Can we get a REAL sniper rifle?

[Winterwolf]

The Anti-Materiel Rifle isn't.. well I would say it isn't bad.. but it kinda is compared to some of the other support options really. It has no real place, anything it can do another gun can do the same job better.

I love sniper rifles in games, but this ain't it. It's damage is meh, its crosshairs are awful and suffer from the "overtly Sci-fi" effect meaning instead of being practical its over the top sci fi for style points. Often times you will miss a shot because of these gods awful crosshairs or unless there is some random variable of spread (I've aimed perfectly on stationary targets and the bullet whizzed by the head, leaving em unscathed)

What I would like is an extremely slow fire rate, bolt action sniper rifle with practical crosshairs and perhaps... with Medium Armor Penetration. You can spam shots with the AMR, but with a bolt action sniper you wouldn't have the same luxury, you'd have to rack the round before putting another one down field, making each shot more meaningful in how you place it. I feel like this could justify giving it higher armor penetration as a result, and of course it would be a support weapon. Think of it as a beefier, slower fire rate version of the AMR with better crosshairs.

Thoughts?

[Mosey]

The AM rifle is a literal sniper rifle that pops bot heads with ease.

If you can't hit glowing red weakpoints, don't use precision guns.

Alternatively the railgun is literally what you're asking for just disable the safety.

[Winterwolf]

Originally posted by Mosey:

The AM rifle is a literal sniper rifle that pops bot heads with ease.

If you can't hit glowing red weakpoints, don't use precision guns.

Sounds like someone that doesn't use the AM Rifle and is just going off the idea of what its supposed to be able to do. Nice try, Automaton Sympathizer.

In a more serious light, I regularly use precision weapons in many different shooters and the crosshairs on the AMR are garbage, you can't honestly defend that, unless you never use it, in which case you don't have any ground to stand on.

I'd rather prefer a bolty than a semi sniper. You know, a REAL sniper rifle. The AMR is a marksman rifle disguised as a Sniper Rifle, you can get a faster fire rate on it than the actual marksman rifles and you get about the same armor penetration lol.

[Winterwolf]

Originally posted by Mosey:

The AM rifle is a literal sniper rifle that pops bot heads with ease.

If you can't hit glowing red weakpoints, don't use precision guns.

Alternatively the railgun is literally what you're asking for just disable the safety.

Also the Railgun isn't a real sniper either, making that claim shows you know nothing, John Snow.

[Nick]

It 1 shots almost all bots, and 2 shots the hulk through its eye. its one of the best high skill guns for fighting bots.

Make sure you zoom in the scope.

[Medisinful]

Originally posted by Winterwolf:

Originally posted by Mosey:

The AM rifle is a literal sniper rifle that pops bot heads with ease.

If you can't hit glowing red weakpoints, don't use precision guns.

Sounds like someone that doesn't use the AM Rifle and is just going off the idea of what its supposed to be able to do. Nice try, Automaton Sympathizer.

In a more serious light, I regularly use precision weapons in many different shooters and the crosshairs on the AMR are garbage, you can't honestly defend that, unless you never use it, in which case you don't have any ground to stand on.

I'd rather prefer a bolty than a semi sniper. You know, a REAL sniper rifle. The AMR is a marksman rifle disguised as a Sniper Rifle, you can get a faster fire rate on it than the actual marksman rifles and you get about the same armor penetration lol.

Bro don't get me wrong, I like bolt action rifles, but in even moderately high diff the enemies will regularly outnumber your *total amount of ammo*, a bolt action weapon is gonna be useless.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

The AM can literally three shot cannon towers in the weak spot.

It's not a bad weapon by any means you just need someone to draw aggro so you can hit the weak points but against bots its absolutely a good weapon.

[Winterwolf]

I'm looking for a Sniper Rifle that hits hard, has actually accurate crosshairs, slower fire rate, and maybe up to medium armor penetration. A heavy killer, an anti-tank sniper, so to speak for the big boys.

[LoboFH]

It's not a bad option against automatons, yesterday we had only three stratagems, and I didn't pick a support weapon...it was still fine because I have the scorcher.

So, bottom line, against those grumpy fellows supports are not so important like against bugs, and AMR has some utility. New railgun is very frustrating against bots with the extended charge, ARM can melt scout riders with 2 or 3 shots.

[Winterwolf]

Originally posted by Nick:

It 1 shots almost all bots, and 2 shots the hulk through its eye. its one of the best high skill guns for fighting bots.

And yet Railgun performs better.

[Metro Gnome Holding Metronome]

The anti material actually does a good job if you're accurate.
It can kill near anything.

[Nick]

Originally posted by Winterwolf:

Originally posted by Nick:

It 1 shots almost all bots, and 2 shots the hulk through its eye. its one of the best high skill guns for fighting bots.

And yet Railgun performs better.

As the Rail gun should, the AMR advantages over it are its ammo capacity and zoom. set the zoom in the scope to 100 or 200 and start popping heads, kill hulks with ease, can kill tanks and towers in their weakspots. Very good weapon.

[✠19GaMoR83✠]

First when i unlocked it i didn't like it. Now that i now the mechanics and weak spots of bugs and bots it has quite some use long into the higher difficulties. Sure, later you need a team but at the lower tiers it is my go-to as solo atm. You one-shot hulks with no trouble.

[Midnight]

What you're describing is pretty much a Slugger with a scope.

[Volfuric]

Not gonna lie i would love a bolt action sniper rifle with decent armour pen, i don't even care if its another single round reload weapon like the senator. Just something that gives up speed/rapid fire for single round damage

[Inventies]

Originally posted by Winterwolf:

I'm looking for a Sniper Rifle that hits hard, has actually accurate crosshairs, slower fire rate, and maybe up to medium armor penetration. A heavy killer, an anti-tank sniper, so to speak for the big boys.

lol so you want a cannon with a scope...