Assuming BF2S weapon stats are correct, it's a fact: the M95 sucks.
The M95 was only put in the game for baseraping, but since no server has enough balls to allow baseraping it makes the M95 worthless. Don't believe me? Compare it to the snipers you don't have to waste an unlock on...
If you're playing USMC, you have no other reason to use the M95. The M24 does just as much damage as the M95, but has much better accuracy and the sights aren't like 435236542 metres wide. Sure, you might say "but the M95 takes armored fools down to 5 health so I can pistol them", but honestly how many times have you seen a sniper with an M95 bother with a pistol kill? I don't even care if they do pistol them, you should be getting headshots as a sniper. In case you haven't noticed, the M24 can kill with headshots too.
Okay, okay, what if you're MEC or PLA? I'll group the Type 88 and SVD together on this one: according to BF2S they have the same accuracy as the M95, no better, no worse. In all my experience as a sniper in BF2, I'd have to agree. I can hear the flames start now..."the M95 has a higher zoom level than the SVD or Type 88, and I'm worthless and can't place shots without a 5x zoom". Believe it or not, the SVD can kill with headshots. I know, I know, it's only 7.62mm (.308 calibre), nothing like the brain-splattering .50 calibre M95, but a kill's a kill, right? The 10 round magazine that you can fire semi automatically can't hurt either...what's better than taking out several snipers before they can even put another round in the chamber?
Another reason to not use the M95: the whole map can hear you fire. Every time you fire that cannon you tell me exactly where you are, and that muzzle flash is nothing more than a glowing "kick me" sign. But for some reason, round after round, in every server, I have to deal with (and get a good laugh out of) smacktards using nothing but the M95.
The M95 was only put in the game for baseraping, but since no server has enough balls to allow baseraping it makes the M95 worthless. Don't believe me? Compare it to the snipers you don't have to waste an unlock on...
If you're playing USMC, you have no other reason to use the M95. The M24 does just as much damage as the M95, but has much better accuracy and the sights aren't like 435236542 metres wide. Sure, you might say "but the M95 takes armored fools down to 5 health so I can pistol them", but honestly how many times have you seen a sniper with an M95 bother with a pistol kill? I don't even care if they do pistol them, you should be getting headshots as a sniper. In case you haven't noticed, the M24 can kill with headshots too.
Okay, okay, what if you're MEC or PLA? I'll group the Type 88 and SVD together on this one: according to BF2S they have the same accuracy as the M95, no better, no worse. In all my experience as a sniper in BF2, I'd have to agree. I can hear the flames start now..."the M95 has a higher zoom level than the SVD or Type 88, and I'm worthless and can't place shots without a 5x zoom". Believe it or not, the SVD can kill with headshots. I know, I know, it's only 7.62mm (.308 calibre), nothing like the brain-splattering .50 calibre M95, but a kill's a kill, right? The 10 round magazine that you can fire semi automatically can't hurt either...what's better than taking out several snipers before they can even put another round in the chamber?
Another reason to not use the M95: the whole map can hear you fire. Every time you fire that cannon you tell me exactly where you are, and that muzzle flash is nothing more than a glowing "kick me" sign. But for some reason, round after round, in every server, I have to deal with (and get a good laugh out of) smacktards using nothing but the M95.
