But now we have an appealing second perk tree that was not just purely, 'let's max out our sniper, and make them this long-range, high damage dealer. You need that class there to balance across the different mechanics of each class. We said we still want the player to still be playing with a sniper rifle. They could become demigods by the end of the game, when you're flying all over the place, and using In The Zone and Double Tap and all that good stuff, where you're chaining shots together. As you know, it was the long-range, high damage dealing unit. The sniper was a very powerful unit in Enemy Unknown. What is a sharpshooter's role in battle?ĭEANGELIS: The sharpshooter is an evolution of the sniper. GAMESPOT: First, give me a rundown of the basics. A few weeks ago, I sat down with XCOM 2 lead producer Garth DeAngelis to uncover the details of the sharpshooter class, which functions as somewhat of a sniper-but with a twist. XCOM is now an underground movement that wages guerrilla warfare against humanity's not-so-benevolent oppressors, and with a new approach comes new kinds of soldiers, and new kinds of skills. In the world of XCOM, much has changed by the time XCOM 2 begins.
