Originally posted by Justice
I'll be honest with you. Unless you are very special or have a crew to play with....
SNIPING IN BLACK OPS IS DEAD/POINTLESS.....if you play Ground War, TDM, Dom.
If you're sniping because you like it, then I say go for it. Make sure to try and pick up a weapon off the ground because the 2ndary weapons are terrible.
If you're sniping to get kills, or win games, then DON'T EVEN TRY IT.
Assault Rifles, especially the G11 can outsnipe most snipers.
Most maps only have 2-3 areas where sniping would be beneficial...Problem is everybody knows those spots. So if you get 2-3 kills. The guy will come revenge kill you shortly.
Like I said I play TDM, Domination or just Ground War and if you plan to snipe in those modes you will get raped. People seem to snipe the most on Array, and that's where I do the most damage. All I do is pull out the G11 and look up at the top of the tower by A Flag, or in the windows near B Flag and pick people off.
Another example is those rooms by A Flag or C Flag on Havana. You'll get 2-3 kills max, before someone runs into your spawn and kills you.
Again I am speaking on Ground War, TDM and Dom specifically. If you play those modes and try to snipe, you will won't get a KS higher than 5. Now if you don't care about that, then okay.
But Treyarc for some reason hates snipers, so if you just won't let sniping die, try it. Otherwise go play COD4 or MW2.
In this game Assault Rifles/SMG/LMG and maybe Shotguns > Sniper Rifles.