Sniper
Brief overview of the Human Sniper
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Brief overview of the Human Sniper
Last updated
Class Cap: N/A
Health: 200 Speed: 270.00v HU/s (90.0% base TF2 speed) Pros
High DPS towards zombies from afar.
Headshots knock-back zombies.
Can pick off low hp Zombies to reset enzymes or kill Zombie item users.
Cons
Hard to play effectively.
Low average DPS against NPCs and bosses.
Is the only class WITHOUT any form of movement buffing weapon - making him consistently the slowest class at beating other players to items or triggers.
No particular useful niche that he excels at.
Sniper in Zombie Escape is simple in concept but hard to play in practice. His main job is zombie deterrence and stalling either from afar or up close if you're cheeky enough. This is thanks to his ability to knockback zombies on headshot. Target zombies that pop their Mutations to shut them down completely or stall them before they can reach your teammates. There will be a lot of nuance to playing Sniper and things you have to watch for, but, played effectively, it can feel very rewarding. Akin to his name, the Sniper is able to snipe zombies from afar to deal large amounts of damage. Base value, this will be ~900 dmg on headshot with modifiers according to buffs or debuffs the zombies may have. As more and more humans die, this base damage will increase even while the zombies' starting health decreases. Bodyshotting zombies will deal the same amount of damage in vanilla TF2 and is therefore useless due to the high hp scaling of Zombies. Only when zombies are extremely low in hp does it serve a niche for quick dispatching if there's no time to scope in. Since the Sniper's primary weapons already perform strongly if used properly, the only change is the headshot damage. His smg secondaries are buffed to allow him to fend for himself or give him spacing if zombies catch up whereas his other secondaries only serve small niches. Your melees won't matter all too much against zombies as none of them really provide self-buffs for the moment - I mean, you're a sniper, just headshot them!
