Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge - Sniper vs Virus

Sniper and Virus share a few similarities so testing them was a bit interesting.
Sniper is a unique unit available only to Britain. They have very long range but attack very slow. They are effective only against units and pose no threat to any vehicles or structures.
Virus is a unit available only to Yuri. They also have a long range and attack slow. They are effective only against units and pose no threat to any vehicles or structures as well. Virus has also spread an infection when an infantry unit is killed. Any other infantry near the infection will take damage over time and will eventually die if they stay long enough near.
Sniper has more health that Virus and much more range but Virus attack faster and have this special ability described above. Virus is more expensive and can kill infrantry units faster but taking into consideration Sniper's range, Sniper is no doubt harder to deal with.
At their elite level their advantages over the other seem to swap. Virus's range is much greater that the Sniper's but the Sniper attacks much faster. Which unit in the end is better? It depends on everyone's game-play style i guess!
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[@u-bum]

3:20 lesson we have learned from this video : we should not kill Boris if our opponent is Soviet (Difficulty = Normal/Difficult) . Kirov will immediately report.

[@abuleil1117]

THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE AUDBAJFBAHFHAB

[@ddzero2899]

no idea why you ever want to do this 4:33

[@beewell1600]

from what i get, ea gave alied forces better army... huh

[@hoanganphanle]

Sniper killed Boris => Kirov Reporting XD

[@Asidders]

You will feel the wrath of the Soviet Army

[@nurseey7326]

Ah shit cringe :D

[@itsme8049]

@@nurseey7326 Your life must be so sad.... not only you can't have fun at the normal thing, you also feel bad at the normal thing. How can you be alive until now? Such a strong dude.....

[@projectaized6484]

lol

[@mustafamubarakkarti7297]

Kirvo AirShip ♥♥♥

[@salt_97]

Snipers in this game are so elegant in both voicing and sprite work.

[@123TauruZ321]

@@Asidders Old chap

[@zapy9715]

They are the most British unit in the game which is fitting.

[@adrian3482]

Random ass plane falls outta the sky at 1:38

[@redalert4677]

Adrian dutchman

[@barackobama2295]

Adrian mooi

[@reyk3524]

here too 6:50

[@greycatmon]

and 6:27 Spy Plane

[@quyenmojos9004]

That's the MH17 shot down footage

[@ljcruz4466]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Kirov Reporting! 😂

[@zharakov]

3:20, Kirov immediate reports to seek vengeance for the death of Boris And who shot that plane down at 6:49?

[@wallacesantos0]

lol

[@vito2489]

Lmao

[@Psycholas]

kirov shot it down

[@tenebriswoof8675]

Aegis probably

[@abuleil1117]

@@Psycholas ah yes.

[@user-pu6te8rh8e]

8:10 Virus level 3 has the highest range, unexpected

[@thetsquared3754]

which is weird because in the lv 3 sniper vs lv 3 virus at 1:08 both of them seemed to have the same range when ordered to attack each other out of max range.

[@user-pu6te8rh8e]

the t squared True! maybe the min. 7:48 was a bug of the irregular field, it's the only explanation.

[@thetsquared3754]

perhaps.

[@Volkaer]

If you watch the tests with Boris and Tanya, when the sniper / virus hold position they attack from their max range, whereas if they are ordered to attack move they will move significantly closer before firing. So I suspect this would be the same case likely in a 1v1 when it comes to tier 3 virus vs tier 3 sniper.

[@dpmfarmasiump753]

Mother

[@RealStrategyGaming]

They both do 125 damage , but sniper has 14 range and virus has 10 range. Sniper get first hit so wins. Sniper has 125 hp virus has 100 hp.

[@mrvex6695]

This reminds me how messed up is the death animation of units killed by Virus.

[@abuleil1117]

So savage way of killing

[@doodskie999]

Everyone is scared being yuri the enemy, i just use great britain and snipe those damn yuris, big xp too, im able to take out that god damn yuri prime building stealer

[@corsairgamingyt]

And use mirage tanks to counter those annoying masterminds. A group of deployed GIs can easily take care of chaos drones.

[@o-geeogerio3182]

Snipers in IFVs are every enemy infantry's worst nightmare. Plus, Snipers are also the easiest to make IFVs promote to Elite status. And when they managed to do so, they transform into extremely fast and formidable hit and run vehicles that would make even Kirovs beg for mercy. Not to mention Elite IFVs perform very well against vehicles and structures too. So yeah, in such a way, Sniper IFV is pretty OP.

[@afunkingamer2415]

Sniper: have you ever been outplayed? Virus: no Sniper: *would you like to be?*

[@АкакийЯзев]

3:24 make me happy

[@vito2489]

Акакий Язев You made me laugh

[@DontLookBackPewDie]

my little brother uses that voice line for phone messages... Makes me wanna mass product flakcannons.

[@tapochka357]

Ты русский

[@drakZes]

I think that Virus is an unfair unit, because you only get a sniper if you play a certain country so its a special weapon. But Yuri's race automatically get a version of a sniper which is a bit unfair.

[@parcowong5587]

I think Yuri is an unfair race LOL

[@Kronosfobi]

Technically Yuri is a spesific country. There is no other versions of it. Second, *HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNFAIR* 🤣🤣

[@RichterBelmont2235]

Yuri is like a boss general from CnC General series. He was designed to be unfair.

[@hunterblackwidow]

@@RichterBelmont2235 I agree, but honestly with non limited super weapons. Yes shes op as fuck. But she has so many weaknesses. Just full of specialty units. No core help, and every unit is really expensive. So early game rushing her in pvp is a viable strategy. Toxin tractors, demolition trucks, and mobs would take her base down in ten minutes or less.

[@serhatcoban6797]

Yuri's navy is suck.

[@excrist1274]

For this case : Sniper good and safe than virus because virus's cloud can harm our unit too and Yuri has much better unique infantry than virus so virus perfect at zoning enemy infantry around the base as well (especially all GI unit) Not recommend for defend ,their most units have vehicle or defensive only and capture the base play style That's gave me more stress sniper are in allied faction they have IFV so they can clear infantry enemy fast move back fast and safe enough to send engineer to capture buildings to use more benefits In short : sniper are much more versatile on every situations but virus use for zoning attack and outbase defense only(so much risky)

[@fabe_na]

i love how the Brit takes a bow after each kill :)

[@tg.Sacred]

A. Kofi nice catch!

[@kranianus5559]

Thanks for standing still, wan- O wait a minute this ain't it

[@RichterBelmont2235]

He dusted off his pants after going low profile for a while but I get what you mean.

[@ruzl108]

@@kranianus5559 _Be polite_

[@Wilsonbism]

@@kranianus5559 Never thought of seeing a tf2 refrence in a ra2 video.

[@superiorsandwich4331]

1:32 stalin purges in a video game

[@geckatchico8818]

Concript: Aye fam what are we lined up for? *One guy gets sniped* Conscript: Conscript: Conscript: what.

[@merrimack9349]

Another nice video, thanks. Speaking of range, it would also be interesting to see which units can effectively kill a bomb truck before it causes too much damage.

[@ronsee6458]

Merrimack block it with tanks

[@firehawkph4ntom466]

Dreadnought vs aircraft carrier

[@n484l3iehugtil]

Most important comparison ever

[@malfadan4455]

Carrier would won they got hornet lunch that deal more damage than rocket

[@samuelgolian3535]

yeah and the carrier can move all the time, those rockets of dreagnought`s are not guided, hornets are

[@racer927]

I think the issue with Virus is that the virus cloud takes a while to deal any meaningful damage and the enemy has long since moved through it. Only when you get a mass of idle infantry is it dangerous. If the virus cloud acted more like Tiberian Sun's Tiberium gas where it was instantly fatal to infantry and it corroded buildings then that would be far more dangerous.

[@redknight07_]

That would be far too OP for a cheap unit like Virus

[@everlastingauraX]

Viruses are amazing compared to snipers in most early game survival games when the AI sends hordes of infantry against you.

[@DickPenisecki]

The Virus appears to be more of a designated marksman (err, woman) to serve offensively against multiple targets along with a squad, as opposed to the sniper whose superior range and anti-infantry role makes him better suited for defense

[@ItsCyclo]

3:23 Why do I hear boss music?

[@WindiChilliwack]

Why do i hear a quote!?

[@Umar_Az-Zahar]

*intense sweating*

[@karozochim8743]

Boris has been slain, Wall of Kirov has Awoken!

[@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook]

2:41 Sniper: "HE'S in my scope" *Shoots at Tanya* *Facepalm*

[@thelegendaryfartmaster1864]

It was a spy

she's a man, baby!

[@kedarunzi9139]

@@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook what the fuck

[@Daniel-gz1nf]

I'd pay 200 dollars for a remastered RA2 with online play.

[@BruceBanner.775]

Be careful what you wish for a remastered version is coming out

[@StarTube2]

Wow.. nice video dude 😀

[@Coltantine]

Seal vs tanya also

[@tg.Sacred]

Othman Abu Rass it’s on my to do list !

[@teubert2]

I doubt Tanya is inferior in any way to Navy Seals, but I'm curious to see both units' range when they are elite.

[@vorce8416]

tg PILLBOX WS SENTRY GUN

[@teubert2]

@Vorce 84 They have the same firepower and armor according to cnc wikia. The only thing I'm curious about myself is if a Pillbox has to "turn" to fire at enemies like a Sentry Gun does. Or, to clarify, if there is an equally short delay between spotting the enemy and shooting at the enemy.

[@vorce8416]

oh okay ty

[@joshuagabrielcatindig7607]

Snipers: the fastest way to promote IFV.

[@legolegs87]

It would be interesting to see which anti-infantry unit does best against a swarm of infantry. Please do test "sniper/virus/seal/tania/boris/desolator/drone/gatling/whatever vs 20 GIs"

[@tg.Sacred]

legolegs hmm good idea, i will add this to my to do list

[@hoanganphanle]

Most likely Desolator tho, they are incredible at area denial

[@legolegs87]

Hoàng Ân Phan Lê of course deployed desolator is out of the competition

[@hoanganphanle]

They are still very deadly against infantry when undeployed.

[@Nguyen2-t9p]

You forget Terrioust from Cuba.

[@DeXterGamer_url]

Kirov Reporting 3:23 😂

[@icewindofchange]

Sniper actually can damage vehicles and buildings, but his damage is small

[@phillipmele8533]

So what I’m hearing is “play France or Korea and just buy SEALs scrub”

[@xellosblackforest1685]

well, to those saying Yuri is “OPed”. *Yuri Cons* 1. Yuri don't have AA in infantry & navy units so there's a balance.. Their gattling towers have less range. 2.Their navy are weak. 3.Spies can steal fron their mobile refinery. Snipers can disrupt their economy. 4. Their tanks lack firepower. Lasher have moderate damage. Their MindTank can be weakeaned if it control >3 units and weak vs drones (robot tank & terror drone)..

[@brilianalfarizi1561]

1:39 Plane Crash

[@barrickfischer]

In terms of range, British Snipers can safely dispose a troublesome Yuri Virus sniper. But should the latter gains the upper ground, it becomes an epidemic

[@Coltantine]

V3 vs Prism tank nxt 1

[@icewindofchange]

How about making Emperor:battle for Dune vids?

[@Kikematamitos]

Finally you fix it!

[@tg.Sacred]

yeah :D

[@judgeboony2695]

"You wouldn't shoot me, you'd miss me." 0:26 "I never miss."

[@inujose789]

0:46 WTF!!! xDDDD

[@joshrobbinsditto3055]

4:05 Also, Virus is a much better sniper if you shoot one of them and only shoot the rest of the guys only once.. Because there were many shots that she wasted because they were going to die anyways. @TG Is it alright if you do some testing on the new Yuri's balance checkbox? I would love to see how Virus goes with the +2 Range, they did it so that Desolators could be dealt with

[@tg.Sacred]

What's this Yuri's balance checkbox?

[@dpmfarmasiump753]

my favourite units!!

[@kubananimator]

4:40-5:14 If you put on 1.5 speed, you get a good bit :D

[@zezorefat360]

XD

[@TheFallenXL]

when u tryna make a beat but the sample doesnt sync with any BPM

[@haider8933]

Keep going :)

[@Asidders]

I really like these vids. And it's got 100+ comments after 3 days, wow!

[@PrinceKassad95]

Sniper will always win anytime anywhere baby

[@takasmaka820]

Corna wirus

[@АкакийЯзев]

Virus need only in destroy big armies with soldiers

[@TheAntagon]

I still like Virus, you can't change my mind.

[@JeriDro]

Britian and France are the best teams

[@TheLordsynfel]

what map is that? it seems to have everything on the game

[@tg.Sacred]

Oasis of Doom

[@TheLordsynfel]

@@tg.Sacred is there a place i can load it?

[@tg.Sacred]

TheLordsynfel I don’t think so :/

[@orenjineko646]

My favorite, IFV sniper. It's eliminated sniper slow movement speed.

[@medoali5626]

4:26 xD

[@KirovReporting]

Nice video, but very slow, it made me bored to wait ^^

[@tg.Sacred]

Zhasulan Aitbaev ye I understand that. I am trying to avoid unnessary stuff as much as I can to keep the video interesting for the most part

[@KirovReporting]

tg , what programs do u use for record and edit videos?

[@tg.Sacred]

fraps for recording and sony vegas for editing

[@plflores33011]

So virus has also a computer virus? She killed the drone faster than snipers..

[@KEKKREEM]

very cool

[@MarvoldX]

Team Vuris ^^

[@TheKnightOfSmite]

Sniper true power is in being put inside Allied mech units like IFV and Battle Fortress

[@waltermarine3248]

1:20 UNION!

[@burningsinner1132]

Sniper is a killer for a price of an attack dog. All he needs is ONE kill to make up it's cost. You achieve it instantly the moment enemy gets within deathball with a radius of 14. Virus can be outranged, costs more and can be mobbed down cost effectively by conscripts she is supposed to be good against.

[@shadecory]

1:37 Transport plane casually crashes... my sides...

[@WindiChilliwack]

I shouldn't be saying this but.. Sniper vs Widowmaker. Im sorry!

[@cyrus2387]

May I know what software u use to record this?

[@tg.Sacred]

Chow Yee Hou fraps

[@Steror]

Do you repeat tests? There's randomness involved in this game if you look at dogs for example, so you can't tell a result from 1 test.

[@tg.Sacred]

I usually do multiple tests if I am pretty sure the result will not be the same.

[@dracomet2097]

Virus higher DPS but Sniper has more range.

[@TheMartixNeo]

@tgSacred Can you put a download link of this map on this video? Please

[@1RESOLUT]

Man could take more bullets than wemen, SIENCE!

[@BlankeeStarcraft]

lmao a single terror drone could've killed both packs of snipers and viruses.

[@gqaot5714]

Only cultured men know EL CORONEL MOLARES

[@NeilRoy]

So sniper is more powerful, 1 on 1, but viral agent is superior against groups and especially if she gets upgraded. I think showing a viral agent in an IFV is a tad pointless to be honest. Boris is really impressive though. I'm really liking Russian units. I think if I had to choose between the two, I would go with the viral agent as a single unit won't be much of a threat, you want someone that can down larger groups faster. Once the VA is promoted, her range would be really deadly against groups. Until Boris showed up anyhow ;)

[@kommo1]

The thing with the cloud is, that the targets have to be stationary. The group has to be large for the cloud to be effective against it, while the group is moving. Which it will, since no player would be dumb enough to let them there, at which point the reduced range off the Virus will become very dangerous. Its also more expensive, than the Sniper. So my take on it, that the Virus only surpases the Sniper, when it gets the range upgrade at elite. With its higher DPS and elite range it becomes rather lethal. Even at the higher cost. The Virus is a weak start with higher cost, but can be the best, IF you can take care off her. The Sniper is reliant from the start, is cheaper, but doesnt advance that much throuout the ranks. Not that it needs to, since its still just hunting infrantry.

[@salt_97]

kommo1 at full veterancy sniper is superior. He gains a massive rate of fire, making him more superior at holding line against infantry advances, especially high HP infantry.

[@mwperk02]

I find them great for killing enemy fodder before you engage The snipers will only auto target infantry unless the vehicle shoots them first.

[@chavzone]

The sniper is vastly superior when you take what kommo1 said into account. If put into an IFV, the unit will actually take out large (moving) groups faster than the Virus due to the higher ROF. Furthermore, the IFV will get rapidly promoted with a sniper inside. If you later decide to eject the sniper, you now have an extremely powerful and extremely mobile anti-air/structure vehicle, with the IFV having one of the most absurd elite ratios in the game. tl;dr your enemy isn't going to just let its army stand still, nor is it going to send exclusively infantry. A sniper is better, in great part, simply because he has easy access to an IFV thanks to being Allied.

[@nomoredamnnamestouse]

But remember, the Sniper is only limited to a Allied subfaction but Virus is a baseline unit for Yuri.

[@xcoldbloom]

good. just didnt know what was going on in the last part

[@kikritareboot3786]

Please give me link for the downloading this map.

[@tg.Sacred]

Are you sure you don't have it? It's called Oasis of Doom! I didn't download it.

[@kommo1]

I would also like too see the cost off each unit you test.

[@tg.Sacred]

kommo1 I will add that to the description from now on!

[@kommo1]

Thank you.

[@markusgounit]

good work

[@Yassingamer]

Nice

[@reapertheone2499]

A.i snipers are very annoying they eliminate my seals

[@FRFFW]

Virus : handle huge number enemy infantry with virus smoke Sniper : long rang attack epic mlg 1 shot So it u want to explo enemy base Virus + apc is perfecf xD kill they infantry and turn they base into green

[@emersonneoforces8589]

6:52 Paradrop plane : +1 Assist

[@jeremybstudentpilot5315]

The brutes quotes! 😂

[@reapertheone2499]

Groups of snipers are very faster

[@mustafamubarakkarti7297]

i wish to have you 1 vs 1 in RA2

[@Halbared]

It would be ace if you could garrison snipers, or guardians.

[@joker80008]

Thanks tg

[@tg.Sacred]

Justinas P. Enjoy!

[@Sammysnows]

3:23 O.o TIME FOR IVF SPAM AEGIS SPAM FLAK SPAM GATTLING SPAM

[@mirakhalifa8704]

Why does the sniper have to do that Virus dirty, yo. Dropshotting and all that BS

[@HYBRID_BEING]

Hmm, why do units blink when others get killed nearby?

[@aziqthequeenofenvy115]

Send virus agent to kill slave You can also kill the slave miner slowly I always do it while using yuri and its reaaaaaallllllyyyy SATISFYING The tank that guard the slave miner also dead

[@oxylimit1276]

I like sniper style

[@mentalpatientMp]

People still play this game? Where can I download??

[@zehuayin3990]

Does someone found out that the snipers can shoot larger when they are facing against the Soviet units ?

[@BinhTran-lh8zz]

Kirov reporting!

[@Baguettegooberth]

I test it. it works

[@missmari6582]

1:39 plane crash

[@XOXLI.PIDARASI]

Самый ништяк против людей это скомбинирова 4 вируса 1 морского котика в батл танк

[@mfdsrax2]

5:46 Allied War Factory & Yuri CY are lost...

[@cyrus2387]

What resolution do u set to? 1024x768? Because I tried to play this game on windows 10 the resolution just looks weird

[@tg.Sacred]

I downloaded a new launcher for the game and it had plenty resolutions. Can't really remember what I chose when I run it.

[@nathanapplegate5374]

Virus is better, especially the level 3.

[@Jejking]

Your gameplay speed is WAYYYY too slow