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Battlefield 4: Overview of Sniper Rifles

Looking to take up the role of a sniper in Battlefield 4? Learn all about the various sniper rifles that are available to the Recon kit in BF4. This article covers each weapon's background, available attachments, unlock requirements, and more.

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xc7x3783d ago

basically BF3 choices all over again

Finch3783d ago

I only play on hardcore and the rooms are over filled with snipers. Love hard core but the snipers really kill it if you want to play any other class. Only good thing is you may die alot against a sniper team, but you almost never lose the match.

VENOMACR12273783d ago

I agree and that's where the problem for the game comes in. I love hardcore because you don't take 10 bullets and keep running around. The one thing I HATE about sniping, head shots are only 1 shot kill in regular mode. If I hit you in the upper chest with a magnum round for a .50 caliber sniper rifle, your dead. But no....the first sniper rifle does the same damage as a .50 caliber, yet you have jerks running around with the semi automatic sniper rifles that had the luxury of missing you with 10 bullets before finally hitting you. I think the damage needs to be nerfed on the semi automatic sniper rifles and turned up on regular bolt action. I hate hitting someone in the chest and then have them run off and I have to finish them off with a pistol.

Alduin3782d ago

It's a game, not real life. And more than likely you're not getting kills when hitting from the chest up because you're way too far out. Damage drops steeply with range.

VENOMACR12273782d ago

So if a .50 caliber hits you from lets say 500 yards in the chest, that shouldn't instantly kill you?

Matt6663783d ago

Bit upset how you can't have the high powered scopes on the DMR's, since I prefer DMR's over bolt actions.

Alduin3782d ago

Meh, they're not really meant for sniping. They're just strong precision rifles.

Matt6663782d ago

Even though in real life the following are semi-atuo snipers:
SR-25 - (MK11)
Dragunov sniper rifle - (SVD-12)

The other in the lists are either used as DMR's/Cross semi-atuo sniper's oor are based on other real life weapons.

So to make the game more fair they really should high powered scopes to the DMR's.

Alduin3781d ago (Edited 3781d ago )

@VENOMACR1227 - Again you're basing your opinions of what should happen in-game on what would happen in real life. Theoretically speaking SHOULD a .50 caliber sniper kill you in one shot to the chest? Absolutely.

But you have to base your reasoning on the game's mechanics not what SHOULD happen. Almost all of the snipers in BF4 have the ability to execute one-shot kills but only within a certain range. Typically after 12-14 meters the maximum damage inflicted by the bullet drops below 100. So once you're beyond that range you will NOT get a one-shot kill unless its a direct headshot.

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Battlefield 1, Hardline, BF4 Servers Are Being Taken Offline by Cheaters; EA Silent on Issue

Cheaters & hackers have been causing grief on Battlefield 1, Hardline & BF4 servers, with nonstop DDoS attacks among other things. Unfortunately, EA has remained silent about it.

-Foxtrot752d ago

Course they are silent, they are hoping people flock to 2042

gamesftw250751d ago

Maybe it was a inside job then haha.

jeromeface751d ago

wouldnt be the first time, titanfall 1+2 anyone?

PapaBop751d ago

Not even if they paid me.. EA always do this with old games with less money potential, if this was Ultimate Team, they'd address and sort it faster than stories could spread. Why invest time in their products when they will just dump it in the following years? Then again EA never could see the forest for the trees.

Inverno751d ago

I imagine after those games were given out for free a couple months back through Amazon, anything that makes people go to 2042 is a plus for them

XiNatsuDragnel752d ago

They want people to go on 2042. My theory

excaliburps751d ago

Nah. I think they can't do anything about it or they want to sink money into fixing it.

Pudge102888751d ago (Edited 751d ago )

EA owns all BF servers so yes, they can do something about it but they refuse to because they dont want ppl playing their old games instead of the new one. Its EA we’re talking about here

pr33k33751d ago

if this happened in 2042, they'd have something to say. which is weird, considering battlefield 1 has more players on steam right now.

Pudge102888751d ago

Its so obvious that EA is doing this or hired ppl to mess up the games so that we’d be forced to have just 1 Battlefield working.

FPS_D3TH751d ago

Honestly it’s probably the devs themselves. They did an update to bf4 way back that kinda made assault rifles doo doo in hopes that people would flock to BF1 cuz BF4 was too perfect

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5 Great Shooter Games on Xbox Game Pass

The shooter genre is one of the most beloved videogame genres in the gaming community, and rightfully so. From DOOM Eternal to Battlefield 4, passing through The Outer Worlds, the Xbox Game Pass has a lot to offer when it comes to amazing shooter experiences. Come check out some great shooter games available on Xbox Game Pass!

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MadLad766d ago

There's a bunch of great shooters on gamepass; both legacy and new.

A recommendation I have is a work in progress preview title called Anacrusis. It's a lot of fun, and has a cool aesthetic.

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5 Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess

KeenGamer: "Sometimes a game starts out as a buggy mess and we all just stop and think, “that definitely could have spent a bit more time in the oven”. This is the case for these 5 games which infamously marked their place in recent game memory."

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KingofBandits858d ago

"Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess - A Bethesda and CD ProjektRed tale"