I still have the skill to be called a dedicated sniper, and I intend to add cloaking to my list of skills.

now here is what I like about it.

first it will require an equipment slot so heavy snipers won't have this advantage.

second it ends as soon as you fire a sniper shot, so assuming it has a high CD, you can really spam it, it will be useful for lining up a shot on a counter snipe and getting away from a counter sniper, this benefits mobile snipers.

finally it gives an alternative to the tank sniper, atm the tank sniper is nearly indestructible, they can be brought down but it's far from easy if they are built right.

with this piece of tech I will likely need to sacrifice some of that ehp to fit the invis on.

as for balance, cloaks will be able to be used against you as much you use it, once they pin you down a sniper will be able to cloack and line up his shop on your snipe position without even worrying about being counter sniped. or maybe that scout will simply walk up to your position while stealth and kill you in the red line.

One shot, then you're decloaked, most likely in a scout suit or a midframe that has sacrificed most of it's fitting space, I fail to see the problem.

That's a problem with the weapon not the ability, same could be said of camping with shotguns or NKs, any weapon that does high damage will be effective.

As a suggestion (based on having known Trevor for years) is that more important than running on an issue-only platform, you should instead focus on process and how you will help CCP move the game in a productive direction.

That is to say; "I dislike feature X for reason A" == BAD, "In-game I specialize in X and Y playstyles, and I can help CCP understand the concerns of ours" == GOOD.