Fix the "One Weapon - Idea"

[Langaleer]

Now I don't work at FGS so just take my notes as a standard user!

I think a few people have summed it up quite well already, for most people the sniper is ok while for others it isn't - unfortunately thats your skill level showing! Yes I miss a few people now and again on sniper, but thats my fault; where other times I have a perfect shot. You just need to practice, not ask the devs to change it simply because you're no good at it!

A few recommendations from me to get a smoother experience from the game too (as I have a poor old 8800GTX struggling with everything at max with 1920x1200 in this game):

Turn off all shadows in game
Turn off OC
Turn off AA
Turn off V-Sync
Move the PhysX to your CPU via nVIDIA CP
Pretty much everything else can be maxed out if your system allows it

The above options will make the game a lot smoother if you don't have a top of the line system, which will also help you with your kills too!

[Silent_Killer]

Good tips Lang. I only got a 9600gt SC due to a money short fall right now and it's hard to get things to run smooth, but these kind of tweaks help allot. I have to run a low res on full screen though to get decent frame rates.

[Niko838]

Nice tips Langaleer [thumbup]

seems that as in computers quite often, the problem is the user, not the machine... Of course there are bugs and stuff but...

[doomguy]

it would have been much better if there had been, say, 3 weapons. the standard gun, a separate sniper, and a projectile weapon such as a rocket launcher.

the rocket launcher would have worked amazingly well - not in open space, but when someone is close to or on the ground. fire the rocket at their feet, and the splash damage, if it didnt kill them, would send them spiraling into space.

btw - the sniper should have been more like the railgun from quake, with a cool trail so that the sniper could be tracked down.

[FiveDigits]

You're all welcome to join the discussion about (new) weapons in SH. [yes]

[Dmitri Lukin]

I haven't had too many problems with the sniper mode. Admittedly, it's more challenging. However, I just find a nice platform to set down on and snipe from that and it isn't terribly difficult. You ought to learn really fast that sniping while in EVA is not a very practical option.

Have you ever seen a sniper shooting 10 bullets? Its not logical,

It doesn't need to be. It's science fiction. It doesn't need to be logical or make sense.

[ceckin]

Now I don't work at FGS so just take my notes as a standard user!

I think a few people have summed it up quite well already, for most people the sniper is ok while for others it isn't - unfortunately thats your skill level showing! Yes I miss a few people now and again on sniper, but thats my fault; where other times I have a perfect shot. You just need to practice, not ask the devs to change it simply because you're no good at it!

A few recommendations from me to get a smoother experience from the game too (as I have a poor old 8800GTX struggling with everything at max with 1920x1200 in this game):

Turn off all shadows in game
Turn off OC
Turn off AA
Turn off V-Sync
Move the PhysX to your CPU via nVIDIA CP
Pretty much everything else can be maxed out if your system allows it

The above options will make the game a lot smoother if you don't have a top of the line system, which will also help you with your kills too!

I'm not saying my skill level is good or briliant (its probably worst), but at current stage the sniper is useless, because you need to be grounded. I'm saying beside the sniper, the lack of multi-task in this weapon is literally killing me. The delay, the inability to shoot grenade till you're shooting (im not saying i should continue firing, but like the request "break melee by reload" the same should be here - "break fire by grenade"). For example someone is shooting at me, i fire back, i wanna shoot ice to cover my escape, but the delay is there and guess what i get shot before i even fire the grenade. I really think it needs some rework on this. The snipe mode they can leave as there is virtually no use of it for me anyway.

btw My system runs SH good enough, and its not lag (video or network) that insert that delay.

[Dmitri Lukin]

I'm not saying my skill level is good or briliant (its probably worst), but at current stage the sniper is useless, because you need to be grounded. I'm saying beside the sniper, the lack of multi-task in this weapon is literally killing me. The delay, the inability to shoot grenade till you're shooting (im not saying i should continue firing, but like the request "break melee by reload" the same should be here - "break fire by grenade"). For example someone is shooting at me, i fire back, i wanna shoot ice to cover my escape, but the delay is there and guess what i get shot before i even fire the grenade. I really think it needs some rework on this. The snipe mode they can leave as there is virtually no use of it for me anyway.

btw My system runs SH good enough, and its not lag (video or network) that insert that delay.

Describe how you're using the sniper attachment, in as much detail as you can.

[Sheriff]

The idea of delays is part of the gameplay. You just have to learn how to use your weapon to its best advantage - I, personally, enjoy the single weapon idea a LOT, and I would hate to see rocket launchers ruin the game... also, the grenade delays make things more interesting. Just learn to play the game.

However, I do agree that the sniper arrow should be changed to a a dot or a cross... the arrow doesn't really make sense and makes it harder to aim.

[ceckin]

Describe how you're using the sniper attachment, in as much detail as you can.

Aiming, shooting -> missing. All the time and its not just me i stayed still on a rock on The Arc and 3 snipers missed me from 100+ meter, so its clearly not my problem.

The delays dont make the game fun, its just ****ing stupid when you try to do something beautiful (like counter-backstab) and the technical nonsense to crap you up. But as i see non of FM responded, so please close/delete/burn/archive/sell this thread. I'm not winning for something that i want i just pointed the problems.