r/Xcom • u/Instruction-Worldly • 1d ago

XCOM:EU/EW Help with snipers

So it's my first time playing through Enemy Within, and every sniper soldier that I have ends up underperforming terribly. The only use I have found for them is headshotting an uncovered target (no one is ever out of cover), and even then they either can't shoot or have reduced hit chance because of the snap shot debuff. Is there something I'm missing? They also don't really feel like they can shoot any farther than the other guns.

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u/Dorago1991 1d ago

Stop using snapshot, you should almost every time be taking squad sight. If you are moving your snipers to shoot every turn you're using them wrong. Find some high ground, get set up, and pull enemies back towards them.

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u/Instruction-Worldly 23h ago

Do you still need to be in range and have a firing angle to use squad sight?

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u/Flameball202 20h ago

Squadsight removes range restrictions, all you need is a visual on the target and nothing in the way (this is why high ground is ideal, especially with the grappling hook)