Forum:What is a good overall Sniper Character

I was wondering what my special should be and my skills level. I want to be very effective with The AMR and Sniper rifle. Suggestions

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Guns, Sneak, repair prolly the most useful 96.32.122.18 02:26, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

Perception and Luck should be at least 6 (after implants) to get the essential better crits perk.

Strength can be as low as 3 to start IF you get the STR implant, wear power armor and get the Weapon Handling perk. I strongly recommend that that it be set at 7 to start and implanted to 8 so that the AMR can be used effectively without Power armor and before the Weapon handling perk becomes available.

INT of 4+ is highly recommended to get the comprehension perk. It is not essential but is very powerful.

Repair skill wants to get to 70 so you can get the hand loader perk and wants further to be high enough so that with buffs you can get it to 100 and make the .50 match ammo, buff repair with the Fixin' Things magazine for +10 (+20 with comprehension perk which is highly recommended but not essential), various jumpsuits for +5 (found in vault 3 lockers, a locker in a room off the Hoover Dam  lobby has one with NCR faction &  various named NPCs around New Vegas at the Hoover Dam wear them), mentats will give +4 if INT is 8 or less and +2 if INT is 9 and nothing if INT is 10. Note that there are 3 or 4 or 5 skill books which each raise repair skill permanently by +3 (+4 with comprehension skill), 3 w/o the Sierra Madre add-on and the latest patch, 4 w/o the add-on and also without the latest patch, and 5 with the add-on (which requires the patch).

Guns skill wants to be 100. you can get it to 102 by raising it to 100 and then getting the agility implant, and 107 by getting it to 100 then getting the implant and wearing the sheriffs/bounty hunter duster. I have not noticed any difference between 107 and 100, but it might have an effect.

General damage boosting perks help, Black Widow, Ladies Man, Entomologist, Bloody Mess, Living Anatomy & a few others.75.67.224.12 04:20, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

This Is my sniper, it works very well, STR:5 PER:7 END:4 CHA:1 INT:9 AGI:7 LUC:7 Tag: Lockpick, Guns, Sneak Levi Lauson 07:08, April 12, 2011 (UTC)