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Subject: Sniper Against Sniper
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Your in multiplayer and its just u and another guy ure both very well trained in the art of sniping how do u win? Anybody got some tips on this?

  • 08.24.2004 6:57 PM PDT
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If u get a shot......Dont miss or your contrails will give you away and your done for

  • 08.24.2004 7:03 PM PDT
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you get a 1v1 sniper battle and you both are good players. it is all about who screws up first and who twiches first and who will get out of their sniping spot first. i got in an arguement on who should get out of their spot first. you want to go for head shots almost all the time but if you have too a quick double shot to the chest. but man this is hard. i dont really want to ever do it again. it becomes no fun. it toke me 2.5 hours to win a 15 kill limit on blood gulch and he ended up with a score of 13.

  • 08.24.2004 7:31 PM PDT
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you guys must suck then I play my friend who is a very good sniper(same I) we just go all out

1. don't skrew up your shots
2. ontop of the level good sniper spot
3. move and snipe dont sit

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  • 08.24.2004 9:05 PM PDT
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i hav a good tip(im a camper so i speak from experience)it has 2 do with your thumbstick sensitivity.if u find it realli hard 2 focus on even a still target, lower the sensitivity.if its 2 slow,raise it.simple!

  • 08.25.2004 2:15 AM PDT
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...if your a sniper and you happen to have a rocket launcer, like i do if i get into situations like this, just keep him pinned and make sure he doesnt realize you have a rl. like i said, keek him pinned and fire your launcher. ofcourse, if hes a screen looker...like most of my friends are they are granted miraculous insite to move right at the same time of impact...hummmm.....

anyway, a more simple way to get out of this problem is to not git into it in the 1st place

  • 08.25.2004 5:45 AM PDT

Why do people in ship mutinies always ask for "better treatment"? I'd ask for a pinball machine, because with all that rocking back and forth, you'd get a lot of free games.

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.

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Do you have any tips for defeating a sniper? they would be of great use to me.



well, the only way I see to defeat a sniper is simply being a better sniper =P but I'll put down a few pointers:

If we're talking sniper vs sniper, then it really does go down to whos the better sniper. Practicing with a partner is the best way of getting better. That way you can get used to the movements another person would use to dodge your shots. Other then that, powerups would be key. Active camo all the way!

As for getting upclose and personal (or.. semi close anyway) the pistol is your best friend. That depends on whether you've been spotted or not ofcourse. If you havent been spotted, take your time and figure out the best option (ie, should I snipe him when he's not moving or keep moving as close to him as I can and then strike) Now, if a sniper is heading your way, but hasnt seen you at all (since he's scanning in the other direction) its a wonderful blow to their ego when you smack them on the back. I've killed (and been killed) doing that way just because the enemy wasn't looking where he was going.

Now, if you have been spotted.. you probably wont know until its too late. However, sometimes they'll miss and you'll see that you're a target. Rule of thumb; DONT JUMP; if you do, that sniper will already know where'll you'll be going by the time you land and have probably already killed you in mid-air. Try being random in movements as well, sometimes ducking is agood thing. Oh, and also, if you're out in the open, hills are a good thing.. not for standing ontop of. This goes especially for blood gultch. If you want to be proctected by snipers who are behind their base, follow the mini valley path, that way they really cant see you (and thus, snipe you) Now if you need to take a quick view to the other side, try just skimming the edge of the hill so only a part of you is visible to the enemy. Again, the pistol is your best friend in this situation

Hope that helps


This should help.

  • 08.25.2004 8:23 AM PDT
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if your in a sniper battle and you get hit with a rl you must be asking for it. come on you can shoot the rocket. so rl useless and it goes way to slow and it is tomuch of a risk to go get it. i do rarely camp mostly in big games when it isnt a sniper battle. but what i was saying that looked like camping i useualy am doing a scan. but man it is hard to get out of a place when someone has you pinned down. though my friend really hates when he gets me pinned down because it is by one of the big rocks and i just screw with his mind becuase he cant predict where i will twich and i just jump here step there. it can be fun.

  • 08.25.2004 10:51 AM PDT
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Use your infred scope. Fire a shot in the air if they shot at you move and aim pull the triiger the bam right at the person

  • 08.25.2004 11:02 AM PDT
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Stay down. If you really want a kill fire a shot near a stealth powerup. Then move immediately to it. Fire one shot then move repeat eventually the enemy sniper will get desperate and start shooting, follow the trail then take the shot. Either that or if you got enough time move slowly onto the enemy then take the shot, or use a M6D Pistol and a frag to take down the target, finally go in the middle of the map with the Ghost and make your path unpredictable so you don't end up sniper fodder and when you see a missed shot and its origin accelerate foward jump out and take the shot before you're picked off. Desperate times only!

  • 08.25.2004 11:03 AM PDT
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I remember the times at LAN games when people are busy getting food or going to the shop. We'd have 2 XBOXs hooked up with large TV's for each and in different rooms. It'd end up just been me and some other guy wanting to play.

So, we went on Sidewinder, 1 vs 1 Slayer (first to 15). 100% Health with Shields On, Motion Tracker Off and Warthogs Only. The majority of the battles involved each other pinning each other behind something and popping out every so often to fire. It was kinda crap really.

I'd recommend playing with around 8 people and just about any gametype (I don't like Race).

Here's a good one:
Players: Even number (best is 6 or 8) and Free for All
Gametype: Oddball (Half as many balls as people. First to 5 or 10 mins)
Map: Hang 'Em High, Rat Race, Wizard or Derelict.
Game Settings: Objective Indicators On and No Motion Tracker
Player Settings: 200% Health and Shields On
Weapon Settings: No Sniping
Extras: Trait with ball = Faster Trait without ball = More Damage Inflicted

The thing with this game is simple. The players with the ball will be trying to hide/runaway from anyone as people without the ball will want the ball and players with the ball will want them dead to take away the time. The case with this game is half the amount of players will be hunting the other, yet deaths will occur on both 'sides' due to 'jealousy' (players in same situation killing each other to get ahead).

Its a really fun game and always turns out really close.

  • 08.25.2004 11:15 AM PDT
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Get in close enough range with the pistol. Keep hitting him with the pistol to not allow him to zoom in on you. Look for a way out or just play games with him in a sniper match. One of you are going to die anyways.

  • 08.25.2004 11:21 AM PDT
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It is easy all you really have to know is simple SHOOT TO KILL!!!! thas all you need to know to kick butt. also if your camping and you miss your best thought is to book out of where you are or get to where he cant see you. if he gets close enough take his sheild then cap him in the head with your pistol (atomatic kill). Other then that get in a good place such as the the great off the maps in blood gulch this is a great website for off the map tricks and many other cool things www.haloib.com.

  • 08.25.2004 1:45 PM PDT
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watch on his screen so you can see where he is and kill him

  • 08.27.2004 8:19 AM PDT