So, why the hell can Sniper Random Crit?

[Harmania]

I didn't even notice until the other day, but, apparently, in addition to scoped, auto-crit headshots, a sniper's unscoped shots are also capable of random crit.

Due to random crit-ramp up from the rediculous damage their scoped headshots would be dealing, I can't really see why they should get the benefit of random crits from unscoped shots. Especially when they already have Jarate, Cleaner's Carbine, Bushwacka, and the like.

And before anyone asks, yes, I did totally just die to a random unscoped crit bodyshot. To be honest, I'm not mad, I'm just like, confused. I never really... thought about whether or not they random crit or not, but apparently they do. And it's just... why is it a thing?

I mean, I know it's a stock weapon, but it's also the only stock weapon that guaranteed crits if you click on heads, and random unscoped crits.

I dunno, I honestly don't really see it coming up much--probably why it took me over 500 hours to notice it's a thing--but it doesn't really feel... balanced. Dunno, feel free to correct me if Ineffable is wrong.

[Ace42]

Sniper Rifles don't random crit - if you got critted it was boosted (Kritzkrieg, intel capture, etc); or maybe a minicrit. Or a funky server.

[Harmania]

Originally posted by Ace42:

Sniper Rifles don't random crit - if you got critted it was boosted (Kritzkrieg, intel capture, etc); or maybe a minicrit. Or a funky server.

... I'm now even more confused, trying to figure out why the Red Sniper in Barnblitz got critboosted.

They had no medics, no buff banner soldiers...

Funky server I guess? It's happened like, twice, on different servers now, thought it was just a thing that doesn't come up much.

Ah well, thanks Ace.

[Harmania]

Originally posted by nee-on:

Maybe it was a admin that turn on crits.... or a hacker

The sniper hit me twice with unscoped shots while backpedaling, one was normal, the second random critted and killed me, which was reflected in the killfeed.

[Ace42]

Originally posted by Ineffable Cupidity:

... I'm now even more confused, trying to figure out why the Red Sniper in Barnblitz got critboosted.

Could it have been minicrits gifted by Cleaner's Carbine? Marked for Death?

[Harmania]

Originally posted by Ace42:

Originally posted by Ineffable Cupidity:

... I'm now even more confused, trying to figure out why the Red Sniper in Barnblitz got critboosted.

Could it have been minicrits gifted by Cleaner's Carbine? Marked for Death?

I definitely was not marked for death, and if it was mini-crits, the two shots shouldn't of done such drastically different amounts of damage to me, I don't think.

There was also no special effect on his weapon.

[NOne]

If youre 100% sure it wasnt crit boosted(kritzkrieg,cleaners carbine,etc). (Or you werent on a server full of mods) it couldve been a bug(like when f.guillotine critted jumping players randomly). But s.rifles dont random crit.

[Harmania]

Originally posted by nee-on:

Originally posted by Ineffable Cupidity:

The sniper hit me twice with unscoped shots while backpedaling, one was normal, the second random critted and killed me, which was reflected in the killfeed.

The sniper could of walked into a buff banner soldier but what would be the odds of that... Maybe a glitch?
I'm confused...all I now that snipers should not random crit like that. Sorry I have no idea.

It was the first point of barnblitz. the map isn't really complex enough--at that point anyway--for random buff banner soldiers and kritz medics to be hiding out of sight, I don't think.

[Demonic Goddess]

The Sniper is magic!
http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/c/c2/Sniper_sf13_round_start02.wav?t=20131030202500

But fo srs, Im honestly not sure what the problem is. Maybe a bug or an exploit?

[God Morgan]

Pretty sure it was just a random bug. On my 300+ hours as demoman, my Claid has randomly crited 2 times. No shield bash, no charge, just a random crit.

[Kat]

Originally posted by Ineffable Cupidity:

Originally posted by nee-on:

The sniper could of walked into a buff banner soldier but what would be the odds of that... Maybe a glitch?
I'm confused...all I now that snipers should not random crit like that. Sorry I have no idea.

It was the first point of barnblitz. the map isn't really complex enough--at that point anyway--for random buff banner soldiers and kritz medics to be hiding out of sight, I don't think.

It could be a new bug, but it's more likely that the sniper headshoted you while unscoped.