XM98

The XM98 is a sniper rifle available to the Vanu Sovereignty. It is unlocked by default.

The XM98 serves as the balanced option in the long-range sniper rifle arsenal. It can neither boast the raw damage of the Parallax VX3 or the ammo capacity of the V10, nor does it bring the velocity of either, but instead offers a relatively fast rechamber time and a fast reload speed, giving it the least downtime of all long-range rifles.

As with most bolt-action sniper rifles, the XM98 deals 210% damage on a headshot, rather than only 200%, increasing the range at which the rifle is able to kill standard infantry with one headshot.

The XM98, M77-B, and  NC14 Bolt Driver are statistically identical.

Damage Fall-off
'' Damage drop-off is linear, below stats only represent damage tiers fall-off. '' The two intermediate ranges listed are the ranges at which two bodyshots or one headshot, respectively, no longer kill a standard infantry target.
 * 650 before 10 meters
 * 500 at 214 meters
 * 477 at 245 meters
 * 400 after 350 meters

Ribbons and Medals
It is possible to earn both Ribbons and Medals while using the. Each ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with the rifle. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

History

 * October 24, 2016 Update
 * Reload speed from 3sec./4.6sec. to 2.8sec./4sec.
 * September 15, 2021 Update (A New Player Experience)
 * The XM98 has replaced the VA39 Spectre as the default sniper rifle for the Vanu Sovereignty Infiltrator.
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * Anti-infantry sniper rifles now use a separate resistance (type 20).
 * Being struck by a sniper rifle now has more prominent audio.
 * Dev Note: The damage values for this new resistance are equivalent to small arms. This change will allow us to do is modify the bodyshot damage output from Nanoweave, as mentioned above.
 * Most Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, and Scout Rifles now use Comfort Grips, instead of Forward Grips.
 * Dev Note: Traditional Forward Grips offered no functional benefits to slow firing semi-auto weapons, so swapping them for Comfort Grips (which reduce the equip and unequip time of a weapon,) can be interpreted as a buff in almost all cases.