Sniper Pistols?

Bullet_Force

I am curious why does it seem that the pistol is more accurate then assault rifle at long range? This defies logic, its a pistol a short barrelled weapon. Also the animation on the pistol seems horrid, amongst the worst I have seen in a recent video game. It feels static and lifeless.

Kouji_San

I'm going to pull the gameplay > realism card here ;)

Basically the pistol is used in this game to snipe structures, soften up long range targets and finish off ranged targets that are retreating. Although the structure sniping has taken a hit with it being less effective in that job. It used to have a secondary fire mode that activated a laster and resulted in more damage output at lower fire rate (structure sniping)

Rokiyo

Sniper pistols are in a funny place, I agree.

Sure, in terms of real-world physics it makes absolutely no sense that the pistol is more accurate and fires faster than the assault rifle... In terms of gameplay mechanics it really hits the spot in terms of providing a short, sharp burst of damage at long ranges. It can be used to surprise an unaware alien, and works well for picking off structures at a distance.

It's the age-old gameplay vs balance question all over again.

Zeno

Sniper pistols have been a trademark of NS ever since 1.04 (and even before that if I remember)

SixtyWattMan

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Because it's a video game about spess mehreens killing aliens.