Do the snipers on the dam respawn?

[Mama Mia]

I got a tad bit sick of the snipers all over the place so I just made a magbow and sniped three those being the one behind the block-aid eyeing the front entrance and the other two in the watch towers near the front entrance and the other on the other side of the electrical building. I am a bit scared of these guys and cant really make progress without killing them, unless I wanted a face full of holes. I just wanted to know if they ever respawn or do they stay dead forever? cause it really would suck if they do say alive.

[Soppo]

yes they do respawn. sadly.

[Mister Mann]

They should be one off static spawns. NOT CONSTANTLY RESPAWNING

[Soppo]

Originally posted by Mister Mann:

They should be one off static spawns. NOT CONSTANTLY RESPAWNING

I understand why they respawn.
As you need a source of .308 ammo, they also drop their hoods and rifles. But yeah I agree. They're a pain in the ass.

[MechWarden]

To be fair, you do get the game's equivalent of the Half-Life crossbow. That should make them easier to handle.

I have to say that the sniper respawns has been relatively good. I've seen one or two key spots not respawn, which helps a lot with just basic moving around.

[Soppo]

they respawn for me everytime I restart the game.
even if i'm right ontop of their spot when I load in. they still spawn lol

[MechWarden]

Oh great, so the first sniper is something I'll have to take out again?

Glad I built an outpost in the Hydroplant.

[Sepherix]

The first guy may behave a bit differently but every other snipers show up randomly. Maybe with a cap as I don't always find snipers in the same spots. There's always one or two.

[ScDK]

Originally posted by MechWarden:

To be fair, you do get the game's equivalent of the Half-Life crossbow. That should make them easier to handle.

Now if only these egg-heads were capable of holding their breath or steady their aim just a fraction of the time Dr. Freeman could XD

It's an exercise of patience trying to hit the snipers while they're also actively shooting back, potentially causing heavy bleeding.
They also HATE if you built anything in their LoS, spending hundreds of bullets to destroy a barricade, without caring for ammo :P

[Mel]

I mean if you need them to stop respawning, you can place a crafting bench near their spawn points to turn them off right?
maybe this is outdated i havent played much since crush depth came out yet

[ScDK]

Originally posted by Sipcee:

I mean if you need them to stop respawning, place a crafting bench near their spawn points to turn them off right?

Doesn't work with 100% efficiency, and a lot of the new zones don't have power outlets in areas where these enemies spawn, to stop you from trying to do that.

That said, there is a lone outlet under the staircase leading up to the central sniper, though. Instead of putting a crafting bench down, I pulled a line of extension cables up the stairs and placed 3 Teslas and a big battery next to the sniper spawn.
Can't wait to see if that'll stop him from being a problem.