Question about the game, is it pure sniping or lots of 'mission' style tasks?

[urbanriot]

I'm more interested in a game that involves purely sniping enemies to complete an objective rather than stepping through tasks that have nothing to do with actual sniping; Can anyone tell me if it's more of the former or the latter?

I'm looking for a game where I can hike to a vantage point with camo and snipe an unsuspecting enemy without having to jump through any hoops.

[Purple Pikachu]

eventually you'll get into situations where u have to rely on ur smg -which has enormous amount of recoil and spread on it- and psitol %25 of the times you are attacking an outpost.
base game has around 8 missons which are diffrent open world maps where u can do side quests or just go for main objective or objectives. and each map is set out very diffrent, satisfiyngly big and full

Originally posted by urbanriot:

I'm looking for a game where I can hike to a vantage point with camo and snipe an unsuspecting enemy without having to jump through any hoops.

you can do that if theres no enemies around you to hear your shots. which seems to be around 150- 200 meters or yo u can buy ghost recon wildlands. it's basicly a far cry game hidden under ghost recon brand. a better sniping game then sniper ghost warrior 3 imo. has no wind tho

[Mandellorian]

Its not really a sniping game, you bimble from set peice to set peice..you can snipe but its not particularly well done and you are hampered by the ability of the AI to see you through solid objects so stealth is hit or miss. Its more of an arcade action sniper thing than a real sniper game.

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Originally posted by mandellorian:

Its not really a sniping game, you bimble from set peice to set peice..you can snipe but its not particularly well done and you are hampered by the ability of the AI to see you through solid objects so stealth is hit or miss. Its more of an arcade action sniper thing than a real sniper game.

I think your wrong this game can be played pure stealth / Sniper and if the enemy is tagged you can see them through walls , they cannot see you , not all bots are tagged btw , but thats up to you if you do tag them all.
Maps have to be learned the sniping spots are there , i feel a vid coming on

[urbanriot]

hmmmm... thanks for the responses guys... I'm still torn. I watched a few videos and there seems to be a lot of extra stuff going on with drones and all that which I'm not sure if that's what I'm into.

[HalloweenWeed (US)]

Originally posted by urbanriot:

hmmmm... thanks for the responses guys... I'm still torn. I watched a few videos and there seems to be a lot of extra stuff going on with drones and all that which I'm not sure if that's what I'm into.

There was no drones, don't know what you are talking about.

Originally posted by ShAdOw:

I think your wrong this game can be played pure stealth / Sniper and if the enemy is tagged you can see them through walls , they cannot see you , not all bots are tagged btw , but thats up to you if you do tag them all.
Maps have to be learned the sniping spots are there , i feel a vid coming on

It really depends on how you attack the map, 98% of players that make YouTube vids use "run & gun" tactics and don't really play the stealth aspect of the game, that is done excellently. They seem to be more interested in saying "look at me, I am like Rambo" rather than "look how smart I am."

And if you think that's all covert snipers abroad do, watch some real sniper movies. They also have to deal with the situation when things don't go exactly as planned, which is most of the time IRL. I also love to set mines and traps for the enemy and hear them go off and see the resulting death toll as I loot their bodies afterward.


When you get done with the campaign, and the DLCs, please try multiplayer co-op survival ("sv") mode (1-4vs. waves of AI), jump in someone else's game and try it. It's super fun when on the right difficulty level for you and when you get a good team. The maps are same as the campaign maps but more limited area within each. Don't fully destroy all the armoured vehicles to allow your team time to loot bodies & set traps between the 12 waves per game (exc. Marina & Urban). Allow 45-90min. for a full game (no saves). It is OK if you leave before all 12 waves tho, just plz warn your buddies previous.

I now have a few players who have thanked me for enlightening them about this mode.

[Mandellorian]

Originally posted by ShAdOw:

Originally posted by mandellorian:

Its not really a sniping game, you bimble from set peice to set peice..you can snipe but its not particularly well done and you are hampered by the ability of the AI to see you through solid objects so stealth is hit or miss. Its more of an arcade action sniper thing than a real sniper game.

I think your wrong this game can be played pure stealth / Sniper and if the enemy is tagged you can see them through walls , they cannot see you , not all bots are tagged btw , but thats up to you if you do tag them all.
Maps have to be learned the sniping spots are there , i feel a vid coming on

I have taken fire through solid cliff faces and brick walls...the AI CAN see you through walls as indeed it could in SE 1,2 and 3 its been an issue since the very beginning, as for always being able to snipe, the 2nd mission dumps you inside a town with all the narrow twisty streets you would expect..but the most damning thing that show this isn`t even close to a sniper game are the rewards for going postal with an SMG the game actively pushes you to run and gun.

[Capt_Mac_141]

Personally speaking, run & gun is not my style of playing this game, and good luck playing Aythentic + that way. lol

Btw, you will find that most MP servers have a "No Sprinting" rule.

[B✪✪tsy]

You are not a 'sniper'. You are a one man army invading bases and stuff with a sniper rifle. This has game has little to do with the real sniper role in the army. You can get a better real sniper experience in ArmA if you play custom missions.

Sniper Elite is a fun shooter though, but gameplay has little to do with 'real snipers'.