Sniper Rifles

[Darth Sithari]

Just few questions I have concerning my upcoming ninja-agent.

 

1. Which skill will rifles be under?

 

2. When targeting, will there be a "scope wobble"? Will this decrease with skill level?

 

3. Will they come with silencers, that is, will they be a viable stealth weapon?

[Oner]

1: No sniper, only scoped assault rifle.

 

2: Can't remember exactly, but I think there was in this video.

 

3: http://forums.obsidian.net/index.php?showt...st&p=945617

[Zoma]

Tehre's sniper rifle in the game. One of the trailers showed MT using a bolt action rifle.

[Humodour]

There's no sniper rifle? You've got to be ****ing kidding me.

 

Will we at least see enemies using them? It's a ****ing spy game!

[Jaesun]

Maybe MT missed Sniper Training class while in Spy School?

[Darth Sithari]

Tehre's sniper rifle in the game. One of the trailers showed MT using a bolt action rifle.

 

Yes, I noticed that as well, that's why I brought up this thread.

 

Apologies for not noticing the silencer thread earlier.

[Oner]

Apologies for not noticing the silencer thread earlier.

Just to avoid misunderstandings, I only linked the comment so that you can ready the official answer, no insult or the like intended.

 

And crap, I didn't remember any snipers. Oh well.

[Enoch]

It's not one of the core weapon types, so it's probably going to be an "occasional only" item. This is for the best-- given what we've seen of gameplay, it is almost certainly not practical for a character to rely on a SR as their primary weapon, and it's effectiveness is probably tough to scale over a range of ability levels. (Although it's conceivable that a character's assault rifle proficiency spills over into sniping.)

[Humodour]

It's not one of the core weapon types, so it's probably going to be an "occasional only" item. This is for the best-- given what we've seen of gameplay, it is almost certainly not practical for a character to rely on a SR as their primary weapon, and it's effectiveness is probably tough to scale over a range of ability levels. (Although it's conceivable that a character's assault rifle proficiency spills over into sniping.)

 

Nobody said anything about primary weapon, though. But NOLF1 and Deus Ex 1 both managed to incorporate decent sniping options. It's a fun aspect of the game, especially if you're playing as a stealth character.

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

There are few things more satisfying than a stealth kill with a sniper.

[Enoch]

It's not one of the core weapon types, so it's probably going to be an "occasional only" item. This is for the best-- given what we've seen of gameplay, it is almost certainly not practical for a character to rely on a SR as their primary weapon, and it's effectiveness is probably tough to scale over a range of ability levels. (Although it's conceivable that a character's assault rifle proficiency spills over into sniping.)

 

Nobody said anything about primary weapon, though. But NOLF1 and Deus Ex 1 both managed to incorporate decent sniping options. It's a fun aspect of the game, especially if you're playing as a stealth character.

The counter-example I was thinking of was Mass Effect. You had a separate skill for sniping, and there were situations where it was quite useful, but in the vast majority of combats, it was far weaker than all three other weapons options. Any character specializing in SRs to the exclusion of other weapons was probably going to be rather gimped, which I think is a balance flaw to be avoided.

Edited June 14, 2009 by Enoch

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

Well, if you have tons of wide open space in a game then sniper rifles dominate other weapons. If you have none, they're mostly a waste of time.

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

It's not one of the core weapon types, so it's probably going to be an "occasional only" item. This is for the best-- given what we've seen of gameplay, it is almost certainly not practical for a character to rely on a SR as their primary weapon, and it's effectiveness is probably tough to scale over a range of ability levels. (Although it's conceivable that a character's assault rifle proficiency spills over into sniping.)

 

Nobody said anything about primary weapon, though. But NOLF1 and Deus Ex 1 both managed to incorporate decent sniping options. It's a fun aspect of the game, especially if you're playing as a stealth character.

The counter-example I was thinking of was Mass Effect. You had a separate skill for sniping, and there were situations where it was quite useful, but in the vast majority of combats, it was far weaker than all three other weapons options. Any character specializing in SRs to the exclusion of other weapons was probably going to be rather gimped, which I think is a balance flaw to be avoided.

I never found it all that useful because the sniper swayed like crazy and you couldn't get a decent shot. Also, no headshot damage bonus means this just failed.

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

I *think* there is a headshot bonus, though it might not be as impressive as you'd expect. Also, I was able to hit pretty well, and that's using a controller without auto-aim (I hate aiming with analog sticks).

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

However, I do have to say the endgame snipers were extremely effective and satisfying.

[Enoch]

Screenshot from Worthplaying's E3 coverage:

 

[Oner]

Assault Rifles and Pistols get scopes too, you know.