Is it just me or has the Hunter’s sniper rifle got an upgrade?
They used to take maybe half your health if you got hit while in a building…but now they take you out in one shot or damned close to it. Even in those concrete storage bunkers or whatever they are that sniper can take you out quick. Might just be me ole feeble brain but I dont remember it being so bad.
It’s got to the point I’ll go straight at them instead of taking cover so I can see their red light glowing…easy enough to dodge them like that.
Come to think of it the harvester’s rockets have a larger blast radius as well it seems. 
There was no more update, so no change has been done.
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Yeah I understand that but for instance I know for a fact that the issue with the vanishing throwables/deployables and even the companion has gotten better. Before they would work for about an hour of gaming and now I’ve had very little problems with it during a 4 or 5 hour session.
I do see a popup once in awhile about the game has been altered or adjusted for something or the other. I can never catch what it says as its quick and in light grey color and my eyesight is bad.
So at level 148 I’ve been playing for quite some time now and can tell when something is different. The reason why I have no clue.
This one for example I never experienced.
I guess the reasons for these bugs aren’t as easy to identify and could be found somewhere between the software and hardware.
So maybe something else changes for you…even if it’s just a steam-update.
Regarding the sniper-hunters:
There are so many factors that can affect the damage dealt. Was it a direct hit? If not, in which proximity to the shot have you been? Was there something in between? If yes, which kind of material? Which skills do you have? Do they even work or are they bugged at that moment?
Especially when you didn’t see the red light… Do you really know from where the shot came and if the hunter maybe had a clear line of fire?
As far as I remember it’s been very long ago that I was shot by hunters although I was hiding in a house. It usually was indirect fire… No direct hit… Through open windows… And I was hurt by the areal damage of the snipers shots. I learned by that, that hiding in houses or other narrow places is no option because you can’t move that much. And movement in general is the key in battles in GZ.
Just some machines and weapons allow to take cover. For example my strategy against apoc tanks includes taking cover behind a tree if it uses its incendary machinegun.
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I was fighting the reaper the other day and quickly realized the hunters sniping me were more of an issue than the reaper lol, I don’t know if it’s always been like that or if something’s different; I’m assuming i just never noticed it
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@Madchaser …I can hide behind a huge boulder and the sniper can take me down. Inside a house or barn forget it…like there’s nothing protecting you at all.
Maybe its just the way its always been but it doesnt seem that way to me. Oh well…just have to deal with it and prioritize taking them out first.
@dogcoffee …yeah been there…dont know which way to turn. 