Since February 24, 2009

Bucuresti, Romania 

Snipers often get accused of cheating in online games, or if not, of ruining the game for other players - mainly because the killed person may not even have realized an enemy was anywhere near. If the sniper is detected, he may be still be mostly invulnerable due to the great distance at which he can attack. As such, the argument goes that this makes the game less fun for others, and less about skill. In some games, it may also be about who manages to get one of the sometimes quite rare sniper weapons.


Proponents of the sniping playing style argue that it is a realistic, viable tactic, that it takes a lot of skill, and that accusing them of cheating, either by unfair behaviour or by using software cheats, is simply the complaining of players who cannot accept the fact they got killed .


Ultimately, the real power of snipers depends on the settings of the game, and the style of play to be encouraged (for example a fluid type of movement by all players, or a more cautious, realistic approach).


The sniping controversy is strongly linked to the camping dispute.

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