Ambush is one of the worst possible scopes. It hits your aim assist (which is not what you want) and your range. Short gaze is much better, as it buffs those stats
Edit: this post is only hard numbers. Use whatever you like. If you swear by ambush then you can use it. Sniping is more about personal preference then anything. If you want to use the biggest zoom sight you can, go for it.
Shortgaze is my personal favorite, and I like aim assist on my snipers. This post has shown to me that some people don't like aim assist. And that's their preference.
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My favorite scope is the ambush sight. I've lost more kills to AA than I'd like to admit. On some weapons (like Auto Rifles) I don't mind it, but not on a sniper.
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Ambush is seriously the best scope you can get on a sniper. It's good for close to mid range maps, which Destiny is made up of. Also if you're at all competent the AA hit won't matter.
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Less than 400 crucible sniper kills though :/
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I started using them after how came out
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Too much AA is a bad thing. It slows down your scope so much that it becomes harder to follow enemies with your sight. Especially if they are jumping. Also, aim assist on snipers does not increase the headshot hitbox or cause the bullets to magnetize more to the enemy.
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When your crosshair passes over an enemy it slows down, aim assist changed how long it slows down for. I like aim assist on my snipers
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Edited by Sixclicks: 10/28/2015 7:19:49 PMYeah, that's what I'm saying, but it doesn't give you a bigger hitbox for headshots with sniper rifles like many people seem to believe (it does on non-snipers though). Too much slowing down of your scope will make it harder to follow an enemy's head, particularly at closer ranges. The worst is when an enemy jumps and it drags your scope from their head. This is why some people prefer less aim assist. Just like how so many people used to use Efrideet's Spear with an Ambush scope because it had near minimum aim assist. A lot of players wish you could turn aim assist off.
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I don't understand that, I like aim assist. But if that's what they want that's not my problem
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I don't really mind the AA going down. It's already high lol
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Not everyone is searching for that AA though. I myself snipe better with the ambush over the shortgaze. It comes down to what you're comfortable with, not what's statistically good.
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Since the 1k hard stare has a high base aim assist, and his has hidden hand already I assumed he was wanting to max aim assist
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I prefer ambush over everything.. Aim assist actually hurts me. It's just not what i like
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It's all personal preference but I'm partial to shortgaze
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Can you look at mine on my hunter. I currently use Ambush always thinking that is the ideal one, but i also have hawkeye which i haven't really tested
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If you had shortgaze that would be a monster sniper. But the sight you have selected on that rifle is a good all around scope, that YouTube link explains aim assist and range and all that. It's a little long but you should get a good understanding on what you need.
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Thanks for the help!