Something I've noticed and put together as words in my mind...In RO:O, I feel like the basic tactics for these two classes have been switched.
As a sniper, I feel like an invincible wall. Get in a good position, and I can hold down an entire pathway until I am overrun. I rarely relocate, unless I definetly know a skilled enemy has me perfectly in his sights and there is no way I can lean out and kill him without dieing myself.
As a machine-gunner, I feel...like a sniper. I get to a good position, deploy, and mow down a wave of infantry. However, I have to relocate after the first few kills. The enemy will know where I am, and attempt to flush me out. Being immobile and lacking the accuracy of a rifle, I can't do nearly as much to prevent myself from being overrun. So, as soon as I kill the first group of enemies, I immediately undeploy, find a new position, and redeploy, and ambush the next group. Rinse and repeat.
This doesn't seem right at all. As a sniper, I should be picking someone off, sliding to a new spot, taking out another person, etc. As a machine-gun, I should feel like an emplacement, able to suppress the enemy.
A rather "basic" tool like a machine-gun shouldn't require some special skill to use properly. I find myself prefering to use a rifle, as I am more accurate and can kill my enemies much more easily than with a machine-gun. A sniper rifle, however, should probably take that special little something to be effective.
Thoughts?
As a sniper, I feel like an invincible wall. Get in a good position, and I can hold down an entire pathway until I am overrun. I rarely relocate, unless I definetly know a skilled enemy has me perfectly in his sights and there is no way I can lean out and kill him without dieing myself.
As a machine-gunner, I feel...like a sniper. I get to a good position, deploy, and mow down a wave of infantry. However, I have to relocate after the first few kills. The enemy will know where I am, and attempt to flush me out. Being immobile and lacking the accuracy of a rifle, I can't do nearly as much to prevent myself from being overrun. So, as soon as I kill the first group of enemies, I immediately undeploy, find a new position, and redeploy, and ambush the next group. Rinse and repeat.
This doesn't seem right at all. As a sniper, I should be picking someone off, sliding to a new spot, taking out another person, etc. As a machine-gun, I should feel like an emplacement, able to suppress the enemy.
A rather "basic" tool like a machine-gun shouldn't require some special skill to use properly. I find myself prefering to use a rifle, as I am more accurate and can kill my enemies much more easily than with a machine-gun. A sniper rifle, however, should probably take that special little something to be effective.
Thoughts?