Looking to make a sniper? Name - Artie Server - The Fatman Faction - Imperial

Sniper in the 600k damage club here

What about for a Lethality specced Sniper? Is Enforcer viable?

Which is better?

Yerp. I play on the same server. That's what makes lethality far better than Marks, in the sense that you can be dealing damage to more than one person without even focusing on them. Your impact on the game is much larger than that of a MM especially in a Voidstar / Alderaan where one tick of a dot can stop someone from capping a turret / planting a bomb

I don't see how you can have the burst as Marks to kill someone but not Lethality? Marks damage is affected by armor, so when you're going up against warriors, tanks, merc/powertech and such, you do nothing. Lethality dots ignore armor therefore you should have a pretty easy damn time being able to burst people down. Again, I've tried all specs except Engineering and it's pretty damn good burst. You can even spec Leth/ Engineering for a THIRD DOT and the burst is even better as Lethality.

See and thats the problem. Why are you so worried about the 1v1 encounter with you and a Merc or Operative who can Purge your dots? That's not how you play Lethality. You are spreading dots all around and not focusing on single target DPS. You are trying to AVOID 1v1's, but you are able to win them despite the fact a class can purge. You can flash bang, and then put out your dots, followed by a stun and you can get a good Cull off. Lethality is much more effective especially on Voidstar and Alderaan, without a doubt. Dot ticks keep people off doors and turrets, and its a lot easier for you to replenish dots than it is for a healer to purge off 4+ players while worrying about healing as well.

Energy consumption is actually fine if you know how to use the spec. Lethal purposes gives you back energy when your DOTS crit. You spread dots around and hit as many people as you can and you do not go oom. You only go oom if you're spamming Cull on every target you see. Purge, yeah of course, but for one most people rarely Purge because most people rarely run into Lethality Snipers. If you do get the person who is spam Purging his whole group then you're doing your job right. If you can get a healer worrying more about Purging your dots than healing his raid than you're fine. When one tick of a dot can stop a person from capping a door or turret, you're doing it right.

Purge? Yeah, sure, of course. Do people purge in warzones? Rarely. Are rated warzones out yet? Nope

Coming from someone who's played both specs? When the biggest argument for MM is the fact that it is the best burst and Lethality burst is just as good single target? When every person is complaining about how bad snipers are and how bad cover is yet they continue to play that same spec? When I **** on kids all day as Lethality and have absolutely 0 problems killing any AC whether it's a Sorcerer or Mercenary? Keep it up guys. Snipers are fine and you all really need to L2P.

A flawless victory! Wow! You sure earned it for your team! Good job! You got more medals than me when using your biochem medpac gave you medals! Fact of the matter is, I showed more than one screenshot and doing anything less than 400k damage in a Huttball is unordinary and doesn't happen for me anymore. Your 180k damage didn't influence the game as much as me doing 500K + does, but nice try. Keep playing your useless MM spec and sitting in cover all game because you do absolutely nothing. Your 180k damage is **** and I do that in 5 mins Earning objective points in a game that is bugged and broken in the way it keeps track of it

My god, it's ridiculous. All of the threads I'm reading on this forum about how bad snipers are, how weak we are compared to other DPS classes, how a AC with only DPS trees doesn't top the damage in warzones, how bad MM is in warzones. There's your problem! MM is NOT a PVP spec. PvP is all about mobility, not sitting in one place and trying to burst people down. That's something you would do in PvE, yet people still play MM in PvP which I just don't understand. You complain about cover, you complain about getting ***** when someone decides to attack you, yet you're still using the same spec. Go Lethality. It has just as much burst as MM if you want to get someone down 1v1, Corrosive Grenade, Dart, Weakening Blast, Cull. Simple. Lethality is by far the best spec if you want to PvP as a Sniper. Stop playing MM and sitting in cover, having no mobility, and complaining about getting killed fast or your damage sucking. I have never, ever, been outdamaged in a Huttball or Voidstar since I was Lethality, and I will only get outdamaged in Alderaan if I'm playing defense the whole game. http://s1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/l3ulls3y3/ Some screenshots, includes a 655k game in Voidstar, 500's in Huttball. I average, easily, 400-450k + in Huttball if the game lasts the whole duration. Go Lethality. You guys are all having problems because you are playing the worst spec for a sniper. You guys play a spec that forces you to stand in one place, and don't understand why you get killed fast. Lethality allows you to run and kite warriors or other melee who are chasing you while still being able to do all of your damage while on the run. One of the problems as MM is you guys get LOS'd and your damage is 0, as Lethality, you can dot people, and use LOS for your own advantage. It is LEAGUES better than Marks, especially in games like Voidstar and Alderaan where dots actually stop people from planting bombs or capping turrets, so you can single handedly win games on those two maps.

highly doubt you did 700k. lawl. lazerpewbang Lethality is by far the only viable spec for a Sniper to PVP, so I don't see where you're getting junk from. Keep sitting in cover all game, see how far you get as marks.

Yeah I was thinking about trying it out but I'm too lazy and **** as full Lethality so I'll keep it the way it is for now

655k, do better http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/l3ulls3y3/655.jpg