I Played Tarkov Like A Real Life Sniper 

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As someone who has militarytraining in urban warfare including a crash course on how snipers operate, one thing that sticks out like a sore thumb is that you are way too close to windows. You don't want a wide view for the area, since that means that you can be seen from many places. You stick in the shadows at back of the room. The area you can cover is smaller, but you are WAY harder to spot and others won't see your muzzle flash or even worse barrel sticking out the window.

This is how I really like playing Tarkov. Calm, tactical and intense. Not just another FPS game running around!

No hate to streamers but THIS is how the game should be played. Tactical, thoughtful, tense. Constantly clawing to survive in a bleak, but immersive land. Not the jumping parkour nor desync right hand peeks and pushes.

I love games that don't reward you for just rushing, but being patient and doing what's applicable in real life. This is great

I was glued to this video, the pacing, the premise, all of it just shows how you get better and better every video you make dude, a natural gift for storytelling - and the video with your brother? Simply beautiful.

I haven't played Tarkov, but man, this feels intense, especially for the last guy who survived. It feels like one of those stories.

You produce some of my favourite tarkov content, this was a lot of fun to watch

NOTICE: tarkov can be played slow/methodical without sitting in a bush the whole game. This sir, is exactly how I love to play this game. No matter my loadout, finding ways to catch my enemies by surprise, without sitting and waiting in a corner the whole raid. It makes the game a rush

"Not your Discord" 😂 How considerate and thoughtful of you. Love you for that! Awesome content as always 💯

Richard is an awesome guy and definitely is inspiring for sniper players. Great video!

I really like how your weapon choices and dedication to stealth & invisibility felt like a movie sniper scene with people running right past you.

Ramen proves yet again that quality > quantity. Still making some of the best Tarkov videos!

absolutely amazing. You could make it a playlist honestly, just sequels to this playstyle

Ramen, you have grown to be one of my favorite content creators. You have consistently been putting out content thats past the "i see pixel, i shoot it, watch me world" ego race. I dont know if you might not treat tarkov as a full milsim / just treat it as a realistic looking game, but youve been constantly going towards that path and have been a promoter of improving in mindset/tactics/thinking, and not just mechanical skill. I really, really cannot say how much i appreciate that, and defo looking for more. Also: FUCK YOU MAN YOU GAVE ME A GODDAMN HEART ATTACK WITH THAT BSOD!!!! Btw, i had the same BSOD a year ago (heap corruption), i defo recommend a reinstall of windows and drivers. Fixed all my problems.

One thing you do that isnt sniper like is stuff your barrel out the window. Snipers actually go really far back holding a very tight angle in windows. They stay there for hours getting a hand full of kills.

I really love this style of tarkov gameplay, more slow and tactical, clearing corners etc. Such a contrast when you look at streamers who jump around every corner abusing right hand peeks, the instant ads after sprinting etc. I mean sure that requires a lot of skill to do well but i feel like its not how tarkov is meant to be played. This tactical way of playing it seems much more fun to me and i love to see it ! Also the video with your brother was a great example of teamwork and that you dont need to be a god of movement to clap chads - trust, patience and good communication works out too :)

This had some tense moments. In fact there were a few moments that took me back to my time as a sniper. The only thing I would ask, which I think shows the biggest difference, is that when you're looking for "good sniper positions" you only think about the field of view. Now, somebody else has mentioned about having your back hug the back wall to hide in the shadows, the other thing I would mention is when we looked at a sniper position we worried about escape routes and then the field of view as after 1 or 2 shots you are fairly easy to locate. Shoot and move.

Great video! Please do this more often, explaining your thought process behind your moves, even with small notes on the map.. love it

Honestly really affirming to me as a new player to see you have success with a similar playstyle to me. I've been struggling, though I'm only 50 infils deep. But sniping in this game is such a thrill, and the natural tension is the best part of it. Charging corners, lobbing nades constantly, mulching legs none of it feels as satisfying as proper sniping.

Always love your content man. It's nice seeing you run a bolty and having fun in this game again!

People always act like tactical gameplay isn't cool or fun, I wish more people treated tarkov like this instead of bum rushing every fight.

As a prior infantry guy who just watches Tarkov sometimes, I think you did an awesome job. You have certainly developed a very sniper-like attitude and did good homework. Good on you.

I actually hope Richard sees this gameplay in particular because everything here was played by his tactics. This shows how basically letting experts react on fictional games, sometimes help us improve in that game. Tarkov is a game that always kinda gets me in terms of awareness, you need to be extra careful playing Tarkov than any other FPS out there. PUBG is somewhat more doable than Tarkov because you can build much more distance when sniping most of the time, but I do think these tactics can be wisely implanted in PUBG as well.

Hey Ramen! Quick tip after seeing the BSOD, KERNEL MODE HEAP CORRUPTION is a common error when your RAM either isn't sufficient enough to support tarkov, it could be the speed of it (in MHz) is too slow, or there's not enough. I'd recommend at least 16GBs of RAM and at least 3200MHz speed. You can also dedicate specific storage spaces to act as RAM (which is what I did and it worked for me), although I'm not sure how to do that off the top of my head. Hope this helps!

This is such a good video! Perfect format, suspense, storytelling. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the video. I've never played Tarkov, but this has been the most illuminating video I've seen as to what it's about. I also like the look of this urban setting more than the wilderness I generally see when I'm browsing streams. For a long time, I've preferred to play versus FPS games with a focus on survival, as if dying means something more than just pressing X to be dropped right back into the battle with full ammo and grenades, the equivalent of a super-reload. I do still tend to prefer games where I have respawning as an option, but I don't treat it like it's just a figure on a scoreboard. And it kind of keeps me honest as a sniper, since at least one person will always be aware of exactly where I was posted up when I shot them. Which means shoot and scoot, and setting up ambushes on people who come looking for payback.

Awesome video as always homie! I love your sniping and playstyle it's always entertaining! Keep up the great creativity man! You have come a long way and I am so proud of you :D

another important tip iis to shoot out of the dephs of the room especially in tarkov where you stand out lik a sore thumb when standing right infront of a window

Everyrime I watch one of your vids, specially ones like these, I get the urge to hop back on Tarkov. Damn good Vid Bro !

I've never tried Tarkov, I don't have the nerves for it. It's super impressive see someone play these kind of games with such patience, but still moving around and not just setting up a tent. WP.

Really great concept and a cool video. You are using music and narration really well, and the pacing of this video is on point.

Sniper strats r crazy effective and that line that u dont wanna be in front of your enemies gun sticks so hard. A real good shooter will never even get shot at irl but everyone loves to tank n spank in this game.

this is such great content and you seem like a great genuine guy

Also snipers don't always shoot at the first sight of an enemy. Sometimes it's better to wait a second. As enemy might think it's safe. And the rest of the team might appear too which you can take out all at once instead of just 1.

I have ADHD so uninteresting videos really distract me and I eventually click off, however, I was hooked left right and center with this video. The thought that you could implement real life sniper tactics and gain an advantage over the others is mind-blowing. Great video for sure!

Snipers hold up and wait. They aren't stalkers. This is not how a real sniper would play this game.

I like when people roleplay like this in games,it breathes fresh air into them.

Very cool! This is how I try to play the game most of the time and it makes for some very intense and fun moments :D

In case you didn't know, currently going ADS in/out - as you know - makes noises. You can evade getting out of ADS by using the "blind fire top"-button. Gets you out of ADS, and doesn't produce the sound it makes. Hopefully it helps.

This is a really great video, man. It's cool to see how you applied real world tactics and how well they translated into the game. Well done, buddy.

Holy christ dude, your videos have finally come out in my recommendation feed. Super proud to have been a day 1 fan, keep it up Ramen! - Kyrri/Noxin

I play any kind of tactical game like a real life _something._ Exactly what depends on the game. In any particularly realistic game, it's incredibly fun. I learnt to do this playing the PlayStation version of Hidden & Dangerous, which can't really be played otherwise. You're doing a very good job. I particularly note that you're _staying back from the openings you're shooting through._ Which is exactly correct, no real sniper is poking their rifle out a window!

“I didn’t hear anything for minutes” meanwhile snipers irl waiting a week just to gather info😂

I need the livestreams ramen i miss you! ;-;

"I played like a real life sniper." Runs around the outside of a building with a shotgun in a flanking maneuver...

This could very well be my favorite video of yours to date. Incredibly well done, the storytelling, pacing, editing, music was all top notch.

Another thing if your well hidden and the enemy starts firing and running around dont panic stay calm they are either panicing or trying to lure you out, so sit put and observe safely if possibel change position

i also play like that because i love sniping since the first ghost recon advanced warfighter game. all my friends play around meta guns like mutant, rd, m4 meta builds etc. and me just building sniper rifles and being that support sniper when playing with friends or that solo silent hunter. the sniper playstyle is so good bcuz you only need above average protection, good headphones and the guns are cheap with ammo since no one plays sniper rifles as much.

10/10. Now I'mma need Richard to react to this video in return and see what he thinks about it! Also great video, I love all your videos

Nice patience @ 6:15 I almost exclusively play Woods with a DVL, and There have been countless times when I'm prone in the grass, and a herd of gigachad elephants LITERALLY walk right across me and all I do is SIMPLY NOTHING. I've even had people walk DIRECTLY into thinking i'm a rock... IT'S SICK!

Title should have been "I Played Tarkov with some tips from a Real Life Sniper" Now, I've never played Escape from Tarkov and I've never been a sniper, but from my military experience I can assure you, setting aside, that this has absolutely NOTHING to do with how a military sniper operates. The sniper rifle is a specialized weapon for a specialized job, as is the sniper himself. He might or might not have a fireteam to support him, but he will always have a spotter with him, who also pulls security. Sometimes only the spotter is armed with a regular assault rifle or DMR, sometimes they both are. In the situations you are showing in the video, I can guarantee you that every sniper in the world would ditch their sniper rifle for a their standard issue rifle. Every encounter in the video seem to be sub 100 meters, while the average real life soldier is able to reliably hit targets at up to 300-400 meters with their standard issue rifle. There simply is no reason to bring a bolt action sniper rifle into a scenario like this. Your in-game load-out proves my point. You don't have a sniper rifle; you have a bolt action rifle with a regular infantry scope on top (looks to be something like 4x) - in comparison, real sniper scopes go up to 25x. In real life a sniper team would be placed on a vantage point (on top of a hill or building) and left there to rot essentially. For days they will eat, piss, shit and sleep all without moving an inch out of their position. 99% of their job is observation using their spotter scopes and thermals. If they are lucky, a target might present itself, in which case the spotter will get to work with the range finder and wind calculator, to provide the shooter with the exact adjustments he needs to make in order to hit the target. Without the spotter, he would have very little chance of hitting his target. If they get/have the clearance, they'll take the shot, and depending on the nature of the target, they'll either begin slowly withdrawing from their position, or they'll be left out there for another couple of days until they grow into the forest soil. There is no running around, no switching to a side arm, no quick scoping. Everything is incomprehensibly slow, meticulous and 99% of the time boring as hell. Being a sniper is not for the faint of heart. I'm not trying to bring you down or anything, you should play and enjoy the game however you want. My point is just that your title is very misleading, which can cause frustrations for people with actual military experience.

"Do you think he's still inside that building?" "Nah man, it's been almost 5 minutes. He ran as soon as he took the shot..."

2:00 this is a bad position as the sun is front of you not behind you. It illuminates your position and blocks your view. Always place the sun behind you and be aware of your own shadow

6:28 "I have mastered the art of moving so slowly, I have become invisible"

I really love the concept of playing shooter games by real military tactics as it makes the gameplay more concious and usually boosts our survivability against people who are just playing the game in casual way. You executed the sniper tactics very well, that was really engaging to watch - many times my heart was pounding like yours haha. I rarely sub to gaming channels, but I would love to see more executions of military tactics in video games by you. You seem like a guy who keeps it cool when neccessary which feels inspiring to me, as I struggle sometimes with getting startled in such scenarios which leads me to very dumb decisions like spitting full auto on a guy or trying to hide instead of fight, so roleplaying a real sniper for me would be a very demanding task haha. Great video anyways, loved it! Keep up great work! 😁

So much screen tearing and a blue screen. Seems like you have really bad overclock settings or something. Turn that shit down or just turn it off, makes the video look terrible

"I'm gonna play like a real Sniper!" - click *forgets to reload* Haha nice Vid, loved it!

"I stay here quiet and patiently" MEME sqitches weapons multiple times and wanders around in a circle.

"playing like a real life sniper" Stands up straight in the middle of the street with a low power optic, sprints towards enemy :D

Thank you for being the most analytical player&streamer in this game :) I'm learning things about this game that nobody explains except you

“I played Tarkovsky like a real sniper” *immediately shoots through a window*

One thing to mention is that an "actuall" sniper usally don't aim for the head as that would be more difficult and less reliable. In addition, targeting the head will increase the risk of missing. They will always prioritize accuracy and efficiency, and typically focus on hitting the center mass of their target to neutralize the threat as quickly and safely as possible. Though I understand this is Tarkov, where this prinicple doesn't really fully apply ingame as it's almost the opposite. Just saying, because if he really wanted to be a real "Sniper" in Tarkov this principle should also be applied.

This is honestly how i play every raid and my friends gets so pissed that im slow and dont engage in their rush fights. The heart pump ya get playing sneaky is way more worth that bum rushing people. Planning out flanks and retreating, re-position. Best feeling you'll get is when they walk past you and ya pop them. The amount of times i've laid down in grass in full camo armor, outfit etc. Is heart racing, yet more rewarding than killing the entire lobby.

Ah, man. That final "Click of Death" was just frustrating. Still, that was such a fun display of survival instincts.

this is why I play tarkov 5+ years.. Im not a great sniper, but I move and relocate and feed off of others movements. Nice video

This is the way tactical shooters are meant to be played! Nice work.

I was expecting you to sleep in a ditch wearing a ghillie suit for a week, but this is cool too.

died from you a couple times in tarkov favtory. literally gave you props by myself when you killed me. game sense is crazy

LOL. When they ran past you dude. I don't play Tarkov but in like COD or BF or something those are the best moments. Then you start clapping them from behind and they have NO IDEA what happened. Subbed for that moment in gaming. Well done. ;-)

I think to truly appreciate the play style of the sniper, you have to play it for more then a day. You have to play it for the better part of a Wipe. You have to know it so well that you develop the instincts for it. Its like that in many FPS games. Those that master it, reap the rewards of it. But you really have to invest that time to get those rewards. Cause its hard.

If i ever come back to Tarkov, this is how Ill play. Great vid! It does make me want to come back. And i bet with a lot of hackers, urban sniping really reduces the amount of times you'll be bested by them. They're often gonna be paying attention to the closest people, and having such limited angles outside helps them not have that los.

King Alex (with the space and no "HD" in his name) makes a great series about how to play games like a real sniper. He teaches real tactics in a very easily understood way.

This was a badass video please make more of these i love this

goated for the *not your discord* subtitle idk how many times ive thought from a video its been one and never seen anyone bother with subtitling it or something

Damn, watching this playstyle REALLY reminds me of how I used to play this game...3 wipes in a row, I had the maxed covert movement skill.

4:34 I went "OH WTF MATE" thinking it was my PC screwing up.

Within the first 2 seconds, this man has his barrel stickin out of the window "like a real life sniper"... 🤣

LEGIT thought that my PC bluescreened and only the audio was playing for some reason. nice video bro.

The first location had a few issues, primarily that the sun was shining directly on the sniper, and would be behind every target, making the sniper more visible, glint more likely, and reducing visibility/identification of targets

That man at the end. He had no idea. He had no fucking clue just how lucky he was.

Tbh for fighting near structures the default is to go with semiauto sniper rifle. Their advantages are huge under 500-700m. Bolt guns are on their way to become the exception of choice. The semi firepower is very useful for offense and defense.

Sometimes I play tarkov like this, I don’t even loot, but the thrill of staying dead still as squads run past you is exhilarating

4:30 YOU LUCKY BAST**D! 🤣 Had your enemy earlier went after you, i can't imagine the frustation of reconnecting to the game to found out you're dead.

Hey a couple of extra rules to add for you... stay as low as you can, laying in some of that tall grass/bush might've helped. Also don't move if you don't NEED too. The time you spent trying to get an angle moving through open ground like you did absolutely can and will get you dead.

I need a sequel to this. Slow and tactical sniper raids, outsmarting fools. Great stuff.

on the phone with the missus and the enemy pushes past your position dating in modern tarkov is wild

Another very famous sniper rule is to only fire when you are certain you will hit your target. So stop taking potshots where you miss your target and slooooow down

Had me at the start but eventually devolved into running around an open park in the last raid. Entertaining tho.

you definitely wouldnt forget to reload IRL. Bullets, beans, bandaids. Take inventory after each fight

Strangly enough I also get this exact BSOD when I play Tarkov. No other game or intensive system usage doesn't ever cause it

Sprinting across an open street. Not aiming centre mass. Standing next to windows. Standing out in the open. Failed at being a "real life sniper" the moment the video started. 🤣

Tarkov my favorite hunting simulator with how I normally play lmao sks and some bp goes a long way with patience

Half-way in and I love the video already. Gg's. Really fun to watch, and the way you time the background music, sound effect, + you story tell, 10/10 mate. Ya earned a sub.

I would really love to see more of this, genuinely makes me want to reinstall tarkov just to try it out for myself only to get absolutely fucked

Im burnt out on most tarkov content, but I was literally glued to this. good job

3:06 go prone behind those barricades (right), rest up and take your time.

A real life sniper would not be in the field without their spotter.

You have no idea how much I appreciate that pop up that said "not your discord" I salute you for that. I also salute you for this ass clenching gameplay, I love it.

If i remember correctly, you should also place some traps inside the building you're sniping in or some kind of alarm to give you a heads up if anyone's pushing you whether by accident (aka they dont know ur there) or not. Idk i have yet to play Tarkov