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Hate to interrupt, but from these Sniper Rifles, which one would you recommend as the easiest to learn on?

I have unlocked: Manits X, Viper I, Raptor VI and Incisor VI

I was told before that Raptor is not a good idea.

Thank you in advance for responses!

Nov 21, 2016 14:22:55 GMT @ronik82 said:

Mantis for sniping and a pistol for close-quarters combat is a viable strategy for the beginning. Incisor works surprisingly well with a Stabilization Module III and double piercing-mods - without those not so much, though.

Raptor is actually a really good gun up to Gold if you have a quick trigger-finger. It helps if the target isn't moving, so I sometimes put it on the Vanilla Human Infiltrator (because of Cryo-Blast) or Vorcha Hunter (Submission Net). It may work well with Stasis-characters, too (Asari Adept, Volus Adept).

By the quick trigger-finger do you mean that reload-cancelling thing people keep talking about? I have not figured that one out yet.

What I have in mods are: Spare Thermal Clip V, Extended barrel V, Enhanced Scope I, High Velocity Barrel I

I do not currently have any Stabilization modules, and if I do get any, they will be II.

I actually played my H!Infiltrator with Raptor, because I could not handle Mantis, but with really terrible results. It was far easier to shoot though, than Mantis.

Is there anything I can do to make SRs easier? I find it very disorienting and too long to get out of the aim into normal mode? Anything helps with that? Or you just sort of get used to it?

Nov 21, 2016 14:22:55 GMT @ronik82 said:

Mantis for sniping and a pistol for close-quarters combat is a viable strategy for the beginning. Incisor works surprisingly well with a Stabilization Module III and double piercing-mods - without those not so much, though.

Raptor is actually a really good gun up to Gold if you have a quick trigger-finger. It helps if the target isn't moving, so I sometimes put it on the Vanilla Human Infiltrator (because of Cryo-Blast) or Vorcha Hunter (Submission Net). It may work well with Stasis-characters, too (Asari Adept, Volus Adept).

By the quick trigger-finger do you mean that reload-cancelling thing people keep talking about? I have not figured that one out yet.

What I have in mods are: Spare Thermal Clip V, Extended barrel V, Enhanced Scope I, High Velocity Barrel I

I do not currently have any Stabilization modules, and if I do get any, they will be II.

I actually played my H!Infiltrator with Raptor, because I could not handle Mantis, but with really terrible results. It was far easier to shoot though, than Mantis.

Is there anything I can do to make SRs easier? I find it very disorienting and too long to get out of the aim into normal mode? Anything helps with that? Or you just sort of get used to it?

Nov 22, 2016 13:49:24 GMT @ronik82 said:

The Mantis does have a rather awkwardly slow reload animation, you watch your character animation and think it's already reloaded - but the ammo counter updates a split-second later. There are definitely easier guns and kits to practice reload cancel with, but doing it properly with a Mantis helps for all those slow-loading guns.

Turian Sentinel with Tempest, for instance, is one of the easiest ways to practice general reload-cancelling: Shoot until empty, reload, cancel with Overload.

Oh, I actually have all the ingredients for that, T!Sentinel, Tempest and Overload (which is amazing, yay! I have stuff!). Do you actually R-for reload, or let him start naturally, and throw Overload at it? I will try paying attention to it when I play my T!Sent.

I am still going to have a battle of wills with the Infiltrator/Mantis though, because, well, it is a fun project.