Rapid Reload I would argue is almost pointless as a sniper due to the fact that if you're playing your role correctly you shouldn't find yourself in CQC 1v1 with another player where reload speed will matter. Sure, you might be able to reload to get an extra shot a little bit faster, but compared to the advantages of more slots and fitting capability this seems like a no brainer.

RR is for tactical sniper rifles.

Angels, do you have high scan strength? I've been trying to figure out how much dampers and such affect this or if it's really only the map scanner thingy that it affects. Or if you train the skill etc you will actually have an easier time seeing the chevron far away?

Nah I don't mate, just the standard. I played a scout sniper last build with maxed out profile dampening and still got spotted just as frequently. I believe there was an announcement post regarding cloaking, the active scanner and scan profiles just prior to the release of uprising, in which CCP Wolfman confirmed that profile scanning and profile signature don't affect the ease at which the red chevron pops up. According to the post, these skills & bonuses only affect the effectiveness of the mini map. Sorry I don't have a link to it, but the search function may yield some results if you're after it from the horses mouth.

Yeah that's sorta what I figured it working like, what makes me curious though is sometimes I spot other people that are like hiding all behind a mountain or similar but still see the chevron (or HAV icon) even though there's no squad mate there to spot them or similar, figured that may have had something to do with the signature radius etc.

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Yeah that's sorta what I figured it working like, what makes me curious though is sometimes I spot other people that are like hiding all behind a mountain or similar but still see the chevron (or HAV icon) even though there's no squad mate there to spot them or similar, figured that may have had something to do with the signature radius etc.

/c