As for myself, yes. I've always liked being able to attack from afar, out of the enemy's range. The fact that a single shot from a sniper isn't auto-death for the target probably isn't going to turn me off to sniping. In my opinion, having someone with pin-point accuracy, who is constantly scanning the bulk of the battlefield (if not the entire battlefield) for enemy movement, and denying the enemy a great deal of hiding spots that would otherwise be safe is essential.

Of course, based on what we've seen of the game's maps so far, there probably won't be too many situations (if any at all) where the battlefield is a wide open space, with high points conveniently placed above them, allowing anyone who goes up there a perfect view of everything below them. Take the Container City, for example. It's a gigantic labyrinth of junk. Accuracy will still be important, but as for range, not so much. The area is simply too cramped. Still, even in places like that, there will always be that one spot where a sniper would be perfect. That one looooooooong corridor, that you simply need to get through, somehow. That one area with a perch hanging overhead, allowing you to see everything below.

EDIT: Ha, I messed up the thread's title. It should have been "Despite the absence of an OHK sniper..."

Forgot the "an." :facepalm:

In a game I play (Urban Terror), the map The Bath (aka Swim) features long corridors around the outside of a main area. The Blue team generally has 2-4 players with sniper rifles at the end of the corridors to take out attackers while the SMG and AR equipped soldiers rush at each other. Each side has sniper points like this. Even without a OHK sniper rifle, this tactic would still work.


I don't do that sniping, but I hope that I can get into it in Brink. But can Lights use any of these rifles or scoped guns?

Sniping wasn't OHK in W:ET, but many players, along with me, continued to snipe simply because even though the damage isn't enough to kill someone in a hit, the chances that you snipe already weakened enemies is high. I highly doubt that I'll be sniping in Brink though, unless I get frustrated and want to change up my play style for that mission.

Well, the only type of weapon that sounds even a little sniper-y is short rifles. And yes, lights can use them.

As for scopes, I'm pretty sure you can put them on any type of gun.

Whay kind of a shooter game would this be without snipping? bliviongate:

Anyways, I've started to love snipping ever since I started playing Borderlands so I would love to be able to snipe in Brink!

If it's going to be like Halo where it's 3 head shots to kill on difficulty: legendary, then so be it!
Now that i think about it, won't the fast responders (when hit) just start flipping then parkour to cover?
I saw the trailer, seems like dodging alot of things as light won't be a problem.

Amen love sniping in borderlands but in Brink I may do some sniping I'll most likely be a heavy with a big minigun.

i wont be sniping from a distance, but i do tend to use ACOG Scopes whenever possible in games. Marksmenship isnt my best quality, but its surely not my worst.

Someone needs to stay in the back and make sure there are fewer enemies to deal with.

Depends on how many hits one can get in while the light is flipping out. Since a light has the lowest amount of HP then if one can get enough lead in them before they can hide they will be dead.

I'll definitely do some scoped shooting at medium range but I'm ok with no long range sniping. As far as I can tell it'll encourage people to constantly be on the move.

depends if one of the two is a semi-auto, i love a semi auto rifle

better yet, switching between firing modes. Full Auto, Semi Auto, Single fire.

I certainly will be from time to time.

I've been sniping since Star Wars: Battlefront and I'll keep on until the sun don't shine.

You can count on seeing me with a scoped rifle in hand. OHK doesnt even matter to me, the fact is that its still ALOT of pain to put down range accurately. I've always choosen weapons that can put some serious hurt down at med-long range, and usually not just snipers. The SMG are pretty accurate, and dont have terrible spread either, so putting a 2-3x scope on would be perfect for med-long range engagements. The Rifle, to me, is just a 1 hit punch version of the SMG(many many smaller hits) but the end is still the same, your in ALOT of hurt.

I always used the snipers in Borderlands, until the target got close enough to use my SMG on. They CERTAINLY wernt OHK when you started to get up there, and eventually the player realizes its not a "OMGPOW!!! weapon, but a weapon of finesse, taking multiple accurate shots from great distances, but once mastered was a valuable tool as you could put some SERIOUS hurt down before they got anywhere near you. This is how i see the LR in Brink, and will use it as such.

:gun: :shocking: :thumbsup:

I just svck at sniping so I would'nt even if it was OHKO. In fact I svck at aiming in general so I like close mid combat with assault rifles and shot guns, that way at least I can land a few shots.

If the recoil isn't too bad, expect to hear a lot of people firing two shots in quick succession. Bang bang FTW.

In public matches, good snipers could really hurt the enemies team.


Lights can only use SMG's and pistols. An SMG with a scope is still not a rifle with a scope.
Mediums can use AR's however, and there a few semi-auto between them. If you put a scope on those guns, you'll have the brink sniper rifle. That's probably as close as you can get to a real sniper rifle.


A great one. I love sniping, but when the devs say that they want you to kill people face to face and not from a long distance while camping in a spot, then I have to agree.


No scoping with semi-auto AR's would do the job.

Ya know, alot of people are calling the light rifle, a "sniper", which really, under the circumstances, just isnt accurate. Yeah, slap a scope on it and call yourself a sniper if you want, but with how theyre depicting the game your going to see FAR to much CQB to be a "sniper"...

Alot of people dont understand that a scoped rifle isnt just a "lay back and camp" weapon. I've, on multiple occasions, whooped some hardcoe ass in CQB using a slow semi auto rifle, and those who become proficient are going to find themselves doing what i did; Find a good vantage, take some well placed shots until they notice, then fall back and find a new location. Believe me, when your doing it right, you WILL get your kills in.

"Zomfq noob! Thats 120,000% what sniping is! LAwz!" lol no its not. This is called being a "Marksman", which can use anything, from shotguns, to pistols, to SMG or assault rifles, not just snipers. Its just about taking a ranged stance and landing your marks quickly and accurately. Sniping is a class of shooting that far exceeds Marksman. It consists of specific equipment, and specific, HIGHLY advances skills, and ranges in excess of 500 yards.

BUUT... were all gamers and sniping sounds cool... My only problem with it is that when people here "sniping" they get it twisted, and think "long range camper", because thats exactly what they are. A sniper may literally sit in one spot, unmoving, for 2-3 days waiting for their mark thats a mile down range.

So tell me, even if you take an actual sniper rifle, and just scope in and pop a dude 50yards off did you actually "snipe" him? A pistol could have done the same thing, after all. Well, thats for you to decide, but i promise any experienced veteran is gana laugh and say no...

No there is a short rifle as well for the lights.



Well it's the closest thing to one that Brink is likely to have. Scoped rifle, short rifle, light rifle whatever. I figure it would be nice to have a bolt and semi auto versions.

I mostly agree with the rest, you job is to cover your team not be on a hillside. Also move after 2-3 shots because they will be coming for you,

only some. not very much

Hard to snipe with a minigun?

well if you were to add a scope to it you could snipe :gun:

Ha.

Wait a minute...

Wasn't that already discussed in another thread?