29 Jun 12, 02:06PM
(29 Jun 12, 04:33AM)Vermi Wrote: Yeah i agree head shots should only be worth 1 frag, they are so simple and easy i often find myself getting around 20 head shots a game. While we are at it the AR should do 50 damage a shot(so that camping is eradicated)
Sarcasm.
(29 Jun 12, 04:33AM)Vermi Wrote: Depot was easily the most played map in my experience with 1.04 and yes people used nades more often, but it was still just as easy if you were smart to flag,
Not clear what you're saying, seems to be that nade spamming wasn't an issue. If so I disagree but can't see the relevance to sniper headshot points.
(29 Jun 12, 04:33AM)Vermi Wrote: it's important to realize that there will never be an 100% approval rating on the games balance,
True but irrelevant.
(29 Jun 12, 04:33AM)Vermi Wrote: but simply saying snipers slow down the pace of the game is ridiculous, why? it's a fucking sniper(support weapon), do you expect them to charge in first and take on a team full of AR's?
They either do slow down the game or they don't. You first say it's ridiculous to say they slow down the game but your second sentence seems to suggest they do indeed slow the game down.
(29 Jun 12, 04:33AM)Vermi Wrote: ask yourself this, if a 3v3 was played where one team was only using sniper the other team only using AR who would win?
As you said above yourself the sniper is a support weapon so judging its results in a non-intended role would be irrelevant.
(29 Jun 12, 04:33AM)Vermi Wrote: stop trying to influence the balance of the game so it suits your play style better.
I'm not and you shouldn't attribute malice. I've regularly supported things that would make winning harder for me (for example scoring based solely on flags, stronger shotgun and carbine, etc...).
Let me recap my arguments, perhaps you'll provide me with reasoning why I'm wrong.
Balance isn't about how hard it is to headshot. So what if it's hard to 360 headshot, it doesn't mean you should automatically win the game. I gave a very reasoned argument to why headshots doing 2 frags is bad.
The only maps where headshots doing 2 frags will matter much are maps that essentially come down to TDM. Here headshots being worth 2 points adds an additional risk to attacking over just camping.