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Hero (Retired)

6 years ago

Is anyone else having difficulty with snipers?

It’s insanely difficult to land shots, i had a shot lined up on a stationary legend and nothing. It’s almost as though the precision required for snipers has been increased. That would be alright if ...

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MandatoryIDtag

6 years ago

I just find the sentinel to be a pointless gimmick personally lol, they literally just added it to incorporate a bolt action into the standard loot pool.

The whole point of a bolt action over a semi auto sniper is for it to have superior damage per shot due to the rechamber action after each round....and the sentinel just doesn't fill that gap, even with the added disruptor round function which has its own set of problems.

It's not a terrible sniper.....there's just no reason to pick it up over a longbow lol.

Cabowse

6 years ago

@MandatoryIDtag It's a strange one, I didn't use the sentinel much until recently, It's not really like the other snipers. You have to think of it like a primer weapon, get a shot with disruptors and then push in with something else once their shields are down.

It's especially good against Evo Shields

MandatoryIDtag
6 years ago
@Cabowse This is kinda the point I'm trying to make.
That's not how a Bolt action is supposed to behave, that's how a DMR should function lol.
It would have made more sense to rebalance the longbow and have the sentinel as the sniper with ranged supremacy.
But hey ho..it is what it is.
I still think a precision choke triple take is the better mid range sniper option. 😛
- GH0STEDbyME
  Hero
  6 years ago
  @MandatoryIDtag we used to use the Sentinel religiously but I used it due to the fact that it was bolt action. It was just such a satisfying gun to use now it's just trash. My go to used to be the Longbow but like you said these days I go for precision choke triple take (that's mostly for the firing speed and the damage tho tbf).
  
  Hell! Way back when I used to main a G7 scout as basically a sniper until they changed it completely.
  - 7cyanide
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    @GH0STEDbyME Yea, the Sentinel is aesthetically pleasing to use, so I only use it for fun / battle pass challenges.
    
    I don't know if it needs a buff to 75 body, so it can down someone with two shots if they have blue armor... but it needs something. A little faster on the bolt action or bullet drop could be the ticket. It's hard to use as a real secondary weapon when squads show up.