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"Flickering Fairies" [message #88722]

Wed, 19 May 2004 13:43

tanhm07
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Yes, I agree that we're used to snipers being flickering fairies... but no other game in the world lets you flicker and flit about like you're Neo while you're a sniper. Maybe if surviving as a sniper took a little more skill, less of them would be using their n00b cannons on aircraft in the first place?

And err... no when i see an orca coming towards me, i get out of scope and into 3rd and jump and run about. I'm not gonna be in scope mod. Yes you 'flicker' but what makes you think this will stop orca's from hitting you?

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"Flickering Fairies" [message #88762]

Wed, 19 May 2004 15:03

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Might be the fact that it's damn near impossible to hit someone who appears to move that fast, and especially when they change direction, you can never hit them in the areas required to get a kill before you're shot down in five seconds... Or shorter if they have n00b cannon friends with them.

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"Flickering Fairies" [message #88766]

Wed, 19 May 2004 15:09

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I'm not saying that the flickering changes anything between aircraft and snipers. But if another sniper kills someone easier because they're not warping like Neo, then that dead sniper can't shoot your aircraft. If snipers don't flicker anymore, then they have to rely more on hiding and fast aiming and shooting, which is what a sniper is all about. If sniping is less easy to survive, then you won't be alive to shoot at aircraft. And if you CAN stay alive, then you deserve to try and get 5 shots off on an Orca/Apache and see if you can destroy it before another sniper gets you.

I agree that scoped walking should equal walking.

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"Flickering Fairies" [message #88933]

Thu, 20 May 2004 01:39

tanhm07
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But if another sniper kills someone easier because they're not warping like Neo, then that dead sniper can't shoot your aircraft.

However, all snipers flicker right? so, what 'advantage' is this? If i give you a rifle, then give another guy a same rifle. Is it an advantage? Just cause the other dude can aim better and kill you first and you can't doesn't mean its because of the flicker. You're forgetting that you yourself flicker too. And you're when you can't kill the sniper, you're gonna blame it on the flicker 'He's flickering i can't hit him' but to him you are flickering too, but he can hit you.

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"Flickering Fairies" [message #88949]

Thu, 20 May 2004 04:28

m1a1_abrams
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Exactly... so if all snipers didn't flicker, neither sniper would have the advantage and it would still be a contest of who has the better aim. Sounds good to me.

It's obviously a bug, so I don't know why you're arguing against the possibility of fixing it.

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"Flickering Fairies" [message #88968]

Thu, 20 May 2004 07:53

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You can't argue against actual game flaws; and also, you forget that not everyone that goes up against a sniper is a sniper himself.

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"Flickering Fairies" [message #88969]

Thu, 20 May 2004 08:15

Majiin Vegeta
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tanhm07

Crimson

But if another sniper kills someone easier because they're not warping like Neo, then that dead sniper can't shoot your aircraft.

However, all snipers flicker right? so, what 'advantage' is this?

Certain people flicker more than others :rolleyes:

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