| Re: how to be a good sniper [message #278343 is a reply to message #276284] |
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Quackpunk
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i found it really hard to snipe in renegade when i got a new mouse. the mouse was quiker than my old one so it through off my game. if you plan to snipe in ren plan on keepin the same mouse
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| Re: how to be a good sniper [message #280465 is a reply to message #280430] |
Wed, 22 August 2007 11:39 |
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Starbuzz
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| Kaskame wrote on Wed, 22 August 2007 04:28 |
a think too i cant find rooms to play ... -.-
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You can always go to the Finalls sniper server and EKT sniper server. These servers allow baseing, looping, and you can use the whole map (great things for beginners). So you are not limited to wall/rock hugging and tunnels. Just don't spawnkill!
P.S. There are other good servers too but the 2 I mentioned are my favorites.
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| Re: how to be a good sniper [message #291223 is a reply to message #276284] |
Thu, 18 October 2007 10:20 |
KIRBY-098
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Back when ren was at its height, I was ranked about number two or three for a bit and was in a decent sniper clan called chosen.
My suggestion: Avoid the bunny hop at all costs. I was able every single time beat the hoppers because thier arc back to the ground is highly predictable. Also if you're hopping, you're stuck in the arc if you are being body shot.
I rarely used scope unless I knew the other one was either too far away for effective free shooting, or didn't know i was there. My general rule of thumb: If the enemy is less than a quarter of a battlefield away, freeshoot. Otherwise, scope and zigzag WITHOUT HOPPING.
The reticle is your friend. Keep that sucker at head level, and pointed where you think it's VERY likely the enemy will pop up. I also suggest you zig/zag in very brief intervals and you have to randomize with when you go left and right. One of the reasons I was never able to get to #1 was because I had a set pattern of left-left-right-left-left-right-crouch which I would mix up on occassion. Also, think in the two dimensions that matter in sniper wars. You need to move on the x and z planes not just the x. There are people trying to tag you from the side as well as from the front and behind, and if you get in battles like i did where it was five on one they'll try to flank you on the side knowing most people can't think in the x and z.
Also, as noted above, the netcode does bite. Snipers in ren take advantage of this by doing the zigzag while scoped which causes a flicker effect which is hard to counter unless you time its rhythm which I and other good snipers were able to do.
As mentioned, practice until it's instinctual. You will feel the sweet spot and act in that split nanosecond.
I recommend 500 snipers. They shoot faster, adn reload a nano faster. This effectively offsets the two hit wonder gun (aka ramjet) and you will become a better shooter.
After you master the 500, you can really have some fun with the ramjetters in the ramjet servers, because they are averaging about a 60 percent kill ratio based on body shots and you're averaging 80 percent head/body combos AND saving ammo!
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| Re: how to be a good sniper [message #291228 is a reply to message #276284] |
Thu, 18 October 2007 10:46 |
KIRBY-098
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Listen little troll: It may not seem like it, but there's a difference.
How long have you been playing? Maybee a month and only because you got ren as part of a package deal.
I've been playing since release and I notice a difference in turnaround time, which means that for years I've been using these tactics to own people like you in one on ones.
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| Re: how to be a good sniper [message #291251 is a reply to message #291249] |
Thu, 18 October 2007 12:25 |
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Starbuzz
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| Surth wrote on Thu, 18 October 2007 14:14 |
im right on everything tbh!
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Not everything. And no need to mock Kirby like that, you gay moron.
| KIRBY-098 wrote on Thu, 18 October 2007 14:19 |
I've never timed it with a stopwatch. Where are the numbers coming from?
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I got it from:
http://www.fudonline.com/
Click on Strategies > look at the left column and scroll down > click on Deadeye and Havoc to see weapons's specifications.
These FUD guys are the most reliable sources of specific information like these. I trust them more than RenegadeWiki when it comes to characters/weapons/vehicle descriptions. LOL!
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| Re: how to be a good sniper [message #291253 is a reply to message #276284] |
Thu, 18 October 2007 12:29 |
KIRBY-098
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FUD is reliable data, so I was wrong.
What I know is this: With a 500 you can fire four shots, reload and be firing again before the ramjet. The incidentals are just details.
No, I haven't been in a clan in years since Chosen died and I had kids. Just don't have the time to dedicate to it anymore. I play on the public servers now.
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| Re: how to be a good sniper [message #291254 is a reply to message #291253] |
Thu, 18 October 2007 12:32 |
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Starbuzz
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Oh yes absolutely, the fast firing rate of the 500 sniper rifle voids the longer reload time. And no tracers is a big + too.
A 500 sniper rifle is the best on maps like Canyon...just sneak into their base and pick em off. It will be a while before they figure out where you are. Hiding behind the pillars near the Ref is simply LOL! Had loads of fun like that! 
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| Re: how to be a good sniper [message #291259 is a reply to message #291255] |
Thu, 18 October 2007 12:41 |
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Starbuzz
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| Surth wrote on Thu, 18 October 2007 14:34 |
And not being effective enough against Orcas/Apaches and thus being completely useless in cws is a big "-" tbh.
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And how many flying maps are there? I think only 3 and Glacier_Flying is shit. So just 2 good flying maps left where Ramjets > Helicopters.
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