BF2S Forums Sniper!

In BF2 vanilla i need the help of a squad to get 50 points sniping(and maining a decent or better k/d ratio) In SF you can do it without trying solo.

But overall it's still an infantry battle so all classes play a role. It's just that sf shows real world where the sniper is a valuable asset in city battles.

Nyte wrote:

I get 60 points at least in every full round in vanilla BF2 when I'm a Sniper on foot.

Is that pure sniper points? i mean 30 kills with a sniper rifle or do u use stationary wepaons and vehicles also?
If you get 30 pure sniper kills at least in every full round you're like the Sniper master.

In BF2 when i'm a sniper i usually get about 10-15 Sniperkills and in SF i usually get about 20+ "pure sniper kills" If i have a good day.

Last edited by McCullough (2005-11-29 12:08:02)

Ask asked above how many of those points are kill assists, flag points (captue, nuetral, defense, ect) and how many of those are actually pure sniper rifle kills.

I just love how everyone here always kills and never dies... second the golf clap.

had 19 pure sniper kills iar on dragon valley, not including claymores and nades, had like 8 deaths

vjs,

don't know exactly what you mean by that post... I get killed all the time. for me to consider it a GOOD sniper round though I personally want a 5:1 K/D ration at the least, snipers after all are long range soldiers.

I haven't checked in a while but my sniper KD used to be only about 2:1, so I haven't had what I consider an abnormal number of those good rounds. then again, don't believe I ever said I did either.

golf clap all you want.

gotcha. my bad

I'm not a long range sniper, I'm a front line sniper.  Knife and Sniper Rifle is all I need as well as placing Claymores around the flag while I'm capping it (If you're my teammate and walk into it, good for you, 1 less idiot alive).

On certain maps in BF2 vanilla snipers are extremely effective, search the forums for my treatise on sniping for tips. I find the city layouts of BF2SF require an extreme rethinking of sniper strategm and I only pull off a 1:1 ratio as a sniper, simply because there isn't really anyplace you can hide. The best sniper spots are usually obviously placed on top of buildings, but that may also be because I haven't gotten used to the maps and areas yet.

I find as a sniper in SF, rooftops are great, but you have to relocate. A lot. The dark areas on the nighttime maps though are really nice for snipers, but you stick out like a sore thumb soon as anyone hits up their NVGs. A dark area right next to very bright patches of light can confuse an enemy long enough.

Nonetheless I prefer vanilla BF2 for sniping. Not all the maps, of course... I learned my lesson the hard way on Karkand playing as a sniper for a while... but some maps. Mashtuur actually is a very sniper friendly map, surprisingly. I've done very well on Mashtuur, reeled in 18-5 once. (14-0 before I was located at my preferred spot and eventually after being hunted down, killed) Not to say that's how I normally do, it's just all about finding a good spot for me, and I haven't been able to do that yet in SF... it's been a whole reassessment of strategy since there's no longer a ghillie. I haven't played much but I've been experimenting a lot with constant relocation via zip-line, it tends to work somewhat well. At least you're not always in the same place where people expect you.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pid=83816

Correction, after a lot more play, I've discovered that sniping, though the strategies have changed somewhat, can be very effective in SF. Moreso than in vanilla BF2.

Scarymother wrote:

Blankwindow wrote:

Ask asked above how many of those points are kill assists, flag points (captue, nuetral, defense, ect) and how many of those are actually pure sniper rifle kills.

All you have to do is look at his numbers to get an idea of how many sniper rifle kills he gets...

8000 kills as Sniper
2800 kills with Sniper Rifle
700 kills with Claymore

Even if all Pistol kills (700), Grenade Kills (300) and Knife kills (1000) were done as Sniper, there's still  2,500 kills remaining that he must have got in a vehicle (which is perfectly fine).

I do note that his K/D Ratio as Sniper is pretty impressive, however.

Not really. His K/D ratio is not that good. I am not bragging but mine is way better than his. Also look at McCullough's stats. His K/D ratio is better than mine but I think that our ratios are typical for anyone that is a decent sniper.

Last edited by bs6749 (2005-12-11 13:08:10)