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Subject: Changing the sniper?
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Poll: Would you like to see the snipers  [closed]
made more powerful?:  10%
(5 Votes)
left alone?Tthey are perfect the way they are.:  75%
(39 Votes)
Made less powerful?:  4%
(2 Votes)
What is a sniper?:  12%
(6 Votes)
Total Votes: 52

Obviously in one of the updates they made reference to working on the snipers, to making them better. I wonder what this means. I'm hoping they are just changing the look of it or something. I think the snipes are plenty powerful . In fact, I would like to see the contrail on the human sniper and the lightblast on the alien sniper last longer. Too many times I've been shot by the human sniper and couldn't see the contrail. I'm not sure if this is latency or what but once you fire the sniper it should give you away, atleast in direction. When you are being spawn killed and you don't even know what direction it is coming from it's annoying, If you could atleast know a direction you might have a fighting chance to get a shot off before you get killed again.

  • 07.21.2006 8:27 AM PDT
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teher is twoo meny spiepeers on teh halo2. in thea halo3 tehre shuld bee lesss bicausse iss liek cheatin' tehy kiil me to fst.

  • 07.21.2006 8:32 AM PDT
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teher is twoo meny spiepeers on teh halo2. in thea halo3 tehre shuld bee lesss bicausse iss liek cheatin' tehy kiil me to fst.


What the heck??

  • 07.21.2006 10:54 AM PDT

someone needs hooked on phonics...

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Well, I like how the snipers have their won pro's and con's. The Alien sniper has some good accuracy, but on the 3rd shot overheats. The human sniper isnt quite as accurate, but it can shoot 4 successive shots quickly.

Although, i think the hit boxes are what would really fix the sniper. They should be shrunk a tad bit to make it hard to kill the apponent. Although, i think the Sniper's amount of Aim Assist is a good, could be a little less, but it is nice. I like being able to snipe for a change. The sniper is the only weapon in Halo 2 besides the rocket (will explain if asked) that takes a certian skill to use profficiently.

  • 07.21.2006 10:58 AM PDT

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They didn't tell us what it was it could have been anything. Frankie gets scared easy incase you didn't know.

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The contrail lasts long enough. The reason you don't see it is definetly latency. And stop messing with the kid cause he can't spell well. Everyone here spelled bad at one point in your lives.

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Posted by: fearfulkitty
someone needs hooked on phonics...

LOL...maybe Sylvan learning center as well.

  • 07.21.2006 10:58 AM PDT
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u forgot night vision

  • 07.21.2006 11:02 AM PDT
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I would like the sniper to be stronger. In halo 1 the sniper had over penetrating abilities, It had the ability of penetrating several targets with the same bullet. But in halo 2 the sniper can only penetrate 1 body and would not hit the other bodies behind it.

I want more penetrating power.

[Edited on 7/21/2006]

  • 07.21.2006 11:02 AM PDT

Gt:dougotgame33
Posted by: b00m_headshot
They didn't tell us what it was it could have been anything. Frankie gets scared easy incase you didn't know.

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Actually the Sniper can penetrate 2 bodies.

  • 07.21.2006 11:04 AM PDT
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they should add one more snipah. a bolt action that supah powahful w/ ahmah piercing abilities but its a bolt action so you only get one shot that u gotta -blam!- it again and the aim circle is a mere dot the size of 1 pixel. It cold destroy a ghost in one hit if hit in the front and the drivah takes huge damage.

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Posted by: Almstask8r515
Actually the Sniper can penetrate 2 bodies.


What about 3 or 4 ??

  • 07.21.2006 11:09 AM PDT
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Seriously, don't take me seriously.

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Posted by: wtf is bfg
teher is twoo meny spiepeers on teh halo2. in thea halo3 tehre shuld bee lesss bicausse iss liek cheatin' tehy kiil me to fst.

Wow...ROFL.

*smacks wtf with a grammar and spelling book*

  • 07.21.2006 11:22 AM PDT
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Bungie didn't say they were making the Beam Rifle more powerful. The guy was talking about how strong it felt and he wants to emphasise it in Halo 3. The looks are changing, not the gun. {edit} MAYBE the gun will change, but that's not what was being said at the moment. Just to clerify.

Halo 2 Sniper (maybe Beam Rifle too) can penetrate a body. One body, then hit the other. The only thing is that in order to penetrate the first body, he needs no shield. This is why people mainly get double kills from 1 shot on Grunts. if you don't believe me, go set up a custom game and try it.

In Halo 3 I want the sniper rifles to be slightly more realistic where you shoot them. If you shoot them in the foot twice, it shouldn't kill them. If you got a headshot, it would kill in one hit. If you shot them in the neck it should kill in one hit also. If you shoot them in the hand they shouldnt die. I'm not saying they shouldn't be able to lose thier hand or anything, I just think it should do less damage. This would force people to go for headshots/chest shots. I would also like either thermal vision or nigth vision. It was there in Halo 1, but it was useless on every Multiplayer Map. It was only useful on a couple Singleplayer maps such as The Truth and Reconciliation.

[Edited on 7/21/2006]

  • 07.21.2006 11:24 AM PDT

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All I can make out is they updated the visuals, they made it seem like energy was being built up before being shot..

Kinda like the Ghost was "all pimped out, and connected to the ground" in Halo 2.

  • 07.21.2006 11:35 AM PDT
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Why fix what isn't broken?

  • 07.21.2006 11:40 AM PDT
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I don't see what needs changing.

  • 07.21.2006 11:43 AM PDT
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4 % of people dont know wat a sniper is do u live under a rock or in a cardboard box?

[Edited on 7/21/2006]

  • 07.21.2006 12:54 PM PDT
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nice one kitty

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sometimes i wish i had the option to take the trail off because it wuld make the sniper games mcuh harder. u would have o actually find the sniper instead of waiting for him to shoot so u can follow the white line right to him.

  • 07.21.2006 12:58 PM PDT

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Posted by: fearfulkitty
someone needs hooked on phonics...


I got hooked on phonics.. The rehab is aweful. Trust me.

No, the sniper is fine the way it is.

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Posted by: UL71M4 G33K
Well, I like how the snipers have their won pro's and con's. The Alien sniper has some good accuracy, but on the 3rd shot overheats. The human sniper isnt quite as accurate, but it can shoot 4 successive shots quickly.


Not true. The Beam Rifle doesn't over heat after 3 shots. It is like the plasma rifle. After shooting too much to fast it over heats. It has a low tolerance. 2 shots in very quick succession will overheat it. Or, it may never over heat if spaced properly, even using all the energy.

  • 07.21.2006 1:07 PM PDT