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Subject: Who has the real skill? pistol or sniper?
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Poll: Which is better?  [closed]
Sniper:  45%
(35 Votes)
Pistol:  55%
(43 Votes)
Total Votes: 78

i've learned in past polls not to take sides...

lets hear what ya got...

  • 04.29.2004 2:52 PM PDT
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Sniper is really hard because you use it when people are really far away. I use the pistol for medium and short range. I like them both equally and use when necessary.

  • 04.29.2004 2:59 PM PDT
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What do you mean for people who are really far away? I use the sniper in close combat all the time.

  • 04.29.2004 3:02 PM PDT
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Sniper definetley is more demanding, skill-wise. Pistol can take anyone out from short to medium-long range. Sniping is somewhat an ART. Pumping 3-5 rounds in some clueless friend is REDUNDANT.

[Edited on 4/29/2004 3:08:37 PM]

  • 04.29.2004 3:08 PM PDT
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The M-6D is more versatile, but if you know how to use the S-2, it can be really devastating. I find that I use sniper rifles at close range a lot in FPSes, probably due to the fact that they basically provide one-shot kills.

  • 04.29.2004 3:18 PM PDT
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I think, just by personal expierience, that using a sniper is ez'er then a pistol, and most weapons. I will explain.
Snipers use the element of surprise to kill the enemy. They also use range to their advantage. The only thing that can fend a sniper is a sniper and a "good" pistol man. A sniper could kill 10 peeps before ne one could kill him, for one cuz snipers take a long time to respawn, and two, because there isn't enough great pistol users.
A Pistol man is hard to be if you are attacking long range (and if you're at really close range) A great pistol man can kill a sniper with ease. If u have great accuracy with it (I do, cuz i Have a lot of sniper friends) you just fire at the sniper and if ur good, u'll hit them, knocking them off zoom, in which they try to zoom again or run, but by that time they are dead. This is only my opinion. If ne one thinks differently, just type below and I'll see if i can b persuaded

  • 04.29.2004 3:27 PM PDT
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sniper all the way

  • 04.29.2004 3:45 PM PDT
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sniper definitely commands more skill, even if your skilled at it you can always be taken out. therefore you have to train harder

  • 04.29.2004 4:10 PM PDT
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of course the sniper. it owns blood gultch and battle creek not to mention other levels in which it still racks up kills every few seconds.

pistol is effective but absolete.

  • 04.29.2004 4:13 PM PDT
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keep in mind, i like em both, but with the sniper u have a smaller clip and its really hard to get ur aimer set up for a one hit kill, but if ur good with it, then u own the map

  • 04.29.2004 4:15 PM PDT
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wow...peck, you just dont give up do you? Good on ya mate. Glad you managed to be a good sport about things...maturity makes forums sooooooooo much better.

  • 04.29.2004 4:28 PM PDT

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I would say pistols because u gotta look all around u and shoot at the same time and snipers they are annoying and they go hide on cliffs or a cave and u dont even see them.

  • 04.29.2004 4:29 PM PDT
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I voted pistols, because if you wear pistols you had to fought other pros player in front of you, most of SniperFans said NOO! I won't to fight you in front, unless i had sniper because you can't shoot far as sniper weapon do! ,Also I think using sniper is cheating, it's like using panzer in wolfy, because sniper is TOO way powerful than pistols, ALSO sniper can killed other players in ONE SHOT!!!.

  • 04.29.2004 4:38 PM PDT
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BUMP

  • 04.29.2004 4:48 PM PDT
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snipers. Less ammo means better placed shots means better aim means better skill.

  • 04.29.2004 5:30 PM PDT
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well I like the sniper rifle, due to the killtacular in one clip of head shots, but the pistol is the most diverse weapon in the game. you can snipe pretty far with it, and yet it is still usefull in close combat.

  • 04.29.2004 5:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: grease monk
I would say pistols because u gotta look all around u and shoot at the same time and snipers they are annoying and they go hide on cliffs or a cave and u dont even see them.


that is why they have contrails. hunt them down and kill them. whenever we have CTF games we have a person who plays counter-sniper with the sniper rifle from our base.

  • 04.29.2004 5:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dr Fearless
I voted pistols, because if you wear pistols you had to fought other pros player in front of you, most of SniperFans said NOO! I won't to fight you in front, unless i had sniper because you can't shoot far as sniper weapon do! ,Also I think using sniper is cheating, it's like using panzer in wolfy, because sniper is TOO way powerful than pistols, ALSO sniper can killed other players in ONE SHOT!!!.


Sniping isnt cheating and is only a problem if you a (insert the "n" word here). So easy to counter especially if player isnt watching his surrondings good enough. For instance they will be out to kill YOU if your owning with sniper so every once in a while check and see if invisibility/"n" word weapon is missing.

Also panzer isnt that powerful in fact you must be quite new to the game because it is so easy to prevent getting "panzerd" bunkers are nearly always safe(unless the panzer has a perfect shot between the wall, or he bursts in on you) but y am i talking about RTCW? Its your fault! well just saying nothings rigged if you are smart enough on your feet to counter it.

  • 04.29.2004 5:48 PM PDT
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I say sniper. That's not to say that the pistol is easy to use effectively, it's just that n00bs are able to use it easier than the sniper. I think that the sniper has a larger learning curve, but both require skill. I'll pwn j00 with either though.

  • 04.29.2004 5:55 PM PDT
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I prefer the pistol over sniper although I usually snipe the pistol is better at close range unless your good with the sniper close up. But I thought we can carry two guns at the same time can't we?

  • 04.29.2004 5:56 PM PDT
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I'm going with sniper on this one and I will be happy to explain. I am a sniper, God I am, but I do use the pistol. Using the Sniper Rifle is an art to it's name. Like you all may know you can just fire away at an enemy on ground or in a vehicle and in 3-5 shots kill them if your good (you got 12 shots while sniper has 4). Now don't get me wrong pistols take art but not like a sniper. I'll continue. Shooting a sniper rifle takes time and accuratacy. When shooting at a moving target it is harder to hit than using a sniper (definately harder to kill someone in a warthog or ghost or banshee trust me). When I snipe it's one or two hit death I won't lie like others of you. Plus have you ever waited to shoot in the dark for a good 3 min. to get a war turning shot? Snipers take more skill. With less ammo they have to make every shot count, and count I do. One death, two death, three death, four death, reload proceed again. But that's my few what ya'll think?

  • 04.29.2004 6:45 PM PDT
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The sniper takes skill to use but if you mastering the pistol for constant headshots is hard to.

  • 04.29.2004 6:48 PM PDT
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All of my freinds use the sniper whenever they get the chance to but i always take them out with the pistol unless they are just out of range then they get to occupied with what they are aiming at and dont even notice me sneak up behind them. Its my weapon of choice along with the shotgun

  • 04.29.2004 6:53 PM PDT
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I take the sniper. There's just something inconcievably awesome about killing four of your friends in a row with one clip, then never letting them forget it.

  • 04.29.2004 7:40 PM PDT
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Ah ha this is my point! you can kill four players in one clips, SOO -blam!-! , if you are front of four players who wear pistols , you had balls to fought those back

  • 05.02.2004 8:14 AM PDT

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