Concerning A "One Shot" Sniper Rifle

[connnnn]

The gameplay video showed snipers (well, rifles at least) hitting 2-3 times without getting a kill. Different guns, skills, armors, and of course the possibility for a headshot could potentially change things a lot (that's a lot of variables), but ultimately a 1 shot kill gun would probably require a headshot for balance purposes, and even then they would likely have to find some way to nerf it via slow rate of fire or only including a long-range scope (so you can't see a crosshair close range) or something like that. Lots of possibilities, it's still wide open for all we know.

[Berserker]

As long as the one hit kill is affected by armor, headshots effected by helmets and the protect form headshots thing, it will be better.

[Seraphim]

If the shots damage before adding in a players armor then its not that big of a deal. A enforcer (like decent) wouldn't die with just one shot because they have the heavy armor.

So that leaves only the avengers and phantoms. The phantoms are fast and agile, and are, I assume going to be partially cloaked. Making them a target only to the most practiced of snipers. So they wont really have to worry about it unless a body hit will kill them. The avengers are still fast compared to the enforcers, and will still make a hard target for a headshot, forcing the sniper to go for the easier body shot.

[Grind]

Originally Posted by Seraphim

If the shots damage before adding in a players armor then its not that big of a deal. A enforcer (like decent) wouldn't die with just one shot because they have the heavy armor.

So that leaves only the avengers and phantoms. The phantoms are fast and agile, and are, I assume going to be partially cloaked. Making them a target only to the most practiced of snipers. So they wont really have to worry about it unless a body hit will kill them. The avengers are still fast compared to the enforcers, and will still make a hard target for a headshot, forcing the sniper to go for the easier body shot.

Headshots still happen enough even if you're a fast moving target. Maybe avengers would want to be the ones who invest in the anti headshot ability attatchment and an enforcer and maybe rely on his heavier armor to give him a bit more headshot protection. All just thoughts of course

[QuickshotDjb]

since they are implementing armor, they probly wont make health any different between classes.

this means that a sniper could 1-hit any class not wearing armor, and probly 1-2 hit light armor, 2-3 hit med, and 3-5 hit heavy.

and since the ''head-shot protection'' helm is armor, one could shoot a few times and still kill you.