{"id":8129,"date":"2020-09-19T14:12:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T14:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/black-ops-cold-war-dev-reveals-potential-sniper-nerf-on-the-way"},"modified":"2024-07-20T06:48:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T06:48:36","slug":"black-ops-cold-war-dev-reveals-potential-sniper-nerf-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/black-ops-cold-war-dev-reveals-potential-sniper-nerf-on-the-way","title":{"rendered":"Black Ops Cold War dev reveals sniper nerf on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call of Duty and snipers. At one point you would have struggled to name a more iconic duo, almost solely, with the help of a few trickshotters, responsible for the term “360 no scope”.<\/p>\n

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It is perhaps surprising then that in recent years the power of the sniper class has been gradually eroded, with assault rifles and SMGs reigning supreme.<\/p>\n

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That hasn’t quite been the case for Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War though, with Playstation 4 players who are getting hands-on time finding out, for better or for worse, that the snipers are more feasible than previous titles.<\/p>\n

The current Alpha release contains two bolt-action snipers that have one-shot kill capabilities when you land a shot on the torso or head. The issue, if you can call it an issue, is that the ADS speed with the snipers is so quick that it feels over-powered.<\/p>\n