How do you explain snipe zones then? That's not preventable from a player's py too may Guilds ahve slowov.
It is 'preventable'. Mainly by not opening levels in advance. Also can be avoided by running a group multiple level run. (This is action is called so many different things in different Guilds. Basically getting five friends together to do multiple levels on a GB all at once.
(The one downside is needing a lot of Forge Points in advance to accomplish it.)
Also the fact that snipers keep a lookout for easy targets. Players who they sniped before are high on the list. and some snipers share who is an easy target with friends. Players who never leave GBs open to snipes get ignored in general.*
*the fact many snipers peruse new Hood starts looking for snipes.. That is one time everyone is vulnerable to getting sniped if they were foolish enough to leave a GB open to snipers.
Using an active 1.9x type thread certainly helps avoid sniping. Way too many Guilds have weak slow 1.9 And Players in those Guilds should look for active Global 1.9x to use. Or move to a more active Guild.
I fully support the notion that every snipe that locks the GB and the owner loses FPs due to it... is 100% the owners fault.