Originally Posted by Nine.Thousand

APM and RDX have veeery limited application. For the record, unless two people RDX a flag, there is almost ALWAYS a place where you can safely take cover and still cap it. Every flag has its special little spot. I'm talking use throughout the round, here, not one or two special instances where you get lucky. Same goes for the cloak, although there's no denying that the cloak rush has its place. Most people who cloak rush go Lambert, though, so I'm not sure that's really relevant here unless you plan to do a cloak rush with a sniper rifle, rendering you effectively defenseless if someone decides to engage at close range.

If the Recon is working with a squad w/support, specifically on defense, RDX can be quite useful. RDX is more useful stopping the vehicle flag rush. You place it where the enemy vehicles enter the site and pop it when they get to the entrance. You APM cover near the flag, not on it, as the enemy will usually take the cover before going for the flag.

Originally Posted by Nine.Thousand

Also I gotta say, exchanging your sniper kit with someone else to revive them is almost worse than reviving them, because unlike whoever did the exchanging, the recipient is likely going to be unused to making the sniper kit work. You've effectively put him out of the fight and taken away his ability to heal/revive.

Agreed, mostly. If there are multiple kits on the ground I would say yes, do it. Otherwise don't go for it.

Originally Posted by Nine.Thousand

I will say that, having played almost exclusively sniper for the last two or three weeks because of this thread, it is by far the hardest kit to do well with but also has the greatest potential for excellence. It's the only kit where I've lone wolfed and gotten 0 deaths, and I did it twice! In one week! (not meaning to brag but I am proud, and I am getting to something here) To me, the sniper kit is basically the Baur in kit-form. A considerably greater learning curve, but correspondingly a much higher glass ceiling. Also, playing sniper for a long time makes you feel like superman when you actually return to support or assault, and that's where my real argument stems from. Having returned to support/assault, I realize how incredibly easy combat is in comparison. And ultimately, that's why I think the other kits are your go-to. Because this game is about combat, easier combat means greater success, and this thread - based on my own bias and observation - is merely an attempt to quantify what exactly "easier combat" is.

I think this is the heart of the debate right here. It's a kit that is too hard for the average person to use. And with the addition of pubbies to the server, no one trusts that a pubbie using the Kit can be effective at using it. Just a thought.