7 Times Sniping Was Easy, Turns Out

Games love putting in a bit where your otherwise unassuming hero suddenly turns out to be a gifted sniper, often with no training or experience to speak of. Here are the games that made bullseye'ing a target from half a mile away seem weirdly straightforward.
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[@outsidextra]

Here's to the unassuming game heroes who turned out to be elite snipers, thanks to these weird sniping sections in games. Can you think of any other examples of when sniping turned out to be weirdly easy? Shout in the comments if so, and enjoy -OX

[@barrybend7189]

Steel Battalion sniping with a howitzer without target lock.... It was the first time playing it.

[@scorpiouskrimson]

Saints Row. Namely 3 and 4. Hell, you can snipe with any weapon in that game if you want to, but the actual sniper missions with the rifles are decently easy. The boss doesn't need to lie down or even be in a stable position, just needs to grab a gun and dispatch some gang grunts.

[@aakashvarma7900]

ALL of Sniper Elite? All the slow mo is just icing on the cake!

[@fancypants9558]

Horizon zero dawn Whilst jumping Whilst sliding Whilst being rammed into by massive machines!

[@LucanVaris]

Sniping's pretty easy on Team Fortress 2. Half the classes either require a single click on the head, or sometimes two clicks on the head. If your target's really tanky, just charge your shot first.

[@silversalamence10]

PS Access: “Anyone know whose number this is?” Me: “Pro move by Andy, using a burner phone to send devastating burns.”

[@coyoteartist]

Sure. Although if he'd dissed Snake on PS1, Rob would find him, Oh how Rob would find him.

[@coyoteartist]

And it was Ellen who dissed him, so Andy's fine, but I'll miss Ellen.

[@SomeoneNamedJohn]

Isn’t that why they are called ‘burner phones’?

[@Banquet42]

Gary Fist and Delsin would have been dispatched.

[@marhawkman303]

@@Banquet42 I think Delsin has already staked out Ellen's place just in case.... You know they must have recorded that Rob bit a while ago because PSA redecorated their recording room.

[@jackcrow9736]

Joel's sniping ability is explained in the game. The beginning of the game clearly shows that Joel is from Texas so I don't think I have to explain any further.

[@reedcorum3220]

Jack Crow I totally agree. Honestly for someone with decent general firearms training, a tripod mounted rifle and what seems to not be a particularly long distance from an elevated shooting position, I think it’s reasonable.

[@austinshoupe3003]

So, it was all a daydream then?

[@JaronActual]

Jack, I was going to write the same thing. Plus, no telling what he's been doing in the 20 years during the outbreak. Reed, I'd agree that hitting a man-sized target under 100 yards with a magnified optic should be a cakewalk for anyone moderately proficient. But then again, I regularly see shooters unable to hit paper at 100 yards from a rest or altogether chambering the wrong caliber cartridge in their firearm. So maybe my criteria of "moderately proficient" is unrealistic.

[@Befuddledshark]

@@reedcorum3220 yeah I was thinking the whole being bolted to a tripod would remove a few of the issues that make sniping difficult.

[@paullatham8486]

🤣🤣

[@Jalinciaga]

#8: that time in Dishonored when Mike shot and killed the target from across the map with a flintlock pistol without being detected

[@GamerGrovyle]

Seriously?

[@sourcererseven3858]

@@GamerGrovyle Oh yeah, that was hilarious 😂 "Surely you can't hit him from here Mike, you're supposed to stealth throught he whole Mansion first." - "I know, but let me just try, look he's standing on the balcony, it's so tempting!" Was it a three ways to play dishonored? I think it came up in one or two other videos as well.

[@sourcererseven3858]

Ah no can't have been the three ways to play, I distinctly remember them discussing the shot beforehand, and they film three-ways separately. And I never played dishonored, so I can't tell you what map it was, or if it was even the first game. But you were on a building opposite the mansion of the target and he was outside on the balcony as a teaser for the player, because there's NO WAY you can get him from that distance with the flimsy pistol you've got. You'll HAVE to traverse through the whole building, brimming with guards. IIRC Mike actually waited until the target moved inside and shot him through the window 😆

[@Jalinciaga]

@@sourcererseven3858 I just looked, it was their Knife of Dunwall legal district video, around time 6:30

[@Maniacman2030]

That's it, Mike is secretly Reaver. More seriously, the fact there's no real physics for the pistols in Dishonored is interesting.

[@SerathDarklands]

The craziest part is that most of the time, snipers will work in pairs - a spotter and a shooter - and you almost never see that in games. The spotter will do the work of calculating the distance to the target, tracking wind direction and velocity, that sort of thing, and will relay necessary adjustments to the shooter. This two-person system also makes it a lot easier for the team to survive if an enemy combatant sneaks up on them, because while the shooter has to drop this big, cumbersome rifle to pull their sidearm, all the spotter has is binoculars and other sighting gear, and will usually have an assault rifle within easy reach. It's incredible how rarely you see the two-man team portrayed in video games, and I get it, you usually are playing as the 'one man army' where it's just you, but without a spotter, you're almost certainly going to miss your first shot and give away your position.

[@the-thhorseman2484]

Once you take away bullet drop, and wind(like 99% of games) making distance irrelevant , a spotter would really have nothing to do.

[@Maniacman2030]

@@the-thhorseman2484 I mean, some games include bullet drop, but none of them have ever used the Coreolis Effect to my knowledge. Physics Engines are strange beasts that don't always work as intended anyway.

[@AbrahamArthemius]

Rob : Hello. You've caught me as a cameo in Outside Xtra video.. again."

[@MjAnimus]

Whoa whoa whoa- does this mean he cameos in others?? 👀

[@AbrahamArthemius]

@@MjAnimus yup, he did appear as a cameo before in a list video from OXtra like this one talking about cameos, just search "Outside Xtra Rob"

[@diggity1039]

When was the first?

[@hellogoodbye1748]

Doug it was a video about cameos in games i believe lol

[@deathbykonami5487]

@@diggity1039 7 Ludicrous Cameos that must be declared non canon

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Sniper Luigi: Doesn't make the list. Also Sniper Luigi: *Target acquired. Preparing to take the shot.*

[@nightcatarts]

What is a sniper rifle with a long scope on it, if not two bits of pipe? I'd be surprised if a professional plumber wasn't an expert sniper.

[@leifhelland6313]

Well, no one was surprised when Luigi was great at murder, were they?

[@misterblakk3690]

That's because it isn't easy for him. He feels the pain of every kill. The faces stay with him..they haunt him every night. Wahoo.

[@freedantheeternal]

@@daerdevvyl4314 That joke is so ancient it belongs in a museum.

[@freedantheeternal]

@@daerdevvyl4314 It was around since the first NES game at least, maybe since the original arcade game. But they even used the joke in the awful 90s Super Mario Bros. movie. As for whether it's actually true or not, you'd have to ask Nintendo. I don't recall them ever saying one way or the other about it.

[@HeinerGunnar]

10:00 "You'd think all the searchlights going out in sequence would be the most suspicious thing of all, but how about this: It's not!" Can't argue that logic Andy

[@code.name.sasquatch]

Luke: Nathan Drake has many surprising skills, like having hair like this without spending 3 hours in salon. Me: *looks at Nathan's hair. looks at Luke's hair* You spend three hours in a salon?

[@MIGHTYBOOSCH198]

Clearly he wants a way to save time

[@DevvieShining]

I also thought their hairstyles looked similar. Now Luke just has to go on crazy adventures instead of crazy videos. 😝😁

[@300IQPrower]

Dehm Dehm the real adventire was the videos made along the way

[@kupalan4374]

1:07 "How does he do it?" asks Luke, having exactly the same hair.

[@thesuperginge1348]

I thought that, maybe it was suggesting Luke *does* spend 3 hours at the salon.

[@I-sparkydash-I]

If i remember correctly, dressing up as a hedge is something every soldier learns to varying degrees. You can even dress a tank up as a hedge....a big hedge. They call it camouflage, but thats just french for "dressing up as a hedge".

[@TinKnight]

Eh. There's camouflage to obfuscate your body's exact position & then there's completely covering your body in leaves to try & hide completely. Ghillie-style suits aren't common for rank & file soldiers except when on long-term recon missions.

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Camof-hedge?

[@darkandedgy1457]

And shooting from a quarter mile isnt that hard

[@kylehowell5610]

@@darkandedgy1457 have you ever done it? Its not that easy either, i dont know a single Hunter who would take a qt mile shot at a deer. But i dunno maybe you were joking?

[@TinKnight]

@@darkandedgy1457 Eh. With practice & training/ guidance, no it's not especially impossible. And most game "sniping" moments are 100m or less. But picking up a rifle & then taking out a target with little problem & no experience is another story. I've been through years of shooting training, & even getting a first round hit on a 30-50m paper target from prone is challenging for first-timers even with a light scope. Shooting offhand/standing adds in a lot more misses, even for those shooting for a while. Adding in winds & moving targets that are actual people is a whole other world of preparedness. Hence the point of the video.

[@TheTbrandon]

"Your hair is looking lovely today." My bald head appreciates your wishful thinking, Ellen.

[@insaincaldo]

Guess she could see hair you thought she wouldn't be able to.

[@mitchellbonds766]

She wouldn't have trouble seeing me from a distance, even without a telescopic scope, given how shiny my bald head is.

[@tommythecat7752]

Hey bald is a heavily underrated look.

[@-coldfear-9778]

@@mitchellbonds766 I always call boldness as" beacons of hope"

[@travismurtland3257]

Not everyone can pull it off. Hats and hair off to those who can.

[@TheBuddhaBear]

I've said for years now i would love to see Outside Xbox and Playstation Access work together if only for one video and i just gotta say thank you to both for finally doing something together

[@Billybo10K]

The playstation access cameo was very much appreciated~!

[@theflatcapchap5034]

The reason Nathan's hair looks so great all the time is a combination of: mummy, Saharan, and other types of dust, salt from sweat and sea air, and last but not least a tiny smidge of the blood of his enemies.

[@rewritable_]

And it doubles as a hard hat

[@Ernesto87]

and the subway endorsement deal.

[@JotaC]

As someone born in the Amazon jungle, I can confirm that seaweed and mucus makes for a very nice hair gel

[@nicholashassel2647]

Ever since I’ve stopped going to the Sahara I’ve lost all my hair

[@BottleWaterson]

A TINY smidge huh.

[@sarahsoup97]

"7 masks that will keep everyone at the masquerade away from you" would 100% be a great video. (Hard mode, you cannot use any legend of zelda masks)

[@marhawkman303]

"Get over here!"

[@r.j.penfold]

A mask made of someone else's face'll probably do the trick

[@PhoebeTheFairy56]

The mask of the betrayer from neverwinter nights 2: mask of the betrayer might count for this

[@Cheezymuffin.]

meanwhile in arma3 spotter: enemy comander, 1 click north-west, you got eyes on him sniper: affirmative. spotter: wind speed is 12 knots per second sniper: adjusting for distance and wind spotter: he stopped, you can take the shot, free to engage sniper: fires (1 eternity, later) spotter: hit sniper: lets get out of here. *glitches trough floor* ah fuck spotter: *gets launched 100 meters into the air* crap...

[@nikik5567]

cheezymuffin bahahahahahahahahaha

[@floatingpyro2050]

You just got ARMA'D

[@twat3789]

Seems pretty accurate Unlike me any time the Zeus is desperate enough to let me take a sniper role in a scenario

[@JwiSoulsby]

Let's be real, no-one makes sniping look easier than Mike when playing Dishonored

[@ka-mai]

Mike is so pro he doesn't even need a sniper rifle for that.

[@newflesh666]

I almost forgot about that pistol shot. What a legend. Mike is also the only man in the world who can snipe with an explosive rubber duck.

[@randomweirdo6712]

In which video was it? I'd love to see his skill!

[@JwiSoulsby]

@@randomweirdo6712 I think it's the golden cat one

[@ka-mai]

@@randomweirdo6712 Knife of Dunwall Gameplay - Let's Play Dishonored DLC - Mission 2 - Legal District - Timsh It's on OutsideXbox, around 6 mins in I just rewatched it, maaaan, Mike didn't even zoom

[@davidjohnson6665]

Me: Looks into the mirror to check my hair. Ellen: “Your hair looks great today, by the way.” Me: Moves out of view of my phone...

[@octopusinatophat6814]

"I'm gonna go ugly cry in that corner over there." This would be the quote on the cover if Last Of Us was a book.

[@dallydaydream]

"Hello! I see you there" Omigosh Ellen is talking to me! "Your hair's looking lovely today" Oh Ellen is *not* talking to me

[@stopsign1626]

DallyDaydream *OOF*

[@dudeguy8686]

"How would a solid snake even move?" Well, when a man loves a woman very much...

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Pchemisfun1]

Giggity giggity

[@HITEMWIDIT]

*Insert Beavis & Butthead laugh*

[@Tyr_Magnus]

"it might as well just be Erect Cock" - AVGN

[@mayowankenobi]

JAY TEE FIRE 🔥

[@hafezali860]

I'm used to OX and PSAccess mentioning each other from time to another, but I have NOT at all expected to see Rob Pearson on an OXtra list video! A lovely surprise, I have to say. Hoping to see more collaboration between both teams in the future.

[@michaelpirrone]

Does Johnny have dming yet another D&D session in him?

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

He’s on this video too kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYezip6Viqukmdk

[@deathbykonami5487]

This is the second cameo Rob did, the first was in their video about bizarre cameos

[@impalabeeper]

There is a video from PS Access where they answered Q&A and a question asked if the OutsideXbox could make a cameo. Guess what happened in that video XD I couldn't find that video from PS Access though.

[@hafezali860]

Nigel Smith I checked the video and apparently I have watched it long ago before I started following PS Access, so this intro didn’t register in my memory ‘cause I didn’t know who the hell is that, lol

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Why exactly did Nate need to use a star to find the glowing entrance that was clearly visible from his vantage point had he just looks straight ahead?

[@TheFirstCurse1]

3:04 lmfao I love both you guys and Playstation Access. And I love how you all joke with eachother.

[@fancypants9558]

Including rob in the sketches is genius

[@IamaPERSON]

Sniping was easy, because "Sniping's a good job mate! It's challenging work, out of doors. I'll guarantee you'll not go hungry, cause at the end of the day, when there's only two people left on the planet, someone is gonna want someone, dead."

[@smithwesson1896]

Professionals have standards

[@IamaPERSON]

@@smithwesson1896 "Be polite."

[@smithwesson1896]

@@IamaPERSON Be efficient

[@IamaPERSON]

@@smithwesson1896 "Have a plan to kill EVERYONE you meet!"

[@trash1170]

The REAL person! “Dad... Dad Pu-Put Mum on the phone..”

[@sra1383]

almost a year later .. i stil love to rewatch this and love to see Ellen and Luke having so much fun at this video :D

[@legen_ddary]

"7 times sniping was easy"? You clearly have never see me play these game

[@tabeatamm3594]

Yeah, I had to do that scene in Uncharted 3 about 20 times.

[@joenesvick7043]

I first thought the sniping in the original Mass Effect was hard, wouldn't hold still. I just learned on my last playthrough that putting points into the skill makes it steady. In the sequels it starts off steady

[@TinKnight]

Of course it's steady in the sequels: by that point, it doesn't matter if you're Femshep or Manshep, you're Super Shep! Also, you managed to advance only a few months/ years yet the entire galaxy's weaponry was completely revolutionized to all use an entirely new (but archaic) ammo system rather than the heat sinks previously deployed for all species (including the Reapers).

[@nikik5567]

TinKnight yeah that backstep in ordinance never made sense. Even Conrad Verner saw that it was a stupid idea.

[@jeevithrai7994]

@@nikik5567 But I guess having both regenerating health and ammo was considered to be too easy. ME1 didn't have that problem.

[@nikik5567]

Jeevith Rai I guess but it really was kind of stupid to go back and change it after the first game already had the other system, the lack of cohesion between the two was just weird. Though in all honesty, I felt that ME2 and ME3 really kinda departed from the role playing aspect of the games mechanics. Like u can’t increase ur gun skills, u can’t really improve anything except ur own special moves, u can’t change as much, there’s not as much weapon variety, armor variety’s not terrible but the idea that I’m stuck in medium armor bugs me.

[@Veladus]

No, the step back made PERFECT sense lorewise. It was explained that the geth used expendable clips and showed a major hole in organic races' tactics. Studies showed that, other factors being equal, the team that won was the team that could fire the most rounds in the shortest period of time. So waiting for guns to cool down was getting people killed. Expendable clips fixed this issue and let organics fight on even terms. That's the canon explanation, and it makes perfect sense. What doesn't make perfect sense are expendable clips in places like Jacob's "I'm the only black guy, my loyalty mission is to find my dad" mission or how the few old school non-expendable guns like the M-7 Lancer were awesome despite being canonically shitty designs. "rather than the heat sinks previously deployed for all species (including the Reapers)" You might wanna lay off the sauce if you think you fought Reapers using sidearms in Mass Effect 1. There's only 1 Reaper in that game, and it was firing giant goddamn globs of molten metal to one-shot Alliance ships.

[@joeschmo3844]

“Untamed, Solitary, You’re no dog, your a Wolf.” No one tell Snake that wolves live in packs, you’ll ruin the moment.

[@boxhead6177]

Also probably not a good idea to have a drug addict who has a Diazepam dependency as a sniper, long term side effects include Drowsiness, Mental confusion, Hypotension, Impaired motor functions (reflexes, coordination, balance)... mmm, might explain the bad hiding spots.

[@damianweaver383]

Lone wolves are a thing

[@JohnZ117]

@@damianweaver383 When they're alone, they're starving.

[@randeschamps7101]

@@JohnZ117 and then they die so it's actually pretty fitting.

[@JohnZ117]

@@randeschamps7101 That's my point.

[@datphoenix1972]

I absolutely love it when psaccess and you guys collab. major respect for that and it is always funny as hell. Love all of you guys!

[@seeleyboothfan2]

Ah! A wild Rob appears! He uses "new phone, who dis?" It's super effective!

[@jesssealey6552]

"*ding* Hey, has anyone heard of Andy Farrant?... anyone?" This is what I expected Rob's response to be. Burn for a burn. Sorry andy, you're still a good egg :)

[@marhawkman303]

I'm pretty sure Andy's hardboiled after a burn like that though.

[@wetbread4949]

I love seeing rob inthesketches. I love playstation access almost as much as outside Xtra/Oxbox

[@thegreatpineapple4425]

I love their channel as well. Specially Rob's Friday feature. But because they are a branded channel, they have to pretend that the only gaming platform is theirs. 😂

[@jothamfunclara5135]

@@thegreatpineapple4425 the Oxbox guys had one cameo in PS Access, I think. But yeah, it's unfortunate there can't be more crossovers.

[@dantekinkade8765]

There is another crossover in the recent PlayStation access video. That was nice to see.

[@JaronActual]

"No need for headshots, if the reticle is anywhere on a hunter, they're going down for good." Most games have conditioned people to think it takes multiple rounds to put someone down. TLoU is supposed to be a more grounded game. Let's assume Joel is using a .308 in that sequence, safe assumption as it's the most widely used cartridge in the world so ammo stocks would be the most available, even after 20 years. Judging by the size, the hunting rifle you carry with you is likely a .223. Depending on difficulty level, you can one-shot enemies with the hunting rifle without needing a headshot, and I think it's safe to say the suburbs mounted rifle is more powerful. A torso hit with a full-power rifle round at that range is almost a guaranteed incapacitation ( maybe not insta-kill, but the bad guy would be on the ground ). Limb hits would be insta-cripple ( with a decent chance of rupturing the brachial or femoral artery ) so pretty close to incapacitated. Assuming Joel has good firearm skills ( and, well, he's a blue-collar Texan ), hitting a man-sized target under 100 yards with a scoped rifle on a tripod is almost a gimme.

[@tyrannicpuppy]

Never ever going to get tired of watching you guys collab with PlayStation Access. Two of my fave gaming channels together.

[@multiversalaudiobooks9943]

1:18 If I may pull a Science; Blushing is simply the blood vessels in your face getting filled with more blood. A Terminator could definitely pull off the kawaii blush look if they tried

[@Sableagle]

Nah. Terminators ain't kawaii. See most recent few strips of Sequential Art over on the Collected Curios site ... and Roger Ebert, apparently.

[@marhawkman303]

@@Sableagle Cameron and Rosie would disagree! :p

[@coltonsteele4146]

What about any section in “A Plague Tale: Innocence” where you use your sling? Amicia is unbelievably accurate, despite the fact she had only used her sling recreationally before

[@josiemcmillan5012]

Ellen: “How would a solid snake even move?” Me: “Do a barrel roll?”

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

“Being a sniper is 1 the only special forces job you get to lie down alot and 2, the only special forces job you get to disguise yourself as a hedge.” Hmmm. Sounds alot like some of my recent weekends. Just substitute “disguise as hedge” with “fall asleep in” and you’re golden lol

[@frodobaggins7710]

Being complimented on my hair by OX is not something I expected would happen today, but I'm flattered all the same

[@thecalisthenicssentinel8222]

Frodo Baggins what did you think of the stream earlier 👍

[@pretergeek]

Oh, it was you she was complimenting... this is almost as embarrassing as when you think someone is waving at you but actually they are waving at someone behind you. I should have suspected I would not be the receiver of such compliment, when I went bald in my mid twenties.

[@anthonymitchell4257]

If you play as an infiltrator in Mass Effect 3 you can literally snipe while invisible. If you also put a concentration module on your sniper rifle the time slowdown you get makes it almost impossible to miss!

[@roffordstube]

"Here are the times being a deadly sniper was super easy"... BARELY an inconvenience. 😅 there must be plenty of people who get that reference?

[@lordbanetheplayer8844]

No. where that from?

[@Sol-mr1lv]

13:16 "Uhm actually. Wolves are pack animals" in that specific voice that only a condescending nerd can muster.

[@Sableagle]

They're also CUDDLY! They love making friends and snuggling up to them.

[@Betta66]

College Humor approves

[@satansbarman]

@@Betta66 umm actually... Mike trapp approves due to the unfortunate circumstances that befell college humour

[@Arcadio89]

Ellen saying "pew-tew pew-tew" is the most adorable thing of the day...

[@212013114]

Hell, she’s adorable.

[@Kokopelli711]

Agreed.

[@ChristianSpliess]

But of course: Every time you mention Metal Gear, the phone of Rob rings.

[@anthonycarless1748]

I've missed Ellen's laugh, so natural and infectious. Cannot wait for the next oxventure

[@jamesanthony8438]

"Here are the times when being a deadly sniper was super easy!" ... barely an inconvenience!

[@IrishRugbyAccountant]

wow wow wow

[@orsolyafekete7485]

So, you have an obligatory sniping section for me?

[@FaTerokiMenra]

@@orsolyafekete7485 Yes, sir, I do.

[@Betta66]

@@FaTerokiMenra Obligatory sniping sections are tight!

[@TheManOfManyNames373]

"Why would you reference Pitch Meeting on a channel that rarely, if ever, talks about movies?" "I dunno." "Fair enough!"

[@Cultono]

- Spotter: “Tango spotted, Dead Eye send package. Dead Eye?” - Dead Eye: “Zzzz... Zzzz...”

[@griffinraynor8425]

That moment when you had a hard day at work and then decide to watch Oxtra, who give you a much needed chuckle and compliment your hair

[@darkecofreak23]

3:06 This is why PS Access and Outside Xtra are two of my favorite channels.

[@wadefischer4805]

1:04 corporate needs you to find the difference between these two pictures Me: they're the exact same picture

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

*audience nods in agreement

[@idioticpanther8068]

After the Uncharted entry I wonder what a Shampoo-Advert with Nathan Drake would look like... Edit: Ellen dodging the issue of the Solid Snake codename by referrring to the movement of an actual snake. Come on, at least have a giggle, we all did at some point!

[@antonyjitto1284]

Idiotic Panther anyone else get.....images from "solid snake"?

[@kreshlord]

i have fond memories of the sniping mission in far cry 3. i didn't own a mouse at the time so i played through the entire game with a mousepad meaning i couldn't zoom in or look through a scope. truly was one of the hardest missions in the game XD

[@Seriously_Unserious]

"The bow requires good upper body strength." I think you're one of the first pure gamers I've seen get that right! So many are tied up in the myth introduced by D&D that the bow requires "dexterity" to use properly. Yeah, like a weeny with 5 Str and 15 Dex would be physically capable of pulling back a 100+ lb war bow. I love D&D but that rule's rather dumb once you learn a little bit about archery from those who have actually shot a bow before.

[@ajmwolf]

IIRC correctly, they did adjust the bows damage if your STR was especially bad, but you didn't get the bonus for a high STR for the same damage, so on a 5 STR, you would have... -3? -4? I think? So the "war bow" in this case (with a base damage of 1d10) would do 1d10-4 damage, but do a minimum of 1. The DEX use of a bow is more the ability to aim, rather than the damage. Unless you used specially made (Read: Custom/compound) bows, you didn't get any damage bonuses using said bow.

[@Seriously_Unserious]

@@ajmwolf Still, I recommend you watch some channels that have real archers on them. I know Tod's Workshop's had guest archers on there for various tests, one of which was testing the style of lownbow the English were using at the battle of Agincourt against a recreation of the type of armor the French knights would have been using to see if the stories were true, that arrows shot from a longbow really could punch through plate armor. I highly recommend checking that one out. Shadiversity also has some videos on archery, including ones where he's actually shooting his own bows, and he also mentions several other channels from time to time who are really good for medieval archery content.

[@ajmwolf]

I've watched many Archery videos, Shad's included. It's good stuff. :) I was specifically talking in d&d terms, not IRL.

[@Seriously_Unserious]

@@ajmwolf ah. Still, the AD&D rules I've been exposed to, Str had no bearing on ability to shoot a bow. No way to be accurate no matter now nimble you are if you can't even draw the bow, so to me it would make sense to have the higher damage/range bows have a minimum Str requirement just to even use it. Were I to DM a campaign, I'd have a house rule in that regard I'd personally add in.

[@SarthakRana95]

I really want PS Access to make a comeback video. 🤣🤣

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

"Direct hit." Andy Farrant, 2020

[@ruki4929]

I remember once hearing that Sniping can really screw up your sleep schedule; because while waiting for a target to get into position, you nap in 10 minute burst for hours at a time. It's a good thing most of these heroes don't need sleep.

[@leominor7430]

"like having hair that looks like this while spending 3 hours at the salon." *Has the same hair as Nate literally every episode.*

[@hiddenshadow2105]

He knows what he talks about then

[@satansbarman]

Clearly spends too much time in a salon

[@Anarchyconduit]

Bring up gta5 and no mention of Caida Libre, the mission you shoot down an extremely distant, fast moving jet by aiming slightly in front of it

[@fearmasterm.m.z7139]

The truck did most the work

[@Kissma22]

When I did the mission in RDR2 with Lenny, where we had to clear out Shady Bell from the Lemoyne Raiders, I sniped the whole way through it from the gate. One of the enemies even ran straight to me and I shot him in close range, hitting him. I felt like such a badass! :D I recorded that mission luckily to relive that glorious moment everyday.

[@atlantiswolf]

Oh to make that second Sniper Wolf fight even easier, I remember there being a part of the map to the side of where you come out, where if you duck behind it, it becomes literally impossible for her to hit you, but you can still snipe her.

[@BlackPantherFTW]

When you watch this channel and see Robb preparing for his Friday feature

[@Leo80221]

Considering that most games ignore air resistance, gravity, wind, and the required math skills to do the math required when all you have is a pencil and some paper, it's actually pretty easy, just put the dot on the enemy's head and push the shoot button. Nice cameo by Rob from PS Access.

[@Conan-Le-Cimmerien]

and then came the sniper elite franchise

[@Chloe_Zana]

I seem to remember that getting the Hawkeye mask in the first place required you to do an archery minigame that was pretty tricky. I was so proud of myself when I finally managed to do it.

[@TMWriting]

Omg that PSAccess gag is genuinely one of the funniest I’ve ever seen on either channel. Andy’s line to camera was superb.

[@nuyabuisness7526]

I remember once in Twilight Princess you are asked to demonstrate your prowess with a bow to the children taken from your village. I don't recall if I just didn't have the Hawkeye or did not have access to it yet, but the final shot is to hit a post from across the entire town. I literally had to guess which pixel to shoot and somehow got it right.

[@maxvel0city906]

Wait, NO SNIPER LUIGI! Oh no! 😱 How could you forget Sniper "THE ABSOLUTE UNIT" Luigi! OXTRA HOW COULD YOU! Hang on does anyone else hear an incoming helicopter? Shots ring out 🤯

[@sniperluigi8507]

Max Vel0city it’s ok, everyone forgets about me

[@maxvel0city906]

@@sniperluigi8507 oh my! 😱

[@stevesoo8484]

0:33 It was super easy, barely an inconvenience. Also, can't wait for this week's Friday Feature. Will Rob get revenge?

[@blitzgirl6522]

Definitely appreciated how sniping worked in The Last of Us Part II. Gave a new challenge while being more realistic. It made successful headshots feel even more accomplished!

[@theodorepinnock1517]

I do love when Oxboxtra cross over with PlayStation Access.

[@CwayNJ609]

I love taking people who have never shot a gun in their life shooting with me because everybody thinks they're an expert Marksman until they realize it's a lot harder than the TV or video games make it look

[@BogeyTheBear]

*Of course* I'm going to compensate for the inevitable recoil by pushing hard against the grip the moment I pull the trigger! There's something wrong with my sights, though. Low and to the left.

[@CwayNJ609]

@@BogeyTheBear lmao i hear the "there's something wrong with this gun, its not shooting strait!" Or "the sight must be messed up" Shotguns are my favorite to watch people suffer for first tine, The Sadist in me LOVES watchin a kid get their shoulder absolutely shattered cause they wernt listening to me about holding it firm on their shoulder. Ahhh i got soo many funny stories

[@zc7372]

Dunning-Kruger effect!

[@SweetWitchNerd]

It's been a while since I've watched Oxtra's videos, and Ellen compliments my hair on the first one I watch, she's biased tho, she just said that because I also have long, dark brown hair with blue streaks

[@aoifem4296]

Your hair is very nice though.

[@SweetWitchNerd]

Why thank you! Black & Blue always were my favourite colors, and having almost black hair, when I let it grow it was the logical conclusion to do that lol

[@Sableagle]

Oh, she meant you? I thought she was taking a dig at me because ... well, make it so, Number One!

[@n0body550]

“On top of that she takes diazepam” that is marvellous i really should play metal gear

[@twat3789]

I love the fact that my two favorite console themed channels have regular cameos in each other’s videos

[@mymoviesbetter8466]

“Direct hit.” Hilarious

[@keeganlafferty1395]

how could you forget a sniper section in a game that isn't built around gun fights, what about that bit from Crisis Core: FFVII where Zack has to pick up snipers along the road to Midgar to snipe some patrol bots?

[@foxdie94]

I love when OXtra/OXbox and PS Access cameo in each other’s videos. One Idea for a cameo is OXtra/OXbox list (possible close to Xmas) they make fun of Solid/Naked Snake, the lights go out, then back up and Rob is behind the chair as Christmas Snake with a stern look on his face. Like wise Rob could do a list video and make fun of Link or Legend of Zelda in general and it cuts to Rob on the chair with Ellen and Luke in the background dressed as Link. Admittedly it would take some scheduling but that would be awesome to see.

[@bzrkr7240]

4:09 “How was Franklin taught to hit a moving helicopter?” Bruh, that pilot is giving him the easiest shot in the world

[@darth_dan8886]

Yeah More like hitting a static helicopter at close range

[@nickmoney]

What game sniping isn't easy, Hitman. Only things I don't have accomplished is the silent assassin sniper challenges.

[@damp2269]

sniper elite on the hardest difficulty is probably the toughest one. Battlefield Bad company 2 is IMO the most balanced one between fun and skill. honestly any sniping on an MP game is typically not easy.

[@nickmoney]

@@damp2269 Sniper Elite is literally a sniper game, not like Hitman that has it as element of gameplay only

[@damp2269]

@@nickmoney u asked a general question,i gave u a fitting answer. the sniping mechanics on hitman are quite simple, the challenge is on the stealth part.

[@nickmoney]

@@damp2269 "what game sniping isn't easy, Hitman." Isn't a question, more of a statement really. If it was a question then it'd have a question mark like that looks like this "?"

[@damp2269]

@@nickmoney ok now your trying to be clever and i'm going to shut u down hard. if it's a statement i just gave u examples that prove your statement wrong. besides, it was a question because you answered it by typing hitman, so it was just bad grammar on your side. and the structure of that sentence is a question. teachable moment: when someone answers you genuinely don;t go out of your way to be confrontational and if you do make sure you got everything right.

[@jembozaba4864]

I do love it when Rob just randomly appears every now and again

[@shadow4evr]

Another out-of-place sniping section is in Future Wars by Delphine Software. It’s a point and click adventure like Space Quest, and you start as a window washer, but at one point you need to hunker behind a rock and snipe enemies guarding a spacecraft. There’s a fourth-wall break as the protagonist tells the you the player, to click on enemies with the mouse , then catches himself “click? Mouse? What am I talking about?!”

[@teradkobi2721]

I was an Air Force Commando and our company marksman. I can tell you sniping is SUPER hard. But that doesn't making video game sniping any less fun. 😆

[@wutthabuck8772]

Love u Ellen ! ❤ Hope everybody reading this has a great day and life ! Edit: SECOND !

[@deltafive_o-first2417]

Marvel: “Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover in history” Outside Xbox: “Hold my beer”

[@thelegendaryone100]

hold my controller lol

[@kordami28]

2:12 that was close

[@1977Gorden]

Sending roasting mails to Rob is one thing. But not putting him in the Metal Gear part is the ultimate evil. Well done!

[@raynefrost9084]

If sniping IS this easy, I fear for humanity.... And who of the Oxboxtra team can snipe? Is it Andy? Ellen????? We may never know...

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Just Sniper Luigi...

[@bretth342]

Not xtra but, come on, definitely Jane. The only thing she has more of than bloodlust is boyfriends on bioware RPGs

[@theaether3124]

The best outsidexbox sniper is-

[@logansrevenge1214]

What kind of snakes in Ellen used to? Pretty sure they're all soild.

[@mcedeias7788]

Well, at least I've never seen a real liquid or gaseous snake...

[@mininuke]

@@mcedeias7788 Plasma snake!!

[@natsune09]

Golgo 13 on the NES. You go from not being able to shoot a guy because he is ducking, to aiming real slow in the "3D" section, to being Vassili Zaitsev once you get a sniper rifle and shooting down planes, choppers, and another sniper all while in a helicopter.

[@James-gj8rn]

That PlayStation Access cutaway was genius (i laughed so hard because i love both channels) :)

[@mitchellmitting6678]

"It's probably the only special forces job where you get to lie down a lot" *Laughs in standard military* And to be fair, most these situations aren't that bad. So long as you know where the rifle's scope is zeroed in and how each increment works on said scope, all the games really do is take bullet drop out of the equation.

[@obsolete18]

They also tend to remove bullet travel time. But in some of the clips such as in last of us a pretty new shooter could easily land those shots on a mounted scoped rifle

[@mitchellmitting6678]

@@obsolete18 Yeah true, but in a lot of video game scenarios, bullet travel time isn't a factor worth accounting for. I mean, some games, like Battlefield, do it and it makes sense considering the scale of the engagement, but a lot of the cases here just don't have enough distance to really matter to include that complication

[@obsolete18]

Mitchell Mitting true but it definitely makes things like sniping a quick sprinting enemy much easier when you just aim center mass as apposed to slightly in front of them. When you don’t need to make a split second calculation adjusting for both bullet drop and time of travel you’ve removed every part of sniping that has any level of difficulty

[@mitchellmitting6678]

@@obsolete18 Oh certainly, it's just for ease as well as making game play simpler on a technical level, however I gotta say, it is really frustrating when devs make a game where it is a minor factor just enough that it will never be noticed until a point where you'l question why they aren't dead when your shooting at a semi moderate distance. Like goddamn, have it or don't, don't meet half way.

[@obsolete18]

Mitchell Mitting lol ya I’ve got to agree with you there

[@Pseudowolf]

Ellen: "Your hair is looking lovely today" Me: *rubbing my bald head* "You're.....mocking me, aren't you?"

[@welshzecorgi7903]

One thing that only happens in videogames, people taken as hostages/meatshields don't fight back when you take the muzzle off their skull and start blasting away at their friends. They even seem to cooperate as you reload.

[@mr.nobody5140]

Lmao!! Man, I LIVE for these little Rob cameos.

[@windofhorus666]

Call of Duty : Modern Warfare. The level "All Ghillied Up" All of the sniping is directed by a Scottish bloke lying next to you telling you where to shoot. If that isn't easy then I don't know what is.

[@robertagu5533]

To digress though you ARE supposed to be a slightly less good sniper at that point though in universe

[@darkjackel8608]

Uh, Ellen? That's...Yes, that's a funny misunderstanding, but... You DO know what "Solid Snake" refers to, right? I mean, besides Snake Plisskin, I know it's a reference to him too, but... 😥 ...Nah, you know what? I'm sure you know. I'm sure. Don't mind me. 😏

[@l0sts0ul89]

Tell us

[@ryanfrohlich196]

giphy.com/gifs/thats-a-penis-EzVPnZABeepdC

[@peytonbissell5838]

I had to pause and rewindat the end of a segment when I realized Andy was wearing a shirt that said Lovecraft Cult. Absolute favorite author.

[@Crisjola]

I love the cameos from Rob at PSAccess. Wasn't expecting a PSAccess subscribe orb though! :D