To be honest I cannot quickscope, or very rarely only if im lucky lol. My stance on the matter is a sniper rifle is a sniper rifle and should be used tactically as a long range weapon, not as a 1 hit kill assault rifle! I love nothing more than finding a position on the map and waiting for a enemy to come into my sights and taking them out from long range! This could be classed as camping, but I see it as playing tactically especially if you move to other positions and vantage points on the map after a couple of shots.
I tend to play hardcore mode a lot when sniping as I can use a silencer and still get a 1 hit kill unlike in normal game modes where it would take 2 shots unless you got a head shot! My only problem with hardcore mode is that sometimes (not all the time) although there are no kill cams, an enemy can still see where the shot came from as they die, which is nearly as good as a kill cam, which to me defeats not having kill cams!!!
My only other problem with using sniper rifles as the should be used, is that seondary weapons leave you at a great disadvantage against someone with an automatic rifle, I normally try to steal someones gun after shooting them so I have a good secondary if I need to move position and encounter someone in close combat. I do like the idea in MW3 of the Overlord Perk where you can equip 2 primary weapons thus allowing and assault/SMG and Sniper Rifle. Although if this was available in Black Ops I would like it to be in the third perk tier so that I could still use Ghost Perk (which in my eyes is a needed to remain hidden) and Warlord Perk so that I can have two attachment (Variable Scope & Silencer).
I do feel that the silencer should be less restrictive on the Sniper rifles, due to making it a two hit kill. At very long range I would agree there should be some drop off in the power and accuracy, but not at close to medium range especially for upper torso and head shots! As for Second Chance(SC)/Final Stand(FS) I think and true OHK to the head or upper torso should counter act it as in real life you would be dead! Shots to the limbs etc should not count as a OHK even without SC/FS, but should serverly wound the person who was shot and should restrict movement and deal a lot of damage for a period of time, bit like when a concussion grenade is used!
The variable zoom should also be standard too, although a lot of people would probably argue and say this makes it over powered, I feel that if the sniper rifles were used correctly as they should be then this should not be a problem. You dont not see a lot of true snipers (not quickscopers) getting massive amount of kills!
I would also like to see more maps with different lighting conditions like on Hanoi, and being able to use night vision (COD 4 style) I think this would also add to the experience of being a sniper!
If people really want quickscoping then there should be specific lobbies and game modes that cater for them, maybe Barebones Pure game mods or something like that where perks are not used anyway, and keep them away from the general lobbies. This could be enabled in custom game modes or specifically for things like wager matches! One idea that I had, was to have a wager match specifically for quicksoping and trick shots:
Wager Match Trick Shot
Tony Hawks/Matt Hoffman style scoring for trick shots with multipliers for using combinations and collaterals.
For use with sniper rifles only with possibly increased aim assist.
- No fall damage so you could jump off elevated positions and not die doing a trick shot
- Faster reloading and scoping in to assist quick scoping and also increase game speed
- Other weapons, equipment and kill streaks are available, but points are only awarded for a Trick Shot!
- Maps specifically made for trick shots with lots of open spaces and elevated positions
- Easier access to elevated positions such as stairs and ladders, ladders would be used for the most elevated positions as it would require more risk but the benifits and multiplers would be far greaer as more combinations could be used!
- A quick scope counts as a trick shot but only recieves a minimum score while using combinations etc gains multipliers
- Hire/recruit people from the trick shot community to consult/advise on the making of the game modes
- Using this as a wager match idea would allow the persons playing to see how they stand against other trickshotters and a leader board would allow them to see where they stand in the world showing: Highest single score, amounts of trick shots etc etc
