saamFoxKnuckles_what is that video supposed to show...saamaim-i thought people hated the cozy camper cause you were never aim punched. am i missing something?
That's why I'd like more explosive damage so you can't just stand in spam for three seconds and not care about it but it still has the defining aspect.
It is broken right now I agree. I just think that people will be irritated by no aim punch no matter what. Maybe looking at a mechanic that relies on being charged to a certain percentage in order for that to activate? So at, say 25% charge, you no longer take aim punch?
i still don't understand the complaints about cozy camper, but i do think darwin's needs a better downside in the future if they decide to tweak it
in the case of the cozy camper, i don't see how it's better than just using razorback/jarate/even smg, snipers shouldn't be taking damage in the first place, and even if they're getting shot at, they should know to just aim lower so the knockback from getting hit slaps their aim upward anyways lol
in terms of 6s sniping, you're going to want to be hitting that first shot as a surprise anyways, if you miss the other team should already have moved their medic into a position where getting sniped is impossible or already punished/killed the sniper as soon as he misses before he rotates again
in terms of highlander sniping, everyone is buffed anyways and i can't see a sniper just sitting there with one shot fully charged just slowly walking around looking for a pick with the cozy camper, at least in terms of plat if anyone spots him out, he's gonna get pressured really hard by anyone who can get to him
i just don't see the cozy campers benefits over any of the other sniper secondaries, but i have heard a ton of complaints about the camper so maybe it's a new meta that i don't grasp?
darwin's danger shield is just a crutch for sniper 1v1s
More about 6s sniper than HL, first of all. That video was just showing him managing to take a shot with 6 people focused on spamming him. Also, sniping into last is just one situation, there's also sniping while holding mid or holding second where the cozy camper is even more dumb, and you basically always have to sac someone into the sniper to kill him, and that person has to go in alone because if their team walks in the rocket won't even disrupt his aim. It makes it so the only way to push is either always sac one for what will probably not even be a kill or hope the sniper misses.
There's also bringing up your own sniper, which arguably slows the game down and turns it into an SvS (which you can never guarantee your sniper will win unless he just has better aim).
In HL you have the same thing (counterspam, sack, countersnipe), but any good team has their sniper constantly 185 with people protecting him. 185 + no aimpunch + protection makes sacks and counterspam less reliable as several people are watching for bombs constantly, and better snipers will 150+ you after your first couple shots if you can't immediately flinch them. Same situation with spy where he has to either revolver at range or suicide. If you don't want to wait out the SvS, you usually have to coordinate a bomb/spy attempt with your team walking at the sniper and trying your hardest to displace him before he takes shots. Think the razorback, but you can't spam-flinch the sniper, and the team picks up more slack to deny the spy.
In any format, great soldiers and spies can still get picks on a cozy camper sniper. It just puts alot of pressure on those classes to hit shots with the sniper guaranteed to hit theirs (if they have the aim).
The problem in the video was that sniper could take several stable shots with 3-4 people spamming him, which gives him more shots (opportunities) he physically wouldn't be able to hit w.o adjusting for recoil. People hate dealing with snipers in HL b/c they either have good aim or good protection. And the camper improves his aim because there's no recoil forcing him to unscope/compensate. It's harder to pressure the sniper if you can't mess up his scope, and your somewhat forced to suicide for him if he doesn't overextend and eat spam
*EDIT: Shortened my post, it was sort of an essay