Re: Still plenty of kids quickscoping then?

admunday wrote:

 

It's not an arcade FPS, nor is it something based on real life.  It's simply a game made to be in line with the vision of the developers.  They take elements from wherever they want, they haven't or ever will be been bound to leaning towards one style over the other.

 

The only thing that matters is the developers vision for the game  They do not say 'hey, this is an arcade FPS, therefore we are going to make all aspects cartooney and not worry about realism', nor do they  say 'this must be realistic at all points'.

 

So, re quickscoping.  Whether or not you think it's fine or the next guy doesn't like it is basically irrelvant.  The only question is, does QS fit into the developers vision for this game?  The answer to that question has been around since September in communications from Mark Rubin at IW.  I've copied it below for you;

 

One of the areas that is getting lot of love in Call of Duty: Ghosts is the Sniper Rifle.

 

By creating the Marksman class we were able to focus the Sniper class on really powerful high-caliber weapon systems. We feel, and many of the pro players who have played would agree, that sniping has never been better.

 

The changes we’ve made, like dual render scopes and increased damage really make snipers a great competitive class to use. We’ve also done a lot with map design (sight lines and cover) to ensure that all classes are viably effective. Both short range and long range classes will be effective on the same maps.

 

However in re-envisioning sniper rifles some aspects, such as sway timing, have changed the way sniper rifles function and so traditional “quick-scoping” has been affected. Is it gone completely? Maybe. It certainly won’t be viable in the way it previously was.

 

Can’t wait for you snipers out there to get your hands on these new sniper rifles and try them out for yourselves.

 

See you in game!
-Mark

So, you can like quickscoping if you want, it's clear the developers vision for the game does not include it being a viable tactic.  Therefore, if it is still viable (I haven't really since it since last nerf), and IW stats continue to show it is happening, I'd expect further nerfs.