Now I want to be clear I don’t feel like we needed another sniper rifle before a new SMG or LMG but we got one so what’s done is done.The Sentinel sniper rifle is such a gratifying weapon to use, but it’s not that great. The recent buff made it so close to being the weapon it should be but it’s just shy of the balanced mark. I know many people will argue this point but hear me out.the Sentinel is a finesse weapon. Like the PK or the Kraber. You want big damage hits at the cost of a slower fire rate. I think the fire rate is perfect where it’s at. I think the damage is where it’s lacking. Obviously you don’t want to make it too strong or it’s just another Kraber....which it basically is a baby Kraber (unbothered reason I think this was a redundant weapon to even make) but I digress. I think 80 damage a shot would put this weapon at the ferret sweet spot. Just enough to be far enough ahead of LB damage but not too much. Now the disruptor round feature. This is stupid on so many levels. Especially with the change you just made to inventory. A shield battery is so valuable. Even sitting at 70 damage a hit your rendering disruptor rounds pointless. If someone has blue shields your getting extra 5 damage at the cost of a battery. At best your doing an extra 30. Still not worth it. Instead of a disruptor round why not just boost the base damage of every shot by a flat 30 damage (at the cost of a battery) that way no matter what shield they have you get the extra damage you would get if they had a purple or gold shield.

@rickyressel uhhhhhh noAgain with these buff ideas that I am beginning to think you actually want implemented into the game.The sentinal is good where it is.Charging it with a battery makes it more dangerous as it can wipe a whole shield in an instant and that can turn a battle between you and another squad into your favor.More so if you manage to poke each player once so the only thing left is to take their base health.Doing what you suggested would only make it OP and we'd have another Charge Rifle incident on our hands where the noobs can just pick it up, charge it and wipe the floors with us all.

I dont charge it until i see purple or gold then ill charge it asap, thats a huge advantage to hit a shot and drop their shields!

@DavidW74 wrote:Triple take is the worst sniper in the game. If it’s not a kraber it’s worthless. Take a pk and wingman or anything else. If you’re running around with a triple take on PS4 you’re a foolWhat nonsense is this? Lmao.Triple take can headshot potentially 138 damage, with 78 to the body.It can basically be used as a shotgun at close range.It has superior bullet drop range.It has a good fire rate for a sniper( charge shots ommited)@DavidW74 Learn your weapons bro. XD

@iBlockHead I’m sorry my ideas seem to upset you so much. This is a forum, these are just thoughts and ideas I’ve kicked around in my head. I thought this was a place to come discuss things Apex related. Feedback like yours helps me understand if there’s any merit to the ideas I have or if it wouldn’t be something feasible to do. It’s all for fun man. I like coming up with possible cool ideas. Some are good some aren’t. All of these are just my opinions. No need to get hostile

@iBlockHead Also, just to touch on what you said.Again, a battery has way more value now that stacks are 2 and inventory management is a bigger factor. As far as being able to crack the shields of every squad member with dis crypto’s shots. The Sentinel doesn’t support the fire rate and you’d have to be the patron saint of precision to hit all three people on a team with disruptor shots. Also once you crack a shield you have to waste your disruptor shots to shoot flesh after they don’t have a shield at 70 damage. As far as it being a noob machine like the charge rifle. That could never happen. It takes way too much precision, the ballistics aren’t larger size like the G7, LB, and Kraber so even if it was buffed into a god weapon it would only be effective in the hands of a true marksman.

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DoYaSeeMe
6 years ago
I like sniping, but I'm really struggling with the Sentinel, the feeling is off. Sometimes it's like there's a lag between puling the trigger and the weapon actually shooting. Other times it feels like the weapon is twiching when I fire. The bullet drop seems too big for such a high velocity. The big scopes don't feel accurate, I miss a lot of mid-high distance targets by shooting too high or too low, even though the scope dot is right where it should be. Lag affects this rifle a lot, as you can't adjust aim while shooting due to the huge reload time. Shield batteries are simply not worth using with this weapon since the inventory changes.
MandatoryIDtag
6 years ago
@DavidW74 wrote:
Triple take is the worst sniper in the game. If it’s not a kraber it’s worthless. Take a pk and wingman or anything else. If you’re running around with a triple take on PS4 you’re a fool
What nonsense is this? Lmao.
Triple take can headshot potentially 138 damage, with 78 to the body.
It can basically be used as a shotgun at close range.
It has superior bullet drop range.
It has a good fire rate for a sniper( charge shots ommited)
@DavidW74 Learn your weapons bro. XD
MassiveVernon
6 years ago
@DoYaSeeMe I felt this way before the latest patch but now I’m actually really enjoying using it and will pick it up whenever I see one . Scopes definitely feel a little off on it still and drop is hard to judge past about 250m , but can still wreck people if you got the time to line up shots . As for using batteries , I don’t bother unless I have 4 or more in my inventory because it just feels like a waste . Would be nice if you could load up shield cells for one disruptor shot at a time ..

But the gold sentinel is where it’s at, absolute beast of a weapon. I normally hate the gold sniper scope but on the sentinel you can hit almost every shot with such ease .
iBlockHead
6 years ago
@rickyressel I wasn't trying to be hostile, I'm here like everyone else to just try and help others and I like your ideas but they go a bit far into the OP side and thus I come to make it less OP or try to let you know.

As said before, not hostile at all.

We have about 4-5 snipers in the game, 1 shouldn't be more better than the others. They all have their areas which they are good at and reward players who play on that field.

Sentinal has it's instant shield wipe abilities to stop a team from rushing or so you can down an enemy instantly if you catch them by surprise.

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