travbrad wrote:If you want some more realistic sniping (with bullet drop and travel times) then BF3, STALKER series, or ARMA2 would probably suit your needs. BF3 is probably stretching the limits of that $30 though (regular price is $40), unless you catch one of the periodic sales. To be honest I'd buy BF3 for $50 before I'd buy Sniper Elite for $20 though.
BF3 sniping is a stupid joke, period. Best pathetic attempt they had at balancing the sniping was to completely strip down the recon kit beyond usefulness and then add the glint that lets anyone shoot randomly in your general direction to kill you, even if their vision is completely obscured with smoke and debris. In an APC and can't see anyone through all the dust/smoke that gathers up? If any one of those guys is carrying an 8x scope, just fire a round or two in that general direction and you get a free kill. Not to mention, it makes sniper-to-sniper battles horrible when your team is stuck at a spawn point. (i.e. RU spawn on Metro.)
BF2, BC2, and CoD4 did it all better in terms of gameplay mechanics, although they do lack the intensive, skill-requiring bullet dropoff simulated in BF3. It's unfortunate that they had to ruin BF3 sniping with something that simple.