DOD:S sniper class

[Blue Stealth]

Since the new update sniping for me has become hard (for other reasons besides my noobness). I have noticed significant sensitivity changes in the new engine and more importantly, only about half of my shots are registering. I would just like to ask if anyone else has had any trouble with hit reg since the update or if its just my poor laptop's card dying.

-Blue Stealth

 

[Rasmus]

HLSTATSX is going down sometimes and then when HLSTATSX is down it won't count your kills.. - When I shoot in game and I hit one it does hit him so I don't have any problems... It might be your laptop.

 

[Blackout Menace]

YEA! cause the sniper doesnt see 40% its not funny.... somethimes i see the blood on them but they didnt loose hp AT ALL!
and i know i hit them cause there was blood on them
example: earlier today i sniped a guy in the leg there was blood all over it then i died from the same person. and freeze cam is/was still on palermo so i saw how much HP he had and he that he had blood over his leg where i hit but he didnt loose life.

 

[Medichunter]

this happens on TF2 as well sometimes

 

[Weezer]

yea its annoying i hate the new update(this is why i stopped playing TF2).... i shot the guy in the chest which usually is a 1 shot kill and he had more than half hp left!

 

[Shadow7]

Well there's also the issue of when theres a prone target, if they look somewhere else they pivot and your shot misses lol. I think its absolutely sucky, but hilarious when im about to shoot someone in the head and the turn.

 

[f0x!]

I hate the sniper IF and only IF freezecam is on! It gives your position away

 

[Mr. Dogma]

For whatever reason, I've actually become a better sniper since the update.

 

[Shane1]

I hate the sniper IF and only IF freezecam is on! It gives your position away

Prior to freezecam it also gave away your position, only from distance. Plus, under the old way if you moved at all it also tracked your movement for a couple seconds.

For any smart player the freezecam doesn't tell them something they wouldn't have known under the old method.

 

[Mr. Dogma]

Well, I'm not a very smart player because about 90% of the time I couldn't find them under that method. I usually just had to play the elimination game based on where I thought they were.

 

[Shane1]

Well, I'm not a very smart player because about 90% of the time I couldn't find them under that method. I usually just had to play the elimination game based on where I thought they were.

Maybe "smart" wasn't the best choice of words on my part. I apologize. Maybe "veteran" or "experienced" is better.

Let me cut/paste my explanation from another forum:

"98% of the time I know exactly where he (the killer)is. Because the view centers on him. So, if there's a window there or some other obstruction you where they're hiding. If the view is over a longer distance and it invokes line-of-site over distance issues, yes, its a bit harder, but that would fall into the 2% exception we're talking about.

And, the game is not solely about making snipers happy. For instance as a support the freezecam is much better for masking my movement, etc... I think the people who have a legit gripe are a subset of subset. The first subset being snipers and the 2nd being those snipers who A. NEVER EVER EVER MOVE or B. Are not clever enough to use the freezecam in their favor by feigning movement.

So, for the overwhelming majority of players/classes/scenarios who just got a kill, the freezecam actually gives the killed players LESS information about their killer.

 

[Mr. Dogma]

Intriguing. I had always assumed the old method just showed a general image/idea of where the sniper was, as opposed to centering on them. Then again, I've played for maybe a month or so tops, so it's not a big surprise I'd pick up some extra info.

 

[RoosteR]

yep, not as easy for me anymore either. same problems as OP

 

[EuroTrashGirl]

I get the sensitivity issue too but it seems to happen because I am getting lower FPS... argh

 

[Hoot]

I hate when there is no reg. And i know i hit him. But i like sniping before.

 

[=(eG)=? Asmith -TR-]

I have been having the same problem. Like on Avalanche, I was a sniper and I was shooting at the double windows that had a another sniper in it on top of the boxes.... I shot him several times and once in the face and he didn't die....

 

[wasawiki.]

Yeah I shot some guys helmet, but he didnt die :O

 

[Kr8tos666]

its cuz you are a noob lol

 

[Currahee]

I also heard you can quick switch to your pistol and back to your rifle to avoid the reload animation, is this an exploit? It's probably been something do-able for years but I'm just now picking up on it

If it's not an exploit I guess I better start practicing it, although it does feel wrong.

 

[BILL CLINTON]

fix your rates.

@ Currahee, quickswitching is useless since the update they fixed that exploit. Before you would cut about 0.4 of a second between shots, now there is a delay if you still decide to quik switch, making it useless.