Depends on what character I am playing.

Magden - I just sit there and cast shimmering and thank them for the Ult.
StamSorc - I have to move out of range and then get the player once the castle wall is down.

Don’t go out into the open - always keep a corner or ledge or other LOS option nearby until you’re sure the only target left is the archer.

If you’re fighting out in the open you’ll get shredded by the archer and their team.

Sound travels faster than objects in ESO Physics; you will hear some of the bow shots coming before they hit you (lag & desynch aside) so prepare.

I just cloak.

Mindless wings spam ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

ChunkyCat wrote: »

I harass them with angry whispers after I respawn.

Now that's a lot of damage!

I hate them too but honestly they are pretty easy to deal with once you have a little experience. I play nightblade pretty much exclusively (no snipe) and I just watch where their position is, (they typically don’t move around as much as they should) cloak over there and as soon as they reveal themselves hit them with a cc and you have an easy kill if you’ve got a good burst. Just have to get them in melee range.

NordSwordnBoard wrote: »

Sound travels faster than objects in ESO Physics; you will hear some of the bow shots coming before they hit you (lag & desynch aside) so prepare.

tell that to the incaps

One hand and shield, the reflect ult, nothing beats having a sniper die to their own arrows or their own ult

Agreed with archers being pretty easy kills. As soon as you hear snipe or take the first hit just go on the defensive immediately and you should be fine. Also BG's maps are mostly well designed to have lots of terrain that will block LOS which are the biggest counter to snipers since they can't shoot what they can't see. Even then, they're going to get you sometimes but that can be said about any class or build.

I play a pretty standard style medium 2h/bow Stamblade in PvP but I put together gear for a Snipe build that I switch to every now and then just to mix it up. I can confirm that it's actually not very effective (my main build is 10x more deadly and survivable). Aside from kill stealing, it's more of a suppression/support role in a BG setting. The only way to effectively play a sniper is by putting so much pressure from range on a target that one of your teammates is attacking that they can't outheal or tank the damage, usually ending up with getting lots of assists and very few kills. Outside of Deathmatch or Chaosball they are usually the weakest link in the team.

The other thing I find playing a sniper is that I feel vulnerable the entire time and get melted by basically any fairly decent player that applies pressure on me. The best I can hope for in a 1v1 is a successful escape.

Alucardo wrote: »

Oh, and to deal with them on stamplar I just keep applying PoTL and poison injection, finding cover, and repeat the process. They'll either leave you alone, or die from it.

Honestly, everybody who dies from just PotL and Poison Injection should die because they're just bad.

They're usually Nightblades, so I throw Haunting Curse on them and spam Crushing Shock on them. Pretty much every sniper thinks they're safe, but not from Crushing Shock.