Locust Sniper

From Gears of War Realm - Gears of War Wiki Strategy Guide

"Bred from birth to kill coalition troops."

Snipers are a special rank of Drone that are trained in the art of marksmanship. They primarily snipe from behind windows of old abandoned buildings. You won't encounter much during the game.

Features

The Sniper Drone does not differ much from the regular footsoldier with the exception of the flight goggles they use. These are probably used to help them focus when sniping due to their cave-sensitive eyes and a more agonized look on their face. Even though that they are a special unit, they are far weaker than a regular Drone but are experts in using cover. The only way to find where they are is to watch for the gun muzzle flash. They are lethal with direct hits at a distance but quite harmless when enaging in close-combat.

Strategy

As stated before, sniper will be encountered rarely. Most of the encounters are situated with the Sniper hiding away in the distance or on another floor so that the player cannot just walk up to them and melee them. Most of the time they get spotted when they try to take a shot at you, or if your team of NPCs notifies you. Your best bet is to squeeze a few Lancer/Hammerburst shots at them when hiding on another level, or run up to them when possible to finnish it with the Gnasher. Or if you have one, a Longshot to counter the sniper.