Talk:Infiltrator/@comment-25950012-20171230222221/@comment-76.167.169.195-20200404092600

The benefit the sniper has isn't racking up kills (though if you're hitting 50% of your shots and getting a kill every 4 seconds, good for you), it's flanking the enemy.

Basically with you up there shooting down at the enemy they realize it's not safe. At that point what do they do? Run back to cover? Hunker down and shoot at you? Run to the side and move to counter you? Charge forward trying to secure a forward position? Against a non-cohesive squad (not on coms with eachother or not coordinating) chances are all the above at the same time.

As a sniper in Planetside2 you're supporting your team by splitting enemy attention and forcing them to respect your position (killing any that don't). This isn't some other game with short distance "ez snipe" physics and hitscan, just because you have to think and adjust doesn't mean that it can't be effective.