A real sniper, if he's any good, will move after one shot.
A real sniper operates in an environment that is unfamiliar to his enemy...usually they are entering the 'neighbourhood' for the first time.
A real sniper has to contend with drop and windage.
A real sniper gets to camo-up with a multitude of materials.
A real sniper operates in a variety of light conditions.
I could go on.
In MoH, to make this game the example, none of the above apply. Once everyone has played a map for a couple of days it's as familiar as the back of one's hand. Light condition is constant. There is no variable camo. The balistics are crude...bullets function like a laser beam. It is not possible to move unseen...a monitor reveals all and every movement, unlike a real environment in which it IS possible to move unseen even when being looked at directly.
Again, I could go on.
I know a lot of you take great pride in being 'good' at these kinds of games, and you probably don't want somebody coming in here telling you that they are nothing more than a loose fantasy. However, somebody else started this (interesting) debate and I'm onboard.
I agree with you on one thing...those who are able to predict the movements of other players have an edge. But come on, who can't do THAT after learning a map??? The bloody things are so limited you would have to be retarded not to be able to predict where an opponent would generally choose to go.
Take a top real-world sniper and put him in MoH...he would die just as often as the twelve year old kid who plays it after school. You simply cannot be 'good' in this kind of game. It offers too little in the way of variables. Once you've learned all the variables, that's it...game 'mastered'.
Those who fancy themselves as 'Top Guns' will refuse to accept these facts...they prefer to live with the fantasy that this kind of game simulates real life and they would be hot potatoes on a real battle-field. Those who know better enjoy it for the light-weight fun it is, but without the cheats please.
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