German sniper survivability

Jump back to quoted post26 Oct 2013, 20:35 PMMadok

Oh, he dies to rifles all right.
It's annoying if a sniper escapes a good flank. But you got to admit that in terms of pure small arms fire: Both sniper units have about the same survivability.



Personally I disliked the sniper centric play of CoH1. Intensely disliked it.
I was thrilled with the first tidbits that snipers would now only be able to cloak in cover.

However right now we have one faction with a frail but ever so slightly more efficient sniper and the other faction with a far more resilient sniper unit.
On top of the natural counter sniping risk to the OST sniper the abilities (natural and vet) of other SU units pose very real threats to the OST sniper (already covered in this tread).

All of this might not be an issue if you are a top player and have honed your sniper micro skills in countless hours of vCoH...

For most mediocre players this is a problem.
I like the current asymmetry but a slight buff towards AOE durability could be a way to make the OST sniper more appealing to non pro players.

Jump back to quoted post26 Oct 2013, 23:49 PMc r u C e

Or lucky random shots from mortars,SU 85,ZiS guns or other units that aren't meant to counter him in the first place...

Jump back to quoted post26 Oct 2013, 23:49 PMc r u C e

Escapes ambushes too...maybe it's just bad luck,but if my opponent has a Sniper I chase him with Conscripts on the whole f*****g map...only effective way to kill him is to wait for him behind a wall,corner(Mafia style) etc....Which rarely happens
Or lucky random shots from mortars,SU 85,ZiS guns or other units that aren't meant to counter him in the first place...

Jump back to quoted post27 Oct 2013, 10:09 AMLichtbringer

The 80hp 1 Armor change would also help to fix the luck/bad luck component of the infantryresilence.

Jump back to quoted post27 Oct 2013, 10:44 AMBabaRoga

I don't know how to fix it, but having your sniper counter-sniped by AT gun's, killed by infantry from range and all sort of weird and unexpected ways, most of you guys seen them die in (goes for both snipers, more so German tho)

Jump back to quoted post27 Oct 2013, 10:44 AMBabaRoga

And then other times it will kill 2-3 inf models from close range, retreat through them run past shooting tanks and falling arty/rockets and still get home safe.
That just isn't right and its plain and simple annoying....

Jump back to quoted post27 Oct 2013, 10:36 AMc r u C e

That will be a dream come true,every time I chase a Sniper that is two feet away from my infantry that awesome Benny Hill music comes to mind