1000+ Match Score : Putting Rounds into Enemy Faces

Due to fiction or otherwise, many players often believe that the best way to play MWO is to rush forward trusting in your armour to hold as one blasts the enemy at short range, coming out bloodied but victorious.
A more tactical mind would realize that, just like in real life, there are varying playstyles for various roles/builds. Of all these roles, the role of Snipers (and Sniper Assaults) is one that is often misunderstood due to differing perceptions of how the game should be played.
It is understandable that players who die (often from walking into firing lines) and spectate a Sniper Assault in the backline laying down fire gets irritated. To be fair, many players who claim to be sniper mains honestly don’t do enough to justify them taking up the role. We all know a few sniper mains like these eh? 😉
In this match, I showcase and explain the role of Sniper Assaults and what they should be doing and also explain how to counter them. After all, leaving any mech uncontested and able to pump damage out is always a threat, no matter the range.
In short, know the role of Snipers (and Sniper Assaults), learn how to counter them and/or play them properly. Every build has an optimal role so respect that and work with them if teamplay is your thing...
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Music : Pusheen's Autumn Cat Nap by Hidehito Ikumo
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[@ratofnihm]

Nice one.

[@charlesphoon]

MWO pls nerf brios. He is too OP

[@BrokenCurtain]

Hey BrioS, did you watch Sean Lang's recent MadCat video from a few days ago?

[@lrq7927]

Thats a nice match! WOW on your score, very well done.

[@sanvean4601]

I always imagine people hating snipers as reincarnations of the guy doing tricks with his sabers and shot by Indiana Jones :) Amazing game!

[@TomsGamingLair]

When i did video about sniper controversy at the end of January, some really angry people visited my comment section 😁.

[@gideonchua9448]

I don’t think the frustration is with the value of snipers, that much is fairly evident to most players, but rather that the game often rewards snipers over the rest of the team which they rely on. It’s significantly easier to get 1.7k damage sniping than it is doing the same brawling, but without the brawler soaking up damage and holding up for as long as he can the sniper can’t get his damage out. And yet, this game more or less rewards dealing damage above all else. This isn’t necessarily a problem in an of itself but it can be pretty frustrating well your roll in a match is just to be a wall so the guy in the back can relax.

[@deeber3960]

Woohoo! :)

[@wafflezzzzz]

If you'd shared armour and NASCARed with the team then you would have done better. STEAM forums told me so.

[@johnmoore8599]

Teamwork seems to be overrated these days. The PSR doesn't help. With that mech, you want to engage long range. It gives you time to deal more damage as they close. It can brawl, but not well. The HAGs hurt your heat, but they deal a bit more damage and you can carry more ammo for more damage over time. Lights are a pain in the ass to that mech. I've been backstabbed many a time. But, like you said, it's their job. That said, you don't have to give them an easy kill either. That mech consistently does well in that niche using either the older build or the newer HAG builds. It never gets old. What makes me laugh is when someone takes missiles with the gauss rifles.

[@jtnachos16]

I'm going to preface by saying I HARD disagree with point 4 in your 'what snipers should be doing' list.

[@HHHThanatos]

Luck and skill = :D