The only major difference with sniper rifles is you now have to time your shots like you would with the pistol or DMR. It's how precision weapons were always intended to work.
Before the update the recoil was so low your accuracy would always be back up to 100% in time for the next autofire shot. Just add a second or two between your shots and you'll effectively have 5 headshots instead of 4 now, it just takes slightly longer to shoot.
Sniper seemed fine to me before the change...can't you make it stronger due to the delay?
I mean, smart players are using the DMR's headshot capability and higher ammo capacity to completely snuff out Sniper Rifles altogether. May as well make it the "power vs speed" thing.
Well, the first shot with the sniper is virtually the same before the update as it is now. If you shoot someone who's already half dead you're still going to kill them with a headshot using your first shot. If you wait that extra 1-2 seconds between each shot you'll be shooting at full capacity.
What I could do is increase their rate of fire slightly so there's no actual change in sniper mechanics for those who choose to match the old shooting speed. They'll just now have the chance to trade power for speed.
Just a head's up to hosts, my Membership bandwidth just ran out and I had to move all the game files to the new website. Because the 1.4 beta points to my Member's file storage for the rsc files, players will now be downloading them upon connection to the game server.
What are the odds of getting a solo version?
The AI would be difficult to make accurately, but I think it would be a great way to play by yourself and practice when you can't get online.
I keep hearing people talk about how their KD ratio is about to be ruined if they're playing poorly. That or people will intentionally sit back and play pretty cheaply, sucking some of the fun out for other people. Stuff like that is a symptom of leaderboards.
What I'm going to do is phase out KD on the hub and replace it with an in-game KD score for their current session. It's more in line with the "jump in and play" attitude of the game and I think people would play more if they weren't so worried about messing up their stats.
