With all the recent updates there has been a huge increase in HP which now means that someone fully specced into snipers with top end damage mods using a proto level Sniper rifle need to hit the enemy 5 times + to get 1 kill .... Now when I get hit I dont even bat an eyelid because I know they cant kill me anymore

I think CCP should think about introducing a new Rifle. Add a sniper rifle that does 1500 damage but has a clip of 1 and a huge reloading time of like 30 seconds .. and make the sniper rifle a real anti infantry fear factor weapon .. a 30 sec CD would mean the sniper user would have to pick targets carefully and make sure that the shot hits to get a kill .. imagine a group of enemies running to a point with a few medium suits a couple of heavys etc .. the squad on the ground could inform the sniper to target a particular player and take them out before the fire fight starts or the sniper could inform the squad of whats coming and then the squad ask the snper to target someone ...

Right now snipers just shoot the weakest players that they see ... I've always been against the idea that snipers need to work together to get kills and rapid fire at their targets.. snipers are supposed to be the lone wolfs within a squad defending particular areas and relaying info to the squad .. remove the red line and add a rifle like the one i mentioned and make this game more realistic

having to have 2 snipers in a squad for them to actually be able to take people out is extremely counter productive .. they are more useful running a miltia AR fit and using an active scanner than being a sniper .. I don't even allow them into my squads anymore because even a good one is useless v a squad in full proto gear ... If i'm honest snipers are usually the ones that take kills off me because they are forced to be the ones to deal a finishing blow to get WP rather than taking out targets we are struggling to reach they take out targets we are about to kill anyway

All I want from this game is for every weapon to be useful in its own way and as it stands Sniper Rifles are pretty much pointless which is a shame because I'vre been told they require alot of sp and the dropsuit loadouts are just as expensive ...

I don't want this game to become like COD where everyone is running around with Shotguns/AR's/SMG's twitch shooting each other around points .. I want the fear introduced back into the game .. a bit like my desire to see proto level tanks .. I cant use them but nothing is more fun than having a target that if left unchecked could make you lose or if you take it out you will win

I'm a dedicated sniper... and I have absolutely no problem with the current game-play for the sniper rifle.

If you're running solo... you can still provide your team with help by countering enemy snipers on the field, or setting yourself in a 'Shoot to Kill' phase. During this particular phase, searching for targets of opportunity are a plus, especially when a large group of blueberries are pushing an objective.

If you're running with a squad, you shouldn't be worried about getting kills. Your job is to provide over-watch and rolling intel of the battlefield. If you have a LOS on your Squad who are pushing a hot objective, your goal should be nothing more than softening up priority targets: (Heavies, Logis, Proto Assaults, Everything else.)

Also, not all snipers are looking to steal your kills. If I see a blueberry engaged in a firefight with a single hostile target, and I see that he is struggling and no one is gaining the upper hand in the engagement, I will put rounds into the target to ensure that the blueberry has a better chance, or to ensure that the blueberry actually survives the encounter to continue on with the fight, rather than waiting an extra ten seconds to spawn back in.

Last but not least... most modern snipers work in teams of two. As a spotter / sniper team, you can cause a lot of havoc on the battlefield... and even lock down major passage ways.

So no. The sniper rifle doesn't need to be changed, fixed, improved upon. It is fine where it's at.

EDIT:

(Based on my kill performance in battle - IE: How many shots it takes for me with a gank-tanked Charge Sniper to kill an enemy.)

Militia Frames:
Heavies - Three shots (One for shield, Two for Armor)
Assault / Logi - One or Two shots (Dependent on tank.)
Scout - One shot

Standard Frames:
Heavies - Three shots.
Assault / Logi - One or Two shots (Again dependent on tank.)
Scouts - One shot (Unless they're extremely lucky and live with one HP for whatever reason.)

Advance Frames:
Heavies - Four shots
Assaults / Logis - Two or Three shots (Once again, dependent on tank.)
Scouts - One or Two shots.

Proto Frames:
Heavies - Four shots (body) Three shots (Head + Two shots body.)
Assaults / Logis - Three shots (body) or One shot (head)
Scouts - One or Two shots.

im sorry but i kinda stopped reading after you said you want a sniper with over 1500 damage with a 30 second cooldown
all i really have to say is you would be better off requesting for CCP to put a scope on a forge gun but have the drawback of longer charge time...