Originally Posted by
tunnelcat
Well, I did play sniper on all three attempts on Min's fortress, but during the last attempt after Min was dead, I was standing right next to the fortress entrance waiting for the last guy to saunter out of the gate so that I could end his misery and take my prize, so maybe how close one is to the fort is the case. However, I did take another fort in the North purely by playing sniper from quite a distance and it gave me the colorful ending animation once I got the last guy standing. Anyone's guess is as good as mine as to why it works for some and not for others.