Multiple nerfs have been implemented for shottys and fusions but snipers have remained largely unchanged. I'm not a great sniper for PVP so I do have some bias here but I've found many other people have to moved to snipers as the other specials just arent as competitive anymore.
I'm sure that sniper fans will disagree with my thoughts but I have two major problems with snipers and its not aim assist, quick scoping, no scoping or one shot kills.
The first is the fact that when I'm shooting someone with high caliber rounds they still seem to be able to head shot me without much difficulty, this seems like nonsense and that it shouldnt be a thing. To counter this I suggest that either the scope rock when shot should significantly increase and also move you away from where you were aiming or more simply if you get shot it knocks you out of scope completly just like in Halo.
Secondly if you headshot me and I die thats a good shot and I deserved it but what I find is I very often get body shotted and then finished with a primary to the body. This doesnt seem like a way a sniper should work and the only way I can think to counter this is either to lower the amount of damage body shots do (I dont really like that idea though) or just make the times to ready or put away a sniper much longer than it currently is.
They should also get rid of the red light when a sniper is scoped at you to try and balance these suggested changes so you can "hide" better as a sniper would do.
I'd love to hear snipers and none snipers thoughts on these suggestions.
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Keep in mind that some people are beast when it comes to sniping in video games wether it's halo or cod as far as I'm concerned there's a reason if your shooting someone staggering them and they still headshot you yeah you'll probably wanna consider not getting in front of that guy bc either 1 he got lucky or 2 he is so consistent at sniping that he knows how his rifles reticle is gonna react when he's getting shot and predicts/adjusts his scope accordingly. There really isn't nothing you could do to nerf a true sniper honestly bc even if you give us one shot then we have to reload we will still figure out and adapt to our rifles inside and out there is a reason we say "this is my rifle there are many like it but this one is mine, without my rifle I am nothing, with out me my rifle is nothing, this is my rifle there are many like it but this one is mine.