How to Snipe in Halo

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: First off

   To zoom, click the right thumb stick.
   
   You have two zoom levels, 5X and 10X.
   
   Click once for 5X, twice for 10X.
   
   Click a third time, and you go back to the ordinary HUD.
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   Step 2: learn how to zoom.

   Start out with a low speed.
   
   As you get better, you can turn it up.
   
   You can change the look speed in settings. , Doing so will either zoom you in too far, or zoom out, giving your target plenty of time to get away while you attempt to get a bead on them again. , This will make it easier to stop on a target.
   
   Jerky movements will only make you less accurate. ,,,, They don't move, and are often times more effective than a shot to the chest. , Then you can pick them off as they try to run away.
   
   Even if you do manage to hit them once, you probably won't hit them again to finish them off. , "Walk" your screen over until your target is in the reticule.
   
   This will simultaneously help to avoid their shots and help you aim. ,, You don't lose any ammo when reloading, and you will regret it if you don't. , You won't hit them while zoomed out if they are at range, so you should just switch to another weapon. , Other snipers will be wanting to get up high for a vantage point.
   
   If you're playing CTF, look around their flag; someone will probably be covering it.
   
   Also, talk to allies.
   
   They can tell you if they see someone.
   
   This can be very helpful , While certain places are nice to snipe from, They will be the first places others look when trying to pick off snipers.
   
   If you are in ascension and you immediately head for the sniper tower, you won't be there long.
   
   Try sniping from the shotgun stairs or from the banshee spawn. , Choose a darker primary color, and stick to the shadows.
   
   A yellow spartan is not very stealthy. , An empty sniper rifle is not very helpful, and they are hard to come by on most maps, unless you are playing snipers. , It makes you harder to find. , As you know, snipers are not good for close range. , Your motion detector is off when you're zoomed, as is your peripheral vision.
   
   Assassinating a sniper is easy if they're concentrating on something else. , If you kill some one, move to a different spot, they will most likely look to kill you in that spot.
   
   Try to move around the battlefield so that your enemies will not be wary of your new sniping spot.
   
   Boom Headshot. , Headshot.
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   Step 3: Figure out what look speed is good for you.

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   Step 4: When looking around while zoomed in

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   Step 5: be very careful not to accidentally click the thumb pad.

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   Step 6: Try to look around with smooth

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   Step 7: sweeping gestures.

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   Step 8: Only aim for the head once you have some serious skills or if the target is unaware and is not moving aim for the body and shoot twice.

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   Step 9: If the target is moving

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    Step 10: put the reticle in their path and fire when they walk into it.

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    Step 11: If a target is jumping

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    Step 12: don't bother trying to hit them while they are in the air; wait until they hit the ground between jumps because they will land in a predictable spot

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    Step 13: and it takes a bit before they can do the second jump.

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    Step 14: If possible

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    Step 15: shoot for fusion cores near the target.

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    Step 16: If the target is in a ghost

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    Step 17: don't try to hit them

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    Step 18: aim for the gas tank.

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    Step 19: If you are being sniped at while attempting to snipe them

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    Step 20: move your body rather than your right stick.

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    Step 21: If you are close range sniping

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    Step 22: keep your reticule at head level

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    Step 23: so when you fire you are more likely to hit them in the head.

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    Step 24: Remember to reload anytime you aren't sniping.

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    Step 25: If you are being shot at while trying to snipe

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    Step 26: don't bother.

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    Step 27: When looking for targets

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    Step 28: think of where other people are likely to be headed.

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    Step 29: Likewise

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    Step 30: try not to be too obvious in choosing where you will snipe from.

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    Step 31: Try to blend in.

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    Step 32: Don't waste shots.

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    Step 33: Use cover.

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    Step 34: Have a good secondary weapon in case someone finds you.

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    Step 35: If possible

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    Step 36: get a teammate to watch your back.

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    Step 37: Try to move around when sniping.

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    Step 38: If an enemy is coming towards you from a distance

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    Step 39: and jumps to avoid being shot

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    Step 40: aim at his body and when his head enters the crosshair

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    Step 41: shoot.

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