPED ;] :]

  • 06.30.2006 5:58 PM PDT

i think sniping should only be used in a form of team defence e.g. king of the hill

  • 07.04.2006 8:36 AM PDT
Subject: Hikaru-119's Halo 1 sniping guide, w00t pinned for 2 years!
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lol Like you said, it depends on the situation. If I can expect something to shoot at after I fire the first shot I will wait to reload, or else I'll reload immediately.

  • 08.03.2006 7:55 PM PDT

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yeah sniping is not for the impatient man or the run-n-gun man. Stay still( actually, not really) being a stealthy god- like sort of person. (you die, you die, you die, hey a lady; eh, you die too

  • 08.06.2006 12:16 PM PDT