Originally Posted by Sabot
False.
I can remember a dozen times where I, as LA with a Bolt Driver, was up on a moutain/hill a bit away from the base we currently were assaulting, scouting what was inside the CY, looking for incoming ANTs, spotting hidden enemy AMS' around the base, reporting it to my outfit and faction... all through the scope of a sniper rifle. To say it is not constructive game play in PS is simply false. Granted this could be done in other ways as well... but then we're back to that "make one class useless because some don't like them"-argument. And that is NOT constructive in PS if anything.
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Agreed. Even in todays military, i can at least speak for the US on this, sniper teams are used as a logistical asset. They go into an area unseen and camp. Gathering information of enemy movement and providing additional intel. This information is crucial.
Edit: Also they arent called snipers in PS2, they are infiltrators. That name difference means a lot.