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By what stretch of the imagination is the Award Sniper Rifle better than the original?

 

It fires slower, holds less ammo, and doesn't hit things. Isn't it awesome when a sniper rifle doesn't do damage to heads?

 

OK, hit them in the chest and it kills them like a headshot. It isn't much more difficult to just aim for the head, not for someone who can get 6 headshots on their own, and you can always just shoot the chest twice if you feel like it.

 

The much much worse speed sucks enough, but the fact that it doesn't it stuff... I can't imagine why anyone might consider it an upgrade. I guess I'll have to be carefull getting headshots, wouldn't want that get that peice of crap be permanent.

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real men use the trooper class

 

Heh, I usually do.

 

I thought of something that could very easily explain it...

If the award rifle was originally the normal one, but then they realized it was impossible to get headshots with it, and didn't have time to fix it, so they just switched them around... it's the only explanation I can think of for them making it so much worse. It only has 2 advantages, it's technically stronger, although that doesn't really matter, and it apparently has piercing power, which really isn't that useful in a sniper rifle, because at a distance it's unlikely for 2 foes to be right behind eachother, and up close you're kind of boned if you rely on your slow firing sniper rifle anyways.

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No, not really. You're just trying to be cool but you're actually just stupid.

 

Ok...that was odd. I think the Award Sniper works fine, and yes, it does has some problems, but I think overall that it's fine.

 

At least I try to enjoy the game and not find something to bitch about it.

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Ok...that was odd. I think the Award Sniper works fine, and yes, it does has some problems, but I think overall that it's fine.

 

At least I try to enjoy the game and not find something to bitch about it.

 

It was harsh to say what I did and I regret saying it out loud. And I'm not going to respond to what you said now because it would end up being another insult, so I'm just not goin there.

 

I'm sorry.

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wow. arent we all friends?

still, the beam is pink. or purple. not surw witch. that makes up for the other letdowns,as its funny when a player online see's you as a sniper and ythinks "aha! sniper n00b! kill him!". and then you drop him with 1 hit from a pink beam. its stylish, but not very useful :)

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Well, the award solder rifle does sniper jobs better than the award sniper rifle 100 folds.

 

The only use of the award sniper rifle is mid/close range line up shot unzoomed (yes you need a scotchtape crosshair for this) Even so it is quite stupid to play snipers up close and personal.

 

You get kills easier even with the wimpy regular pistol.

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I don't really like the award sniper rifle. I definitly perfer the ordinary sniper. I do play as the sniper class on many maps, though when I get the award sniper, I generally switch classes, or go into battle with my pistol. For some reason the award sniper doesnt hit the enemy at far range much, it seems. I find the award pistol better for sniping.

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thats because it doesnt register headshots, and as the beam is considerably larger than the ordianry sniper bolt, its becomes more of a challenge not to get a headshot, so therefore its frankly quite cr*p at long-long range.

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I wanna clear a few things up here. First off, snipers are not n00bs. They are the best. They are the most crack shots within any fighting force. People think that they are cowardly coz they hide in a bush and pick off their foes. But when it comes down to a battlefield situation, most people do try to find some cover to shoot from.

 

Oh yeah, award sniper rifle.

 

Yeah, it's a rather useless piece of junk. Less ammo, slow firing rate and 0% accuracy.

 

The reason it doesn't hit things is because LucasArts didn't calibrate the zoomed sight with the non-zoomed sight. It works fine out of zoom but the zoom is just...don't go there.

 

ATTENTION ALL SNIPERS OF THE IMPERIAL ARMY!

What you should do is get your war hero to legendary. Always aim for the chest with your ordinary sniper rifle. It kills them in one and i't's a bigger, easier target to hit. Also, take a stormtrooper with you for close protection, because a n00b pistol won't do much, (unless it's award pistol, incidentally, which i have) so grab a buddy and chuck out an auto turret.

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Snipers are over-rated. You don't join the army to become a sniper. You learn to use A GUN! And if you can aim straight with the POS weapon you're given, you might be slected for specialisation.

 

Award sniper is...painful. It really is. Painful to use, that is.

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Um I didnt necro, my only post was back in March or something

 

back on topic, snipers in most games and RL are support troops, they cause choas and inflict minor casulties. Assuming thier smart, they're going to be spending most of their time hiding, taking the shot and rehiding. This mean that they get few kills but the ones they get should be important, ie, a mg pinning down team mates, an enemy sniper of an entrenced enemy.

My point, snipers arent 1337 pwnzors, they just people who are afraid to fight at the front

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I don't need a Jedi to wipe out an entire army single-handedly. I just grab my soldier, break out the Elite Rifle, and blast away. :D

 

Anyway, to stay on topic, I hate how the Award Sniper can't get head shots. Kamino is a great place to snipe, and with all the enemies jumpin in turrets and their head is the only thing showing, I can't hit (that is, once I've gotten the award sniper).

 

It's good in close combat, but what's the point of using a sniper rifle if you're not gonna snipe?!

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