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6/25/2016 9:13:49 PM
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Shotguns vs Snipers // which takes more skill?
Alright, my name is Aztecross. I did my discussion of this last week and well the comments have been mixed based on my answer. So, here we go.
Poll time!!
Video link
https://youtu.be/kSqXxdHbQWo
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2 回覆Can't compare apples and pears. Low skill / huge risk / high reward. Medium skill / low risk / no counter / huge reward.
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2 回覆Easy answer, snipers take more skill if you want to be good. Look at people that can consistently quickscope, those are your good snipers. These are the people that see a shotgunner running at them and take their head right off. Obviously a sniper is a more versatile weapon and allows you to get kills from any distance, which makes it easier to rack up more kills with. That doesn't make it any easier to hit your shots though. The people that are good with shotguns can only shotgun, the majority of them at least. Sure their movement is good but if my movement is just as good then I am going to win the gunfight 9/10. Why? Because I can hit that close range body shot then finish you while maintaining enough distance that you can't one shot me. Even if a sniper takes less skill to use it takes more skill to be GREAT with. Nobody is calling someone that can only hard scope corners a good sniper, or someone that camps with a shotty a good shotgunner. But a top level sniper is more deadly than a top level shotgunner at almost any distances and their gun skill translates to their primaries in turn making them a better all around player.
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That's like saying ''which takes more skill, skateboards or surfboards?"', they're two different play styles with even more variations based on the map/class being played. Plus when you throw in fusion rifles, look let's just say they all take a certain degree of skill to use.
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4 回覆由SoldierMedicTY編輯： 6/26/2016 7:29:26 PMIMO...... The issue is not what takes more skill to be used [i][u] effectively [/u][/i] they both require a great deal of skill. The issue arises in when and where they are used. The nature of shotguns is a close range, high mobility type of weapon. So when you have multiple targets and smaller maps a shotgun will be better. The nature of a sniper is long range, low mobility weapon type. So fewer targets and longer maps lead to a sniper being better. Snipers say shotguns are op in matches like 6v6 control. Because there are too many opportunities for them to be rushed. Too many opponents, too many people that have to work together to make sniping effective. A sniper can still get kills but that's not the best situation for a sniper. Shotgunner say snipers are op in matches like trials. Because they lose more people to help push a camping sniper out of hiding and snipers have fewer targets and it's more controlled. IMO......your answer. Shotguns take more skill. Because even if you can close the distance you still have to deal with whatever primary they have equipped. If you lose to a primary and are a self proclaimed sniper, well you should lose for letting them get close. You failed as a sniper. You let them cross the map. Lastly a good sniper will beat a good shotgunner everytime. If they move when a player starts to close on them. The maps do not allow enough cover for a shotgunner to effectively and reliably close with a sniper. A sniper can see which direction they are coming from long before a shotgunner can get in range. Chafe should always be on when a sniper is equipped. Scan your sectors guardians. I know that is going to anger snipers. Sorry not sorry. Something has to balance the ohk from across the map. It would allow players to close distance with something across the map that can kill them. Snipers will have to rely on sniping skill and not the radar. As it is now snipers track you across the map and can reliably determine where you are going couple that with lack of available cover it creates an environment that is impossible to close. Lastly if u use a shotgun and camp a corner........ [spoiler]your doing it wrong[/spoiler]
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It's not really about what takes the most skill. It's more about the pros and cons of each and deciding what works best for your playstyle. Shotguns pros: easy kills within effective range Cons: difficult to get into effective range Sniper pros: OHK from any range Cons: more difficult to land shots and not very useful in close range.
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1 回覆由nopenopenope編輯： 6/26/2016 1:41:24 PM
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1 回覆Both take skill. Snipers: precise in order to get a headshot or "be a little bitch and just body shot everyone to get a kill"=no skill Shotguns: close ranged weapons requiring you to get close to you're opponents while using cover or obstacles to get closer to your foe. Missing can have a great consequence and probably won't survive the fight.
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1 回覆Hardscoping a choke point and waiting for someone to walk into your reticle takes no skill. Crouching in the corner and waiting for someone to walk by and shotgun them also takes no skill. They both can be used cheaply. I think a shotgunner with a 2.0 kd is more skilled than a sniper with a 2.0 kd imo
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