About snipers on Black Shield (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, September 07, 2015, 16:49 (3461 days ago) @ Mid7night

FYI...
I played again last night, with Disciple and ZackDark, and we did a little better but neither of them had ever played on the map before so I didn't really expect to 'win big' (or at all). Maybe that map is just not the one for me (or them); we all commented how it's SUCH a sniper's-map, and none of us are especially great at twitch sniping. Oh well...

It certainly can play out that way, if you let it. But there are ways to work around snipers on this map without trying to counter-snipe them. If the enemy team is camping one side of the middle-outdoor area with snipers, there are plenty of paths with loads of cover that let you get close to them. What tends to happen more often is teams will set up camp in the center building and snipe through the doorways. This is easy to deal with; you just need to be patient. All you need to do is take positions outside and wait. Snipers inside have very small sightlines. As long as you don't stand in the 1 or 2 places they can hit you, you're safe. The overtime capture point spawns outside, so they'll be forced to abandon sniping and move outside eventually. That gives you the advantage.

I've managed to get to the lighthouse 3 times this weekend, and not once did anyone on my teams use a sniper rifle. Just don't let the enemy force you into playing that game with them if you don't want to.