An example of a Quickscope.
Quickscopes are, as the name suggests, killing someone while in the scope of a sniper rifle within a very short period, such as 0.3 seconds.
Technical details[]
To execute Quickscope, you must quickly tap your enter scope button (default: RMB), and immediately after, shoot. Quickscopes look more professional and satisfying if the scope-in period lasts for a few milliseconds.
How this works[]
Most Sniper Rifles have 100% accuracy when zoomed in, meaning if players just open the scope and then fire, the bullet will go straight to the center of the screen. Quickscope relies on the fact that players have caught sight of their enemies (or expecting them), then just before facing them, using Quickscope will guarantee a center bullet, which hit the enemies as they appear. This is best done in Free For All (Sniper Only) due to players having no allies at all so they won't need to worry about wasting shots on teammates.
Advantages and Disadvantages[]
Quickscoping is a very useful skill to have at close range and long-range too. At close range, it is useful to quickscope because many players run around hastily, therefore it is tremendously difficult to keep following them with your crosshair. Also quite useful at long range, because a quickscope bullet will "reach" the other player quicker because of the shorter scope in time.
Disadvantages include requiring the player to become immobile, as a quickscope(and most other sniper shots) becomes increasingly inaccurate when moving. Missing a quickscope shot can have grave consequences, especially when immobile. Quickscopes also require getting used to where the sniper rifle crosshair is aimed out of the scope (exact center of the screen), so it is recommended for experts mostly.
Trivia[]
- Several sniper rifles are not able to do quickscope such as the MSR, Barrett M98B, and APR 338 it's because these guns have a unique style of scope that takes 1 second to display, making these guns not popular among the quick scoping community.
- There's an advanced quick-scope method that doesn't involve a quick switch (Q+Q, after shooting). First, equip a Sniper Rifle with ultra-fast firing speed (AWM-Ultimate Gold, FR-F2 Freezing, FN Ballista...), quickly execute the initial RMB+LMB, but don't quickly switch. After the bolt cycling animation, the scope will zoom in automatically, allowing players to just spam LMB without having to click RMB again, it is very useful if you missed a target or the target survived with ~20 HP remaining so get ready for another shot to kill a target at the right time.
- This no quick-switch tactic will save the number of keyboard (including the RMB mouse button) presses many times and reduces the possibility of worn-out keyboard keys.
- Also, the no quick-switch tactic is the best way to counter Furious Kick spam-fire tactic (recommended as stated above). If combined with a mastery of dodging skills, players can easily take down the opponent by finding an exact pinpoint.
- Again, the technique is exactly logical as in real-life.
- Another advanced quick-scope method that can be used for run 'n gun tactic in a big map. Do the same as above, but click and HOLD RMB after the shot. The scope will not zoom in, allowing players to move around and spot new targets easier. When lined up, release RMB and immediately click LMB for a quick scope shot, and then you can decide whether to spam LMB (if the target's still in sight) or click and hold RMB again to stay unscoped until there's a new target.
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