Hey kiddies, heres how we played back in the old days

[-[JCA]- Love]

This was an old poem I wrote back in the day, me and Starvation were just talking about it.  It's descriptive of the missile vs. missile fights that I remember as the hallmark of swbf.  I know that all you edgy kids like to snipe now, but this is how most fights used to be; they basically devolved into a circular dance with a lot of rolling and jumping to get the upper hand.

His face was grisly, gaunt and scarred,
Bedraggled, brave, the Rebel Vanguard.
Across the ice his keen ears did hear
The footsteps of a rocketeer.

He turned and saw, a'gleaming white,
A helmet icy, eyes black as night
The morning fog did becloud
An Imperial Trooper, pale and proud.

The Rebel gazed, and duly noted
The Imperial's launcher was skillfully toted
He saw the flash and heard the crack
The green shot whizzed, the Rebel fell back.

Then through the ice they did rush
The air went still, the wind did hush
A second rocket, like a fiery lance
Heralded the Missile Dance

For the thousandth time they did revive
The Missile Dance; with a jump and a dive
Like lions in the pale cold
They circled, leapt, and loosed barrages bold.

The combatants held each other savagely at bay
The Rebel grinned, his eyes turned fey
While the Imperial struggled harder
To win the cloudy way.

The battle raged, and both grew tired
The Imperial dodged, the Rebel fired
Then a discovery they both did make
The combat had moved over a frozen lake.

The Imperial hastened, fast and fleet
He let loose his assault at the Rebel's feet
The thick winter ice was burst asunder
The water splashed, and the Rebel slipped under.

The Imperial gazed through the ice and the snow
The Rebel's rockets
Were bobbing below.

[bosh.0]

:rocket::love:

[Mac]

Great poem Love and Starvation.

[El Chupacabra]

I wonder why rocket fighting was replaced by sniping, and why newer people tend to be snipers more.

[bosh.0]

I wonder why rocket fighting was replaced by sniping, and why newer people tend to be snipers more.

less movement involved.  point and shoot.

if you can click this circle here faster than the other guy you win:    O


*Disclaimer: The snipers will now say how hard it is to aim 1/2 inch to the left and hit a running target.  However the same technique is required for all classes to hit moving targets.

[Toothpicks]

i still fight like that but i just use anti units to which unit the opposing player is

[aeria.]

Tim's exactly correct, point and shoot. All I have to do a move back and forth and point at the enemy

That's why Sniper is the only class I'm good in.

[Radical_Pi]

not only point and shoot, you don't need to know the vanguard rocket trick, and you can sit in one spot the entire game next to an ammo bot in some hidden spot

[Yankee]

What is with all this sniper hate? If you think sniping is so easy, i challenge any of you to take me in a sniper fight, and i will fight you in whatever unit you want to fight in (i.e. missile vs missile) and see who wins

[MasterFang]

I'll take you up on that Yankee lol.  <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt=":-P" title="Razz" />

[-[JCA]- Love]

Snipers are popular now because they are so effective and easy to use.  Back in the day, I almost felt like it was an unwritten rule that the true test of one's manly vigor was his tenacity in close combat with the great missile launcher.  I lament the emasculation of our ancient warrior culture, tim.

plus, all the kiddies now want to be like in the movies:  You know how it goes:  the sniper in the movie is always the dark, edgy one.  The badass.  The one who doesn't take from anyone.  The one with the troubled past, a patcheye and a fancy cigar, who is a ruthless killer but a loyal friend with a heart of gold who will eventually sacrifice himself in the end to save the main character.

[Dresh]

lol, I like the sniper...not for any reason mentioned...I'm a chicken and prefer to shoot ppl at a safe distance!

- Love"]Snipers are popular now because

Dunno what you're talking about...snipers have always been popular!

- Love"]plus, all the kiddies now want to be like in the movies:.

Didn't we all?

- Love"]Back in the day

- Love"]I lament the emasculation of our ancient warrior culture

Dude, this game only came out in Sept 2004! A 15 year old that has been playing since he was 10 could say the same thing as you, if this was Doom I could maybe understand you're lament and using the work kiddies to distinguish between age!

[Yankee]

Well fang, i will take you on anytime, just message me on xfire. Also, if it makes you feel better, i fight a lot in close combat, probably more then in long distance, with sniper. I have even been accused on multiple occasions of using a gamepad >.>

[Toothpicks]

dresh he is older then you think older than you... and yes yankee is right snipers dont seem as easy as they look even for timmy boy

[Rhino]

I'm horrible with snipers, so I don't use them. I definitely prefer explosive stuff and rifles. I don't mind when others use snipers, since they're easy to find and easy to kill once you get close range. It just takes some skill to get close range.