Public Starhawk BETA

[ftomiky]

I understand the need for the lazer on the sniper rifle, its to protect the noobs and to promote base defense. But i feel this game like warhark aims to allow players to choose from a range of different battle styles and to give a realistic account of each style whilst playing. if this is true then we need the ability to turn off lazers somewhere. maybe a skill upgrade or in the match options.

Because realistically if you where on the field as a sniper hiding in all sorts of vantage points to get your kill, why would you turn on the lazer to give your posistion away to the enemy?

[saberdragon]

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ftomiky wrote:

I understand the need for the lazer on the sniper rifle, its to protect the noobs and to promote base defense. But i feel this game like warhark aims to allow players to choose from a range of different battle styles and to give a realistic account of each style whilst playing. if this is true then we need the ability to turn off lazers somewhere. maybe a skill upgrade or in the match options.

Because realistically if you where on the field as a sniper hiding in all sorts of vantage points to get your kill, why would you turn on the lazer to give your posistion away to the enemy?

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Sadly I think the lazer is here to stay....

You just have to work round it!!!!

Theres still kills to be had with it..

I had a great shot at a guy running , ok it took 2 body shots but he died & that was at about 1300 odd what ever measure of distance they use..

As I said in another thread look on it as a learning curve!!!!

Warhawk tested us & made us better players..

The addition of the lazer sight  might make you a faster shot taker if you know you can be counter sniped because of it....

Your have to pick your vantage points & targets a little better now you can be found easier.....

[ftomiky]

I still have fun with the sniper dont get me wrong. but with the way the aim is at the moment it means you have to adjust your aim quite abit before you crosshair an enemy. this means you end up shining the lazer right in front of them basically telling them to start running. its a pain, there should at least be a choice for hardcore players dont you think?

[Zienzo]

A skill perhaps? One that lets you exclude the laser sight.

[Hogezz]

Use the weapon upgrades skill with the sniper rifle. You get 5 shots per clip. In otherwords, it doesn't matter if they see you. You'll get the kill in 5 shots easy. But I do agree about the laser being stupid.

[saberdragon]

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ftomiky wrote:

I still have fun with the sniper dont get me wrong. but with the way the aim is at the moment it means you have to adjust your aim quite abit before you crosshair an enemy. this means you end up shining the lazer right in front of them basically telling them to start running. its a pain, there should at least be a choice for hardcore players dont you think?

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Yes it is a bit of a pain when your enemies alerted by the lazer.....

But letting "hardcore" players have an option to turn it off would be worse than leaving it on....

There seems to be more snipers on the maps Space & Scourge because of the vantage points & the distance so its easier to snipe so you see more lazer beams....

I've been playing a lot on Dust & because of the distances & vehicles you dont seem to have so many snipers there are there but not in vast numbers which is good....It also makes the enemy less careful at times & skyline themselfs perfect for the waiting sniper.....

I found you have to adapt your firing position!!!!

Where in WH we fired from the front then moved (or some of us did)..

I find with these maps i'm looking for cover from view from the enemy side & firing more at oblique angles....

[Cheeker-Route66]

The sniper perk is my favourite (yes, I didn't try the hawk engine mod yet). 

Though, I don't mind the laser at all. I either shoot and kill, or I don't. No need to expose myself for counter attacks ie. sniping, or rockets my way. I just don't spend all my time at the same vantage point. 

It's possible, but you become the main objective of the whole enemy team after awhile. 

So I rather happily do my thing, which is trying to win games and then surprise my enemy, when I pop his head in a duel, where he's covered by a rock, shooting my way, thinking that he's going to get an easy kill lol. 

So, no, I don't mind the laser at all. A guy, who snipes and never moves deserves to get killed in my opinion. 

Also, there was that bullet air trail in Warhawk, so even this game have had an indicator, where the sniper is.

[ftomiky]

I know why the lazers are there and they make sense. there have even been times its saved my life by alerting me to enemys. but if i had a choice in game setup to turn lazers off i would be having games with mates or like minded people that could be a snipers dream. i enjoy the slow paced game play of a sniper hiding a waiting for the perfect shot. and if there were 16 other people or so all doing the same thing then it could be immense. Or like war hawk had dogfight only games we should have snipers only.

What you think?

[Cheeker-Route66]

Well, if you mean it just as an OPTION, then I'm all for it!! 

Snipers only server with real hiding and skill would be a lot of fun. 

Though, in the normal battles, I'm not against having the laser on my rifle.

[DEDsameer]

I understand your frustration, as I have the same gripes myself, but I'm going to disagree.  The nice thing about the laser giveaway is that it prevents camping, which I think is the bain of all other FPS/Shooter games.  The fact that you are shining that big light out there means that you can't sit in one spot and keep picking off targets.  Rather, you have to choose when to look out there carefully.

Maybe, for balance, the scope can have a "binocular" mode, where the rifle doesn't work, but you can scan the area out there without announcing yourself?  But, I don't think it would be very fair or wise to just have a shut off for the laser on the sniper rifle, not unless you just want a camper spam fest.