(in continuation of my thread - I searched up sniper instead of laser... :S)
Anyways, my point of the thread was being that laser rifles are pretty useless in the game due to being nerfed too much. Plus, I was just asking if it was possible as I am still not used to the new rifle. :/
Prior to the change, I was one of the first few people who started charging with sniper rifles and shooting people in mid air.
Just a few points I like to make:
1. Increasing damage or rate of fire would be nice. But that increases the tendency to O snipe.
2. Having ammunition just makes O snipers want to camp in base more, but it also balances out with other classes as they too have limited ammo.
3. There are always campers in every game. Is there a need to complain? Those who are experienced would at least know how to use the A and D keys / strafing instead of just moving forwards in a straight line (too predictable).
However a few positives with the new laser rifle:
1. They do not deal damage over time as discussed in the thread.
2. They also decrease the number of O snipers but at the same time reduce the number of snipers = rifle is practically useless.
I'd suggest that if it is possible, distance would be a factor in the damage the rifle brings. It does make sense in many ways as laser would be stronger at the start rather than the end. Although creating it would be really difficult, I think that would solve the problem in many ways.
Or you could always switch back to bullets with gravity. xD
(works on BC2, very few successful campers)
I agree that this would be problematic; so, as with the old sniper, it would be impossible to ski while charging the rifle.
If you actually know how to use the curves on the ground well, you can somewhat ski for a distance required to avoid a blast.