Not sure what you mean? or how you got that from what I said.

So you have no problem with the fact that you can oneshot everyone else...

But if they oneshot you it's unfair.

Get out.

a number of things upset me..

- New dot for sniper rifle is too tiny (you lose sight of it on white backgrounds) hurts target acquisition on moving targets, too small to tell you're on target by direct line of sight color change. I would like to propose changing it back to the original dot.

-Charge sniper rifle noise is ultra annoying, headache inducing, this never got "fixed" because nobody with influence ever cared or sniped for that matter.

-Sniper rifle range on some of the larger maps created scenarios where I could see enemies that I could not shoot. i.e. 6 tower map.. from the tower top closest my MCC to the middle tower top across the center of the map overlooking the domination objective, was out of range of each other. 350m+ away. Stupid.

-Headshot damage is way too high on sniper rifles, eliminating the whole "gun game" / "gun play" between sniper on sniper. If someone decides to counter snipe you after you kill them on the ground, they can come back from any direction and line up a headshot. In the past it took more than 1 bullet to kill a sniper, allowing for the one being shot to have a small window to move, possibly make it to cover and return fire. The better sniper would win out usually. THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE. My proposed changes wouldn't have created this zero skill scenario. (Good job IWS) See this link!

-The removal of the old Charge Sniper Rifle from the game. High damage body shots with enough bullets in the clip to allow you to miss a shot without having the huge penalty of reloading and reacquiring your target + stabilization time. You added the "executioner" and the "wanna be quickscoping tactical" but at the cost of removing the most solid sniper rifle from the game. !@#% me. Nobody asked for those two additional sniper rifle types at the cost of removing the Charge. I know you do what you want, I also know you listen from time to time. My proposed changes weren't complicated, and certainly not drastic. The game state for a sniper I feel is as awful as it has ever been. Since I know you like solutions, I suggest going back to Charlie sniper rifles / ranges / damage and increase the base damage and headshot damage each slightly. Instead of creating new gun types that aren't even good enough for PC matches. The 5 round clip Charge was at best a bad Thale's. Now there is seriously nothing close.

You went all in on making the sniper rifle a "precision / lucky bullet weapon" and it's horrible (in my humble opinion). I wish things were different, and above all I wish I found this game more appealing. I cannot recreate the fluidity and finesse of my Dust 514 sniping videos in the current game state. (someone at CCP please watch one)

I'm hating sniping, and therefore Dust 514.

What's changed for you to make it better?

I personally prefer precision point defense, and overwatch to hit and run sniper game play. In point defense random skirting the edge of the map kills don't seem to matter as much. And by not being on a perch you may avoid attack drop ships, suicide drop ships with an HMG inside, counter snipers, orbitals, and the like.. but you become susceptible to cloaked shot gun scouts, and LAV with a HMG inside hit and runs. Not my idea of fun either.

Not sure what you mean? or how you got that from what I said.

Snipers can't generally just drop right back into the action like most infantry can. It takes time to call in a drop ship, fly to one of several decent sniping locations, recall said dropship and figure out where to focus.

Gun Game / Cover used to mean something to a sniper. No longer is this the case, you might as well be somewhere super obvious, because the moment someone decides to counter snipe you, there's nothing you can do about it.

It takes time to call in a drop ship, fly to one of several decent sniping locations, recall said dropship and figure out where to focus.

Here is what makes sense to me: If you decide to find a nice perch, you gain a line of sight advantage, a big one. The downside is, you become predicable. Draw enough attention to yourself and you'll have people wanting to take you out. Headshots make your predictability matter. Oherwise you just move backwards 5 meters, wait for health & ammo to replenish and continue the cycle until all the starter fits are dead. Sniping shouldn't be as safe as it was.

There must be meaningful engagements between rooftoppers and the people below.

The fact that, in competitive matches, perch sniping was the only viable means of sniping is probably an indicator that sniper mechanics are broken/imbalanced. So it doesn't matter what you used to do, are doing and what you're going to do because bad mechanics are bad mechanics.

Just because you enjoyed it doesn't make it right. It's a one-way street of engagement that required dropships or an OB to effectively counter.

The fact that, in competitive matches, perch sniping was the only viable means of sniping is probably an indicator that sniper mechanics are broken/imbalanced. So it doesn't matter what you used to do, are doing and what you're going to do because bad mechanics are bad mechanics.

Just because you enjoyed it doesn't make it right. It's a one-way street of engagement that required dropships or an OB to effectively counter.

Why is there not a suit in the game that gives a reduction to kick and sway of rail weaponry? Why the heck is the Caldari Assault bonus a faster reload speed?