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Subject: snipering tips how to stop a sniper
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If your within a good distance for the effective range of a plasma rifle or pistol, do the following:

1) While running at her...shoot the Plasma Rifle or Pistol fire in her direction. (preferably at her)
2) Grenade Toss (while still heading her direction)
3) Plasma Rifle or Pistol fire (while still heading her direction)
4) Grenade Toss (yada yada)
5) Face Off

When I say Face Off, it means, if she is good Halo player in general, she would have switched to an alternative weapon before you get to close. If that is situation, then that means, you better hope she is not better with a Pistol or Plasma Rifle then a sniper rifle, b/c it sounds like your Goose is cooked. If you want to get better at Halo, play the campaign solo on Legendary. Also, Legendary will help you understand the effectiveness of weapons, or start on Heroic whatever.

  • 07.15.2004 10:41 AM PDT
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yeah, pretty much the only thing to do is knock her out of zoom. if they're a much better sniper than you, going sniper to sniper against them only gets you killed. so, get your pistol and charge. only thing you can really do.

it also helps to know the map, so if you see the trail of sniper bullets you can guess at where she'll be at. makes finding her easier.

  • 07.15.2004 1:53 PM PDT
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Throw a plasma gernade in front of you and run behind it as it explodeds, that tends to blind them and lose you. This works really well when pined or where there is a lot of cover to also hide behind.
Don't do this to much the sniper will learn.

  • 07.15.2004 5:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: Willshire
throw long distance grenades use the pistol and shoot her so she gets her zoom off or just practice sniping and then sit back in a good sniper spot up higher than ground level or memorize a spot and know its weaknesses and its advantages cover your weaknesses and you should get better


HELLO! DO NOT CAMP! This is THE worst thing you can do. as soon as you fire they know where you are. Unless you get head shots 24/7. No NOT do this. It also seems that this girl screen hops! Looks at your screen to see where you are, hunt you down, and shoot you. Try putting some ghosts in. these are the Best Anti snipper weapon. Face and FreeZ (shoot). also try staying inside with a shotgun. she will need to hunt you! this my sound like a cowered. by eh... it works.

  • 07.16.2004 4:33 AM PDT
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mine is a pretty lame tip... but....

Make a gametype with no sniper settings!

YAAAAYYY!!

(i think i have a niece thats older than me, so i should have known better than to think that when he says aunty, its not necessarily my mums age, but my mums sister...) (or some such)

  • 07.16.2004 5:08 AM PDT
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When against a sniper, Grenades are probably your best friend. You can:
* Learn how to be really accurate with Grenades. With this you can quickly get behind some cover and if you know where she is (from sniper trails) then you can send some her way.

* Learn the exact timing and blast radius of both Fragmentation and Plasma Grenades. Once you have you can use it to your advantage to blind the sniper. When pinned behind cover, you throw a grenade, wait a little run tightly behind it and you got yourself some mobile cover.

Here's my tip of the day for if its more than you and her in a large map:
The scenario is:
* More than 2 players on a map like Sidewinder or Blood Gulch.
* You're pinned behind cover but you know where she's firing from (for now).
* You have 4 (or more) Grenades
* She is quite up high, looking down on everything

THE PLAN
* Firstly, throw one or two grenades out into the open.
* Straight after, throw a grenade up high (accurately near her position).
* Now charge towards her with a suitable weapon in hand, throwing another grenade in her direction.

The first two grenades (thrown into the open) COULD make her believe there is a little battle happening below. She looks down momentarily to see if she can a) Help out a team mate (team game) b) Score more points by taking out the people battling.

The aimed grenade (if goes near) should wound her a little and knock her scopes off.

Charge and fire to finish her off, along with a grenade to shake things up

  • 07.16.2004 5:09 AM PDT
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im not the best at dodging sniper bullets but when i started prac. sniping the one thing i learned is never zig zag trust me u end up doin a patern u should use ur pistol and run at her looking for any cover and try using a goast or worthog those are hard to get headshots in from the front

  • 07.16.2004 6:13 PM PDT
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IF you are up against a sniper who does ALL HEADSHOTS (which isnt uncommon) when running anywhere, occasionally you should melee. This prevents headshots most of the time. When you respawn, melee.
My friend created a little contraption to practice sniping. Go to BG and set the weapons to snipers. Take the controller you are not using and rig the analog sticks with wire ties to the direction you want the dummy to run. Be sure to put at least a slight curve in his run so its not a straight line. To add to the realism, be sure to straffe back and forth while sniping. I hope this is at least a little bit of help! {:()

  • 07.16.2004 6:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mister Coffee
If your within a good distance for the effective range of a plasma rifle or pistol, do the following:

1) While running at her...shoot the Plasma Rifle or Pistol fire in her direction. (preferably at her)
2) Grenade Toss (while still heading her direction)
3) Plasma Rifle or Pistol fire (while still heading her direction)
4) Grenade Toss (yada yada)
5) Face Off

When I say Face Off, it means, if she is good Halo player in general, she would have switched to an alternative weapon before you get to close. If that is situation, then that means, you better hope she is not better with a Pistol or Plasma Rifle then a sniper rifle, b/c it sounds like your Goose is cooked. If you want to get better at Halo, play the campaign solo on Legendary. Also, Legendary will help you understand the effectiveness of weapons, or start on Heroic whatever.


Good tips, mostly, but no. If she is a good halo player, she will know that the sniper rifle can be the DEADLIEST weapon at ALL ranges. If you are very skilled with a sniper, you can get headshots at every distance, making for a sure kill. Sniping at close range is quite hard, so it depends how good you are. Even if you don't manage to get headshots, all you have to do is peg 'em twice and they're dead. Also, never run at her straight, as this will cause you to get shot.

  • 07.16.2004 7:46 PM PDT
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If they're good you won't be able to stop them so you can do a couple things. Stand still and take it like a man ( not a good choice), hide and hope they move to see you and let you slip away, or grab a rifle ( if possible) and try to lure them into firing so you can hit them first.

  • 07.16.2004 9:03 PM PDT
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Good advice i will have to try that

  • 07.16.2004 9:03 PM PDT
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you cant stop us. :-P

  • 07.16.2004 10:11 PM PDT
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Heres my tip, if you are being sniped on any map. The first thing to do is say to yourself, is the way i want to die? at the will and mercy of a lazy ass sniper who dosn't want to get out and run the map and only wants to hide in the hills. The second thing you should do is, run, that always is key to not being sniped, The third thing, stick your head between your legs and kiss you ass goodbye because if there good enough your f@#$ed. Hope these are helpful.

  • 07.16.2004 11:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: cmwak1
The third thing, stick your head between your legs and kiss you ass goodbye because if there good enough your f@#$ed. Hope these are helpful.


That pretty much sums it up if none of the help is helping! {:()

  • 07.17.2004 5:38 AM PDT
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I found that if worst comes to worst, change your settings for your thumbstick. (inverted or uninverted as long as its the opposite of what you are used to.) My friend alsways gets headshots and I just picked up a controller one day while he was training and he couldint hit me for shizzelnit!

  • 07.17.2004 6:31 AM PDT
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To cmwak1 I have one question? Would you rather have a no skill player go gunz a blazing to guard you or have a sniper with skill guard you so the enemies die before they even know what hit them. think about that before you start throwing insults around.

  • 07.17.2004 9:12 AM PDT

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