Hello everyone,

Well you can call me a noob and say that I svck at sniping but honestly I tried my best and finally I am getting frustrated from it. Here is my problem:

When I snipe (usually in Light House map), I see an enemy soldier then point my scope cross hair on his head, torso, legs or whatever and shoot but the bullet never hits ? How I am so sure you ask well I think you all know that when a bullet hits enemy you briefly see a small white cross between your cross hair which indicates that it is actually hitting, the thing is I never see that cross with sniper rifles ? I very carefully keep my cross hair on enemy but it never hits, it is so frustrating I never do that bad in other FPS games (multi player) but Crysis 2 is a whole new story, I simply svck at sniping but the fact is I also like sniping

Anyone want to share some tips ? I got both rifles the DSG-1 and Gauss, I do a bit better with DSG-1 because it has a better fire rate but I don't call it sniping because if you are spraying like 5 - 6 bullets on single target in a desperate attempt to kill him its foolishness not marksmanship. There is one thing however which I think is the culprit behind this problem ? and that is my ping. I live in asian region so even with a good internet connection my ping goes like 100 - 150 ms and I also heard that the game has some sync/lag issues where you see a target at one place but its actually a bit away from that place ?

Any sniper can share his/her insight on this please ?

Also there is one more thing I would like to tell Crytek, they should do something about LTAG noobness, I don't mind dying 100 times by a good active player but if some lazy asses (like 2 - 3 players) are spraying LTAG grenades (specially in crash site game), you have no chance to win except that you bring your own LTAG noobers to counter them, this simply destroy the fun of game and turns a skilled game into an arcade mess. I also use LTAG in some maps but I don't abuse it. I usually use it as a secondary weapon (with Loadout Pro module) to clear snipers or machine gunners in maps like PIER 17 or WALL STREET but I never spray the grenades on crash site location because its stupidity. I don't want that weapon removed from the multiplayer as its a standard game weapon but as penalty on noobers there should be some kind of friendly fire (specially in crash site game) so that they think twice before blindly launching grenades from far way as it can also kill their team members if they don't see properly.

What say you ?

Just a quick question to clarify:
Do you use cloak before shooting? if so, your first shot (often the killing shot since no one spotted you yet) won't hit no matter how good your aim is, you need to manually deactivate your cloak (or go into armor mode) before you shoot to be able to hit your target.

As for lag/ping, I often play with 100-200ms ping and I get a good number of kills with only 1-2 shots. This, of course, depends on the skill of the enemy players as well as my own.

Basically, I think you just need to practice.

Maybe try sniping from a different location? for example, in Lighthouse, instead of shooting from the top of the tower try hiding in the bushes near the water on either side of the map and shoot players coming towards you.

Try to focus on targets that don't run or jump a lot, a lot of players just walk around.

Don't fire too quickly, follow your target with your scope for a while if you are not sure you can hit him and try to determine where he is going so you can plan when to shoot (it won't do to hit someone once only to have him walk behind a building for cover)

Study the maps and snipe the snipers. A lot of maps have sniper nests that you just know someone will use (the lighthouse for example or the upper floor of the building on the opposite side of the map). Wait for the other snipers to reveal themselves for an easy kill.

That's all I can think of for now, I hope it helps you somewhat.

Probably because of bad ping, it's crucial for sniping - precision!
I don't have problems with my sniper, I shoot standing enemy in the head, running one in torso assassin's choice

And about L-TAGers... dodge grenades and melee them quickly!

@Blightshadow

Ahh... I never knew this secret really, that if you shoot with sniper while in cloak you never make a hit. I usually use the normal procedure of switching back to armor mode and then shoot when I use other guns but with sniper I try to stay in cloak always even when I make the first shot, that of course deplete my entire suit energy but I think that if I am at far distance I am safe and can compromise suit energy (How foolish of me). Now I will take your approach and see if I can make difference, thanks a lot for sharing this good tip. I never found it anywhere else; I even tried searching for "Crysis 2 Sniping Guide" on google and found a couple of tips and tricks but they were normal advises like find the good spot, use visor enhanced and so... but your advice sounds like a valuable one gonna try it in next lighthouse fight

@majstor

Thanks for the answer, yes my ping is little high for precise game but I feel really stupid when I make like 3 kills and 8 deaths in entire map, it should be better than that atleast because I do quiet ok with guns like X43 and SCARB like 19 kills and 8 deaths or so, I need to do more practice with sniping I think.

About LTAGers, yes I do exactly what you said. I dodge them (jumping, moving left - right) and try to get up close and personal so I can melee them out or fry them with my X43 (lol what a satisfactory feeling when you cook LTAGer) but this all only happens when I manage to see them but if for example the crash site is on one side of map and the noobs are standing on other side I can't see them, I only see tons of grenades flying towards me and then boom (I die), this happens too much in CITY HALL map. I think I need to change my playing strategy because right now I put maximum effort in capturing the crash site, I have two modules (each level 3) the stealth and the mobility enhanced. The combination allows me to stay in cloak for much longer therefore I usually am the first person who reach crash site before those LTAG noobs start raining grenades on me, I think now I have to stop entering the crash site and instead start hunting noobs so my teammates can do some score.

Yeah, i always de-cloak when shooting, then re-enter cloak a split second after the kill, L-tag spammers give the most killing pleasure, followed by snipers then noobs.
Snipers are probably the most deadliest players in any FPS, the bane of my MP fun.

As long as you're not calling the LTAG a noob weapon, the best way to deal with those aimlessly firing grenades everywhere is to kill them! Less yacking, more head-splattin!

As long as you're not calling the LTAG a noob weapon, the best way to deal with those aimlessly firing grenades everywhere is to kill them! Less yacking, more head-splattin!
See you on the Battlefield, one ball, i gotta grab a laser and extended mag for my AY.

As long as you're not calling the LTAG a noob weapon, the best way to deal with those aimlessly firing grenades everywhere is to kill them! Less yacking, more head-splattin!

I am not calling LTAG a noob weapon but the people who use it noobly, there are guys out there who leave the game when they die because of LTAG noobers, I on the other hand take it as a challenge and continue fight and it is me in the end who fry lots of noobs, it is funny to see how they fire grenades in panic when they see me close to them with my X43, I find it quiet the fun but the only thing I dislike is that when we play seriously with proper team work and these noobs step in they destroy all the strategy and good game, always firing grenades aimlessly from a looong distance like cowards, never stepping in the real battlefield.

@sli-mk.2

It will be fun to hunt noobers along side you lol

Just a quick question to clarify:
Do you use cloak before shooting? if so, your first shot (often the killing shot since no one spotted you yet) won't hit no matter how good your aim is, you need to manually deactivate your cloak (or go into armor mode) before you shoot to be able to hit your target.

As for lag/ping, I often play with 100-200ms ping and I get a good number of kills with only 1-2 shots. This, of course, depends on the skill of the enemy players as well as my own.

Basically, I think you just need to practice.

Maybe try sniping from a different location? for example, in Lighthouse, instead of shooting from the top of the tower try hiding in the bushes near the water on either side of the map and shoot players coming towards you.

Try to focus on targets that don't run or jump a lot, a lot of players just walk around.

Don't fire too quickly, follow your target with your scope for a while if you are not sure you can hit him and try to determine where he is going so you can plan when to shoot (it won't do to hit someone once only to have him walk behind a building for cover)

Study the maps and snipe the snipers. A lot of maps have sniper nests that you just know someone will use (the lighthouse for example or the upper floor of the building on the opposite side of the map). Wait for the other snipers to reveal themselves for an easy kill.

That's all I can think of for now, I hope it helps you somewhat.
This is cool answer. That's exactly what I do. Snipe the snipers.
Pier 17 is heaven for sniping. Especially when you make your nest in upper floor of that boat in the middle of the map. You see everything, it's easy to hide from everyone, it's easy to run and change positing to not get busted, and you hear steps of near-by enemy even if he uses module Cover Ops because water makes noise.
On Lighthouse, always on side of the map, on the rocks, near the water. But change your positions, cos when you kill snipers, they'll be pissed off, they'll study the Kill-cam and find you, if you don't change position!

Use modules like blind-spot if you don't like to change your sniping position often. Maybe even Covert Ops, because your steps are quiet and you hear your enemies steps louder, when he approaches near.
Use silencer on sniper, cos without it, it's very loud and attract enemies.

Sniper scopes? What are sniper scopes? I only know reflex sights...

But now serious. Try tuning down your mouse sensitivity. It helps a lot.
I'm running around with my Gauss and headshot everybody. With reflex sights!

(I cannot give other advice than that. I use reflex sights only.)