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Edited by Hylebos:
7/14/2014 4:14:27 PM
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Outdated: The Sniper Gun shoots too far: A Thread on Destiny Sandbox Balance
[quote][b][u]Disclaimer:[/u][/b] This thread is a year old and is wildly out of date. I have left it as is to represent my thoughts at that point of time, but compared to what we know now a lot of them are VERY VERY silly.[/quote]
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[quote][i]"Is it me or does the sniper gun just have way too much range? Just because its accurate doesn't mean it needs to shoot far. I mean Tiger Woods is accurate, but he doesn't pull up from half court and score a grand slam now does he?"[/i] --Anonymous User (Deleted), June 7th, 2008.[/quote]He's right you know. The Sniper Gun does in fact shoot too far, and while this might not have been a problem in Halo, it most certainly will be a problem in Destiny if steps aren't taken to prevent the Sniper Rifle and other longer ranged weapons from completely dominating the sandbox.
I encourage the reader to join me on an speculative journey as we embark to figure out exactly how Destiny's sandbox might work compared to Halo.[quote][url=http://www.bungie.net/en-us/Groups/Post?groupId=19148&id=60597516&path=1]Click to continue reading to the second post.[/url][/quote][quote]Edit: If you don't read the entire thread and instead skip to posting a silly response, I reserve the right to laugh at you.[/quote]
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I see your point, but I think this would only be an issue if the PVP takes place in the 'sandbox environments' and not in specific, appropriately sized stages. Personally, I sank a lot of time into Red Dead Redemption free roam multiplayer, and I was mostly fighting people barely within draw distance. The snipers had no bullet drop and were as pin-point accurate as your connection would allow, which is funny for a game taking place in the early 1900's. I loved it, but for a game like Destiny, that kind of weapon dominance would kill the experience. Maybe the accuracy will fall off at extreme ranges. Maybe the damage will, instead. I believe PVP will take place in "arenas" built from locations in the game world or on unique maps, and that sniper distance won't be any more of a problem than it was in Halo.
