Now we havent gotten much info on orks, but bE plans on making all of the races suitably balanced, which means most likely ork players will be able to use sniper rifles in in EC, (unless ofc they manage to find a way to find a way to make a melee only race work). And since grots are probably right out, that means our lovable orks will be the poor sods using them. This doesnt have to be so bad, since we're orks that means that they will be VERY LOUD AND VERY EXPLODEY! This thread is for finding ways to make sniping more orky! Personally i think it should be something like the machina from TF2, big, loud, is very easy to tell where it came from, and the most damaging thing that any of the 4 races have to offer, with the lowest firing time. Quite frankly i imagine this looking like an undersized bolt action loota gun. Any other ideas you guys got? (And no, "sniping aint orky" isnt a viable answer unless you find a good way to make non-storm boyz get into melee real quick)
orks have the kannon which is best for sniping I guess oh and the zap guns will have a zoom as well I think
Snipin'? wot fun is dat?! if it aint loud and shooty its not orky! just like dem kommando boyz atleast dey use proppa shootaz besidez only da weak and puny fights from far away! like... err cowards!
Gork I hope they won't be melee only. Who touched my gun?! In all honesty not every race needs a sniper counterpart. We have kommandos which serve as our assassins. Orks typically have two preferred ranges; medium, and short. Long range doesn't seem orky to me unless it's a kannon of some sort. It'd also be one of those things that make orks unique, no long range precision weapons, just straight up dakka dakka.
Balance does not mean "direct equivalency" by any stretch of the imagination. Given that the devs are specifically aiming for asymmetric balance, there's literally no evidence to support the idea that Orkz will be guaranteed a sniper rifle equivalent. And that's a good thing, to my way of thinking, because it helps keep all the races from devolving into generic re-skins of each other. More asymmetry. More unique gameplay. More meaningful playstyle differences.
Orkz got guns lol they have lootas which are biggiest guns I want the shokk attack gun for long range to murder peeps
As a matter of fact, I did. I'm saying that it's not necessary, and while it may be possible to press a weapon into service to fill the role, I don't think there's any reason to try to purpose-build a sniper rifle specifically for the sake of having a sniper rifle. And that is, if I may point out, exactly what you describe in your post. If you mean to ask, "What do you think we can use to snipe that isn't actually a sniper rifle?" that's a different question entirely.
