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The AWP* immediately attracted me. As far as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to use this weapon on Counter-Strike.

*Arctic Warfare Police, the famous sniper rifle.

For a question of feeling, of such a special way of playing. Its versatile aspect which did not leave room for error, especially when you often go into contact.

I always liked the role of the sniper, a little ungrateful and under constant pressure.

THE SNIPER: HERE TO ANNOY THE OPPOSING TEAM

The sniper is for me that annoying guy who’s here to piss you off.

With his aggression and passivity, he puts pressure on the opposing players who must have difficulty knowing what he is doing because of his good mobility.

In this role, my primary goal is to put my team at an advantage, numerical or positional. Everyone knows that, which can lead to a lot of paranoia during a game if one of the snipers is on a good day. It’s much more stressful than a rifle that would be hot, because the sniper has a more surprising side, he often manages to take his victims by surprise.

The aura of the good sniper allows him to close some areas of the map and some lines whereas he is not even physically present there, and thus gives a fundamental advantage to his team without even having to make kills. A space is created and it will often be decisive to win a round. When I watch VODs from our games, I also notice the reaction of the opponents. Not to mention panic, it’s a real team movement that is triggered by the sniper.

THE INGRATITUDE OF THE SNIPER ROLE

As I said, the pressure is at its highest.

At the very beginning of my career, it could be complicated to feel that all eyes were on me in LAN. I remember one of my first event on CS: GO, (Esports Heaven Vienna), where we played against Na’Vi and markeloff, who was a sniper legend on CS 1.6. I had far too much respect for him and asked my teamate SmithZz to take over the position that day. It was the first and last time.

The AWP has the defect of its qualities, if you can kill with one bullet, you can hardly catch up if you miss your target. On the other hand, you can see many rifles miss, but get back together directly with a big spray. Moreover, even if the teams’ game is not currently always based on him, we are still waiting for good performances from the player who occupies this role.

That’s the ingratitude of this weapon, you can’t miss.

To compare with my other passion, football, we could compare this position to the goalkeeper one. Any mistake can be fatal.