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Subject: Alright a cool guide to sniping how about one about defending again...
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Okay so you're trapped behind a rock and a sniper's got you in his scope. Can someone tell me what to do, this is a thread for someone to post a detailed anti-sniping guide.

  • 07.08.2004 8:41 PM PDT
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Sit there so long that the sniper gets bored and goes away.

  • 07.08.2004 9:15 PM PDT
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Throw a grenade at your feet and hope that you respawn far away from him. That's what i always do. You can also shoot yourself with the rocket launcher.

  • 07.08.2004 9:24 PM PDT
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Wow very effective and completly brave you are so not a *bad word that starts with a n and ends with a b* ;-)

  • 07.08.2004 10:29 PM PDT
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here are a few things that i do, hope they help.

Smoke Screen:
Throw a few plasma grenades and as they blow up 1 by one keep running behind them into the blue misty stuff. If you're on soil you can use human grenades that send dirt into the air... it's not all that effective but it can be distracting.
(Dont use this on Pro's)

Pop-outs:
Step out at random...or jump over the rock and find out where he is, make sure your style of pop-outs is completly random so your chances of taking one in the head are less. Left, Right, Duck, Jump...get me? Random. No obvious order or you die.
When you find out where he is, depending on weapon i.e rocket launcher or PlasmaP...fire 2 at his position, calculate the time it would arrive and run as he needs to dodge run for new cover...should mess with him abit. You can also use other weapons, depending on range and effectiveness.

Scope-Drop:
Everyone should know this, if you hit a sniper while he's in zoom mode he comes out of zoom mode. So if in close effective range with the Pistol or AR or something you can hit with then fire and strafe his position, once he tries with his 4 rounds (IF) he'll draw his primary weapon and retreat or try take you out...up to you what to do then.

Strafing:
Dont ever run towards a sniper or Left and right... always make progress to new cover. So when running always run on an angle and stop and start at random making the sniper re-calibrate his aim. This takes skill but not alot. If you know the sniper snipering you then it should be easy. (Warning: Best to know where he is also so you can run on an angle)

Thats all i can think off at the moment, hope this stuff helps...i havent played in ages so good luck :)

  • 07.09.2004 12:59 AM PDT
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Anticipation, Asumption, things like this is what a Sniper (good one) uses to hit his target, he'll asume that if you're running towards the Super Shield, then you WANT the supershield and he'll line his aim ahead of you in anticpation of the shot. Thats why it is always important to be Random. So that he wont expect what you're about to do or trying to do...

understand that and he'll never be 2 steps ahead of you.... Unpredictability is key :)

  • 07.09.2004 1:04 AM PDT
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If a sniper has you pinned, and hes good, you have two options, kill him or be killed: bide time, make him empty hs clip or (remember, it only takes one hit to knock out his scope).

Be killed: There is no dishonor in admitting defeat...so long as you absolutly bitichify him next time, lol

  • 07.09.2004 5:40 AM PDT
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Defending against a sniper you dont know about is impossible, he/she should have you dead in a heartbeat.. but if you got lucky enough to survive his first shot and found cover there are a few things you can do!
Firstly, if you have a sniper rifle shoot back, put him in the same position your in. Even if you dont have the SR the pistol is equally effective!
Secondly try and move to different places, if a (clever) sniper knows you are hiding behind a certain rock and he cant get a shot at you he will try to find an angle that he can shoot you from!
When strafing you should move as erratically as possible, if your movement becomes predictable you will die. Also never jump to avoid a sniper, I always thank my lucky stars when a target jumps, it just hangs you up perfectly for a fatal shot!
Lastly, and in my opinion the most effective, if your on a team and have a crack shot on your side, merely tell him where the sniper is and let him pop him in the head! He'll be so busy looking at you he wont notice your teammate targeting him!

  • 07.09.2004 5:57 AM PDT
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Thank you all, this info is just what I wanted.

  • 07.09.2004 10:21 AM PDT