I'm starting to rely a little too much on VATS for sniping (and this is coming from someone who went through around the first 90% of New Vegas, including all DLC, without using it once)
had 3 memorable moments the past 2 days:
first: killing mirelurks on my way to the Atom Cats. after killing a legendary king, find a razorclaw and a softshell. hoping to get a sneak-attack headshot on the razorclaw with a 95% chance, I miss… and end up headshotting the other one.
second: killing super mutants at a location I needed to go. with a 95% for a headshot, I fire. I then think my shot missed since there was no impact for a few seconds. turns out the slowmotion effect kicked in too early and it took 5 seconds for the bullet to come onscreen and penetrate the skull.
third: nothing too special, I just liked how the camera placement turned out on this one, and this time I actually thought to save a clip to the Xbox DVR:
yes, that's an Instigating sniper rifle. it deals 2X damage if the target's health is full, and I'm pretty sure it stacks with the 2X sneak bonus.
had 3 memorable moments the past 2 days:
first: killing mirelurks on my way to the Atom Cats. after killing a legendary king, find a razorclaw and a softshell. hoping to get a sneak-attack headshot on the razorclaw with a 95% chance, I miss… and end up headshotting the other one.
second: killing super mutants at a location I needed to go. with a 95% for a headshot, I fire. I then think my shot missed since there was no impact for a few seconds. turns out the slowmotion effect kicked in too early and it took 5 seconds for the bullet to come onscreen and penetrate the skull.
third: nothing too special, I just liked how the camera placement turned out on this one, and this time I actually thought to save a clip to the Xbox DVR:
yes, that's an Instigating sniper rifle. it deals 2X damage if the target's health is full, and I'm pretty sure it stacks with the 2X sneak bonus.