Never-dieing sniper

[Astromici]

On Kashan Desert, the coalition had set up a firebase in the mountains, and with it came a sniper. We were down by the bunkers, 800 m away, so we called in an airstrike on the sniper. KABOOM! Direct hit! He's taken care of. A minute later, the guy respawns and takes the sniper kit again, since it's still in the same spot. This happens over and over again, with the guy simply respawning to pick up is 4 minute-lasting 500 lbs bomb proof kit. Eventually, our squad is suprresed, demoralized, and wiped out by this single sniper.
Solutions, anyone?

[Narco]

Possible he was just spawning on a glitched FOB and picking up his sniper kit again and again.

EDIT: Wait, I misread your post methinks. If you take out the FOB he cant respawn?

[Nagard]

A few possible solutions: If he was alone out there: Get out there and kill him as well as taking the FB down.

If he had plenty of guys around him: Use smoke to conceal your movement and KEEP moving. Also you were inside the complex and last time I took a look there has been good cover everywhere.

[Rudd]

I'd like it if you could destroy enemy kits, but in that situation you woudl have had to go destroy the rifle

otherwise its not avoidable imo as even though it was the same player he was a respawn, which is kinda like a new soldier arriving to reinforce the battle; if he finds a sniper rifle...so be it.

[Drunkenup]

Well, I feel if the person dies when hit, then his kit should be gone immediately.

[Deathangel_321boom]

Why so drunkenup, if for example a medic gets incapped it seems reasonable for both gameplay and realism that another member can grab the epipens from him and carry on...
May be possible to stop people respawning and picking up their own weapons in a similar script to the teamkilling for specialist kit kill but wouldn't know

[Shredhead99]

Originally Posted by Astromici

On Kashan Desert, the coalition had set up a firebase in the mountains, and with it came a sniper. We were down by the bunkers, 800 m away, so we called in an airstrike on the sniper. KABOOM! Direct hit! He's taken care of. A minute later, the guy respawns and takes the sniper kit again, since it's still in the same spot. This happens over and over again, with the guy simply respawning to pick up is 4 minute-lasting 500 lbs bomb proof kit. Eventually, our squad is suprresed, demoralized, and wiped out by this single sniper.
Solutions, anyone?

First, if you don't hit the FOB properly and you and your teammates don't take care of it after the area attack, it's your fault!
Second, if you let your squad and yourself get wiped out by a single sniper in a distance of 800 meters, it's your fault.
Third, if you are not able to use the knowledge about the kit's location to your advantage, it's even more your fault!
And why should this kit magically disappear, because guns of fallen soldiers always magically vanish?

[Beckham]

Originally Posted by Shredhead99

First, if you don't hit the FOB properly and you and your teammates don't take care of it after the area attack, it's your fault!
Second, if you let your squad and yourself get wiped out by a single sniper in a distance of 800 meters, it's your fault.
Third, if you are not able to use the knowledge about the kit's location to your advantage, it's even more your fault!
And why should this kit magically disappear, because guns of fallen soldiers always magically vanish?

OHHHHHHH SHHHHNAPPPPP!!!

[Ghost1800]

Originally Posted by Shredhead99

First, if you don't hit the FOB properly and you and your teammates don't take care of it after the area attack, it's your fault!
Second, if you let your squad and yourself get wiped out by a single sniper in a distance of 800 meters, it's your fault.
Third, if you are not able to use the knowledge about the kit's location to your advantage, it's even more your fault!
And why should this kit magically disappear, because guns of fallen soldiers always magically vanish?

you mean aside from the fact that a 500 lbs. bomb just went off right on top of this guy? There shouldn't be anything left of the weapon other then some shredded and partially melted strips of metal. I'm of the opinion that anything that is put under the pressure of that kind of firepower should probably not be functioning afterward.

[nabiul]

It would be neat if kits dissapeared when damaged, but it would probably be impractical to implement.

What I would like to see is the ability to replenish your kits supplies using other/enemy kits, or customize your kit in the field, ie drop your shovel and take officer pistol. But again, would probably require reprogramming the bf2 engine.