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Posted by: UL7IM4 G33K
Posted by: Commando Santos
Dude I'm going to be honest, some of my no scopes are done at long range, but for that you need stealth. Well along with a good position of course, but not lately... to sum things up... some of us can do no-scopes at either medium range and/or long range. And if thats luck, well call us lucky...
Also I once no-scoped a guy and got a bulltrue(I think thats how you type it) and he wasn't attacking me!
Most every no-scope at mid-long range was preceded by scoping in and having yourself de-scoped just before firing yet still claiming the head shot. Quick scoping is also not a no-scope, and would blur the line between what does and does not deserve a medal. Head shots are difficult enough, we don't need to reward people for being plain reckless. And the kill you described says nothing about circumstance or how lucky you were, just that it happened.
My best kill was in Halo 2 with the rockets on Coagulation. Two warthogs at exactly the same time for a killtrocity (two full hogs). I didn't plan it that way, but it happened. I did it, but I won't claim it as my own skill. It was heavily based on luck and coincidence, as are many no-scopes.
First, I thought a quick-scope was aiming at a person, scoping, and then shooting quickly after wards (less than a second or so.) This means that the no-scope medal wouldn't be awarded for these types of kills.
Second, it would NOT blur the line between what doesn't deserve the medal or not because EVERY head shot no-scope is a no-scope. If you run at someone with a sniper and get de-scoped, it still takes skill and/or luck to get the head shot because being de-scoped is highly disorienting.
Finally, many no-scopes are lucky, but you would easily be able to tell the difference between a no-scope pro and a lucky noob by comparing the frequency of their no-scope medals with their kill-to-death ratio and skill level. If they frequently are reckless and always go for the no-scope they'll probably have alot of them, but they'll also have a really bad k/d ratio. On the other hand, someone who is a smart player might go for no-scopes when absolutely necessary to survive will have a good k/d ratio, but won't have to many no-scopes. Then there might be someone who goes for and gets no-scopes consistently. That person would have a good k/d and lots of no-scopes which would mean that they are either really, REALLY lucky or just have skillz.
In the end, you just really can't go wrong with the no-scope medal, but if you're really bent on the notion that ALL no-scopes are due to luck then you could just choose to ignore the medals.