Thank you! I'm happy to hear you found it useful - it took me quite a while to collect "evidence" clips and put it all together instead of just talking over one game's gameplay, I'm glad you've benefitted!

To be fair - it makes sense you'd still give off glint. Your high vis scope is still pointing right at them when you're a canted sight. Thanks for the correction!

Good to hear! I'm planning on making more guides for other classes in the future

Good to hear, and yes it's important to showcase the misses because it's a super important use of C4 for this class!

I agree, after racking up these 800 ish kills, it feels so much worse going back to assault rifles. Sniper gameplay requires so much more thought to play to it's strengths well, and therefore feels much more rewarding when you get a nice game in with it!

Thank you! :)

Not sure there's too much to distinguish all the classes - sniper is definitely the "odd one out" - I'd consider making a shorter guide on Assault maybe as I think it's class traits might be undervalued by some players

Glad it was useful for you!

Glad it was useful for you!

Thanks! Considering a part 2

Yeah, I was considering whether to include the drone, but I don't run it and think rope is better, particularly as anyone on your team can share the rope. Rope would enable higher KPM play than a drone. Doing things like pieing corners and building good covers enables you to take enemies one-on-one without "wasting time" on the drone. Drone + mines is one of the worst loadouts IMO, it could be switched to situationally, but it usually takes way too long to pull off a drone attack for 1-2 kills on average, when you can get more kills by positioning with your sniper rifle and also still have two gadgets instead of zero (after the drone attack) to situationally use to help. I could understand drone instead of rope, but I would never give up c4.

Thank you! :) 🙏

I'd personally like to see game modes that make each life matter more - BBR follows a traditional arcade shooter format which results in each kill/death feeling a bit "pointless", especially in the largest player count mode. As people spawn in 5 seconds, it doesn't feel too rewarding to get a kill and you don't value your own life as much when playing. The other end of the spectrum is games like Tarkov, where each kill/death has so much impact and character progression to it. Not saying they need to go THAT extreme, of course. Battlebit is a game I dip into when I'm playing by myself and don't want to think too much - While that's a good niche, it's not the best for long-term player retention as the gameplay loop lacks any kind of deeper meaning.

Idk, that's just a gun that does well with headshotting, which is pretty much any slow ROF, high damage per shot gun. It's not really the same as sniping, from a gameplay perspective

Good luck!

@@ClippyTactical thanks!

Wow, that's big! I hope you enjoy it, it's a great casual fps game and definitely worth playing.

@@ClippyTactical Btw, I saw some other vids and there is night vision for in the dark. Can I ask why you don't use it?

@@Shaquille_Oatmeal_with_mayo You can only use short range scopes with NVG's in use, so if you're sniping, I would turn them on to get to my planned sniper spot, but once I'm there I turn them off to use my main scope. Players have glow-sticks on them to make them stand out a bit, so look for those and movement and you should be ok to find targets. If using Assault rifles, just leave NVG's on.

@@ClippyTactical Ah, that explains a lot. Thanks!

Sir the ultimax-100 is not a valid sniper rifle

Thanks for the kind words! Bb is quite a hard game to start with mouse and keyboard due to the fast time to kill, I'd suggest some single player or co-op shooters first

@clippyFps yah it's a struggle getting used to it, but weirdly fun. After 3 days now I've hit lv 45 and am dropping almost 20 kills a game so I must be doing ok learning. And I hav a standard mouse with only 2 extra buttons😆 once I get the 12 button mouse I suspect I'll be dropping 50+ kill games again like I used to on controller haha hopefully.

@@25Jake those mice with 12 buttons are more for MMO players, if you're interested in fps I'd suggest looking at what the pro fps players use as they click heads for a living I tend to look at wharver the counter strike players use and pick from that shortlist. Currently I use a zowie ec2 - my second one actually as I had no complaints about my first one. This website has a good amount of pro players hardware setups: prosettings.net/guides/gaming-mouse/

I'm using the default keybind, which is the mouse scroll wheel (in either direction) - keybinds are quite personal so definitely change it if that feels awkward for you!

Seeing all the positive reception is great, I'm considering making an assault rifle guide next and this can definitely be a section!

I wouldn't like to enforce only one style of play as the "rewarded" playstyle, in your example your most important thing to do would be to stop enemy snipers and mg's using vantage points over the objective, which wouldn't reward pts. There are plenty of recons who do enjoy sitting 500m away just countersniping all game, and whilst it's common to rag on them, it's always been a thing in battlefield style games for a reason!

Give it a try, it's honestly a really fun way to play!

Thanks! There's been no updates so all of this info is on the latest patch

Hmm, there's quite a lot that can go into that and it's personal pref at the end of the day. Short answer: I use 500 dpi on mouse, in windows settings: middle sens with enhance pointer precision off, and in game 90-90 for hip and ads. I'll write down how to set sensivity as a guide. I can prob make a quick video covering all settings and things I know. I'm currently working on (and almost finished now) a KD guide, but I'll do that one in the future.

Oh that's awesome, I'll stay tuned! I've watched something similar before for other games or just general purpose, but for some reason Battlebit feels a little different, probably just me being weird though.@@ClippyTactical

*c4's behind you* Nothing personnel kid... Hilarous that you spotted yourself! I never check for myself in other people's videos but by now I'm probably in one of them too, good eye!

I don't understand the question - can you try again?

I personally don't bother with zeroing, in the video this is why I said to pick a rifle and scope and stick with it, you can learn over time how many mildots to use for long shots and horizontal mildots for moving targets at range. You're going to be much faster just sending a bullet and thinking "higher/lower" than using a range finder and adjusting, and over time you'll learn and know your scope instinctively. Edit: not using range finder and adjusting also means you don't take your eyes of the target if they're moving/evading you. It's one of those real life useful things that doesn't translate as well into video game land. In the vid theres plenty of 500m+ kill clips and that's with an unzeroed 8x scope, some with the first shot!

@@ClippyTactical you are a gentleman and a scholar sir, thank you!

for snipers, the patch notes in 2.2.2 say: Snipers - Medium range scopes glint will be visible between 200m 800m So it's only at certain ranges they'll glint. But medium scopes work differently on snipers, DMRs and AR's. so you might have been looking at the same scope on an assault rifle which from what I understand, never glints. I prob need to make a mythbusters video on it though as it's really complex. Wish it was just 1 scope = same rules for every weapon.

nope - only snipers currently have glint on mid-range scopes

Actual sniper types: 1) Respawn beacon 2) Useful sniper 3) RPG chad (you're right) 4) Ok grandpa sure, take your meds

DMRs lack of a one hit kill option which means you'd lose to a good sniper. Dmrs are easier to pick up and do well with due to the fire rate, but snipers scale better with player skill, so over time you'd get more headshots with it and if you practice enough to get a godlike mastery of it (definitely not me xD), it's by far the best for supportive play. Dmrs are now better for exo helms though due to no one hit. Plus, it's just a game so use whatever you find fun at the end of the day.

@@ClippyTactical I think some dmrs can beat snipers at mid range because you can move and shoot faster. Plus no scope glint or bullet trail giving you up.

Damn you're hardcore playing any online FPS on a steam deck, respect!

I think that's a big difference now, with all the nerfs, the skill floor for sniping got a lot higher. An average casual player can no longer be effective at it. Using the best TTK weapon in the game is always going to be viable if your aim is cracked!

I've debated this myself, and DMR's are similar on paper, but actually play very differently in practice. The key difference is snipers can achieve a consistent one hit kill, unlike DMR's (ignoring exohelms which DMRs are better against currently). DMR's TTK is a lot slower than a sniper, regardless of your skill with a DMR - a good sniper vs a DMR will have the sniper winning every time. Snipers scale harder with player skill is my point. If you're going to grind long term, you would keep learning how to be more lethal with the sniper rifle, whereas DMR's skill ceiling is less due to not having the one hit kill option to go for. Because you don't need to rely on your pistol and you don't need to rechamber the rifle each shot, positioning matters less too, they end up playing like a slightly more defensive M4 or AUG AR to me. I think this is why I lean towards sniper rifles - even though you're right, a DMR can cover the majority of the situations in this video as well.

@@ClippyTactical Amazing video by the way. When I'm not running M110 recon I'm normally w-keying behind the lazy sniper nests with a P90 to get a clean 5/6 snipers in one go. If they start chucking C4 at me next week and fighting back I know who to blame... It just struck me that you play the L96 like better DMR players in supporting their team. Getting a little elevation and cover and crisp 2-tapping to open a gap.

No - mid scopes only glint on snipers and they're only visible between 200m 800m distance (Patch 2.2.2 notes)

@@ClippyTactical so now is more woth it using long range scope on those sniper then?

@@2ndnotmain yeah, scopes are personal preference but mid range scopes have some advantage for sniping. I personally prefer the higher zoom which helps me headshot easier at range, as whilst glint can give you away, the tracer lines and other nerfs also makes it quite easy to locate you now too. I started with 6x and wanted more zoom consistently, so I went higher. That's why theres a mix of 6 and 8x clips in the video.

DMRs only have glint on long range scope (6x), currently. Lets see if baby-whining medic mains can force Oki to nerf the mid-sights too tho, lol

especially in sniper duels. any reason you never lean?

​@@cumfieldI think any reason I can think of could be summarised as "skill issue". I personally feel like it throws off my muscle memory as I rely on my mildots to judge where to place the shot, both vertically and horizontally for distant moving targets. Having the scope tilt sideways really messes with that. If it works for you, great, keep doing it!

That's always been popular in battlefield style games for a reason, it's not the most effective strategy but if it gives you joy then nothing wrong with it!

I agree that mines are better than claymores in every way. I'd argue C4 is much more useful than mines, but if you prefer mines, they tend to be better with a more passive sniping playstyle where you're sitting around edge of map or near your spawn with 15/20/40x scopes. This style tends to lead to less situational awareness too which the mines can help with. About destroying stairs: that's a benefit to you! Remember you have a grappling hook to still access higher floors, and it stops most people sneaking up on you if you cut the rope afterwards.

All of these things can happen but that's why cover is the number one thing a sniper needs to seek. You will get some bodyshots unless you're literally aimbotting, but if you're in a position where hitting a bodyshot means you definitely die, that's under your control. You have the fastest ttk in the game, you just have to always be actively putting yourself in postions that let the sniper rifle succeed.

Thanks! The reason I don't talk about zeroing and range finders is because I don't use them. If you are sticking with the same velocity and scope zoom, over time you'll learn how much mildots to lead by for both still and moving targets, which is quicker than relying on a range finder and zeroing system. Zeroing is one of those rl mechanics I don't think translates too well to video games. If you prefer it however, great! Keep doing whatever works for you!

@@ClippyTactical I understand your point, in the early beta I didn't like using zeroing too. Since I started using m2000 and ebr mixed in my matches I started liking to have the option to both adjust my zeroing for my rifle and my muscle memory. Just wanted to left this option in the comments for any new player who might wanna check them out. Great content again

An average sniper on this game is quite poor, if they're getting you multiple times it's time to switch up your approach! Try going for areas of the map with closer sight ranges, typically urban centres. Snipers, especially after all the nerfs, are not a reason to RQ!

The game is doing fine and isn't "dead", plenty of FPS games have similarly small playercounts and are doing fine like Battlefield 4 which I still play sometimes too. This guide is for more aggressive recon usage, which is not the same thing as the playstyle you've described.