I've played on a server that limits snipers, when I tried to choose that class the game started and I keeled over and it said "maximum number of recon reached" and I had to choose another class, I think they only allowed 2 or 3 snipers at a time.

I've maxed out on recon and now i'm going for assault, damn those people with the body armor and reflex sights you're making my life difficult :0)

The Recon class doesn’t get a ghillie suit in BF3? Now I won’t know who to shoot at first! Ah well, hopefully ghille suits will be an upgrade or something.

Seriously though, what’s up with all the sniper hatred? Are you guys that complain not able to get some shots on ‘em? Are you running around out in the open? Is your surround sound not set up so that you can hear where the shots are coming from? Can you not see the vapor trail from the shot and follow it back to the origin? Are you not using cover and concealment and covering your open sectors? WHAT!?!? LOL

Check it out ... a wookie is hitting on your wife or girlfriend as you read this message! ...



Ya, I know, sometimes you join a game and it seems like you’re fighting against a clan of snipers. In that case, just hit the exit game button ... simple as that. Don’t moan and groan on the forums.

I agree, you should be able to run your server your way, and you can, just don't expect your stats to be updated which means no weapon upgrades.
I don't think EA took any action against servers running class limits anyway. There were usually snipers moaning on the forums about some servers that limited the class, asking where they could report them to EA, but the servers stayed up.

I wouldn't call it moaning and groaning... but yes, thats exactly what forums are for... sure it can turn to #%&*$#, but these forums welcome a good discussion for and against.

I prefer discussions about how to overcome an obstacle instead of just saying the obstacle sucks.

then start your own forum or go elsewhere... until you own SimHQ or work for the site, WE will make the rules on what to discuss and how.

exactly the reply I expected

My biggest beef with the average sniper is they are not team players (although I have never met one that isn't the best shot, don't worry they will let you know!). Most seem to concerned on padding their stats, and don't really try to help capture or defend a base/m-com. Another thing that really gets me about snipers are when they take one of the teams assets (say like an Apache) and crash it, just to get to a position where they think no one will see them. The class in the game is called "Recon" but gives no awards for it. As in real life a recons duty is to collect information on the enemy more then taking out targets.

Just my two cents so take it for whatever its worth!

and I agree RB, and a good point post.

Can't stand bush Wookies. America's Army didn't do much right, but it did know how to control the number of people in the game using sniper rifles. There were X number of available slots and if you didn't click your preferred slot in time, you didn't get it.

And you had to qualify with it first.