Holy shazbotola! Why is the "member" grammar level so low? You can tell the member messages from non-member messages just by looking at the degree of decent english in the post.
Anyway, here's the lowdown on o-sniping, for you obnoxious o-snipers.. As stated, a tactical, coordinated o-snipe can work wonders. If you are coordinating with somebody to take out a key individual on the other team at a key moment, more power to you. If you pull that crap off in a pub, it means you are galvanizing some real teamplay, and I would hope you don't get kicked for it.
That said, if you are just doing your own thing, and decide it'd be best to suit up, run behind enemy lines, and o-snipe, prepare to be on the losing team. If your team wins, it's only because the rest of your team is able to make up for your suckiness--which is entirely possible.
Here's what o-snipers do:
- they cause a 5 second downtime to whoever they hit, and they can only effectively attack one defender ever 10 seconds or so
- they at most distract two defenders, but generally only one
- o-sniper lifespan is about 1 minute, because they typically o-snipe because they are not good at more beneficial tasks, so the only way they can boost their personal score (selfish) is by taking cheap potshots at stationary defenders, so when somebody duels them, they inevitably lose
For all you people saying o-sniping it hard.. DUH! So is playing using only the knife. It's also stupid. It's the wrong tool or the wrong job. Take your pick. I wouldn't grudge a newbie for doing it all the same. Newbies should start out doing whatever makes them the most comfortable and have the most fun. But anyone who plays for a while should know better.