if this doesn't prove aim assist is a big factor in sniping then I'm sorry but ...um.... yeah ....
im not saying remove aim assist.. I'm just saying.... it might be a tad bit broken lol
https://youtu.be/GZ9txmsw4sE
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Could have been luck. Firing while in mid air (scoped or not) will place the shot off of the cross hairs by a considerable amount. Aim assist may have had something to do with it, but I'd like to believe it was just a happy accident