How2sniper - Updated to OMEGA edition

[Bigchilly]

I know its a real problem, people getting stuck picking the most nerfed to shit and lazy excuse of a spec kit infamous spec kits ever: The Sniper kits

Now MARINES gather around and listen up:

There are 2 classes of snipers, The sniper and the recon, but each one is exactly the same except for the fact one can lase targets

The Sniper Kits:

As a sniper you come with 3 CRITICAL COMPONENTS

Recon sight: The same NVG's the smartgunner gets, but with no annoying red color

Your Sniper: One heckin' powerful shotgun you got here lad, the scope is nothing compared to how it used to be, but you can see targets in the dark, so its better in my opinion

Mod 88 Pistol: Ultra robust SUPER POWERFUL pistol, loaded with AP rounds, you don't even need your sniper to kill a crusher just use this bad boy and all your problems are gone

How do i use these effectively? How do i be robust without a SADAR? How do I kill crushers with my pistol?-

Now hold on son, things like this come with practice, but i can give you some good ol' tips on how to use this weapon of war. The sniper is very robust, does a good amount of damage, and has a sorta decent ROF compared to the older versions of it. Take a bipod and setup a position on a barricade and start killing xenos mate, that isn't enough for you huh? Well let me tell you more than: Snipers had their scopes nerfed extremely compared to how they used to be, so your going to have to be moving alot more, if you want to keep informed on whats going on around you. Keep in mind you main purpose is too KILL THE FUCKING GLOWING BASTARDS and kill the HUGE RHINOS these are your main targets, so always keep them on your mind when your in the field, as its much harder for other marines and tools to do the job. SADAR can do it, but he needs the help from his squad, and lights. All you have to do is sit back and watch the aliens turn into acid globs lying under your boots marine!

LOADOUT SUGGESTIONS:
Use your backpack as storage for your pistol ammo and sniper ammo, grenades/c4/whatever in your webbing, healing shit in your armor, in your belt slot you can either put your pistol, or a belt if you running
with the additional assault rifle, the M41A. You can also run a bit of a lighter loadout, and instead rock a SMG on your waist, to make quick work of the lighter xenos, awhile conserving the ammo of your AP pistol. Also of snipers also don't even run a 3rd weapon, and instead just rely on the robustness of their knifes and main weaponry, keep in mind cargo CANNOT REFILL YOUR PISTOL MAGS (unless its hacked)


Our Conclusion

TL;DR As you can see the sniper isn't necessarilythat bad(It kinda still is) but rather than focusing on raw power, it focuses on the users ability to outsmart the enemy, and shoot BETTER than the enemy.
So take this with a grain of salt marine, you wont be the best man out there, but focus on the big ol' baddies and shoot them back into the holes they came from.

Feel free to comment on anything i missed snipers are kinda bland compared to how they used to be, they are more viable now compared to taking a SADAR though, so thats a good thing.
Also the marksman stuff is completely gone so rip camo bodybags.

[Karmac]

Snipers essentially do the one thing no other gun can do, it pins xenos into specific areas, or draws agro depending on the competency level of the bugs, either of these results is desirable as long as you planned for it, I've pinned down 2 Runners, 2 Crushers and a Drone in the hive corridor by the crashed shuttle on my own before, nearly killing the crushers, drone and one of the runners at least twice each before backup arrived to mop up the wounded bugs.

[Bigchilly]

Snipers essentially do the one thing no other gun can do, it pins xenos into specific areas, or draws agro depending on the competency level of the bugs, either of these results is desirable as long as you planned for it, I've pinned down 2 Runners, 2 Crushers and a Drone in the hive corridor by the crashed shuttle on my own before, nearly killing the crushers, drone and one of the runners at least twice each before backup arrived to mop up the wounded bugs.

Ah yea, i forgot to mention that aliens are scared of this thing for some reason, but i'm sure that goes with most if not all specalists and their weapons.
Edit: As a recon sniper your job is to pin down aliens as you squad pushes them, hence the reason they are more squad supportive then marksmen.

[Casany]

Xenus are scared of snipers because one shot can take down half their health, and if that snipers with a group the only option is to run away and heal so you can pounce him later

[Retro]

Good guide, I main Recon Sniper but your job is to pin down/ harass people, it is what your kit is basically bit for, and it is very good, the marksman relies on stealth while the Recon Relies on strategy in my person opinion.

[shyshadow]

But, the question still remains, is the Sniper better then the Grenade Launcher? Because I think it is, also I hope I get2sniper. At all, considering how damn hard it is to get Spec.

[SchofieldMK2]

* Smoking with his sniper on the back * Perfect

[Thatnewguy01]

Something I found that works a bit to well is 2 spec snipers teaming up and ruining Aliens day. With the addition of a little good rp with your sniper partner, one fires first and if it hits the second fires aswell. It can do as much as critting young crushers who are then killed by you once your done waiting for your rifle to get ready to fire again. so it's very effective. Also can the marksman move his bag? I remember dropping it in the spec room at one of my first spec games and cried

[nerocavalier]

Also can the marksman move his bag? I remember dropping it in the spec room at one of my first spec games and cried

Clickdrag the bag onto yourself.

As for Snipers, yeah, it's really silly to stay in one spot because it means xenon know where you are and they are quick to anger and vengeful.

[Varnasis]

Some good tips in this guide, if you set up with your thermal bag in a good narrow tunnel like the little passage between medical and hydro early on (on Lv-624) you are bound to get a kill if you have a shotgun. But yeah move after that because the Ayyys will find you and seek revenge. Might be an interesting tactic to have a Marine put their body on top of you so when they go to see where the Ayyy died you can go for another kill.

But then it's time to run.

[Bigchilly]

Updated to OMEGA EDITION - 7/26/16