Sniper/Gunslingers need a redesign?

Why would a sniper run up to you? lol
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From a ranged DPS Sage perspective:
A Sniper/Gunslinger runs close to you, crouches down in cover and knocks you back with a baseline non talented ability. Immobilized for 2 to 5 seconds (non removable by sage). Deals damage. Then proceeds to leg shot you for damage and another 2 to 5 seconds of becoming immobilized (non removable by sage). By this time, any work toward your resolve from the initial knock back has faded and they proceed to hit you with a flash bomb. Then they simply finish you off.

And since they have me immobilized (rooted) in place where they want me, there is no option for line of sight for survival.

Now lets look at what options I have as a ranged DPS sage to counter this. Now remember this is provided that the sniper/gunslinger is at Zero resolve. If they have full resolve I'm completely helpless.
"Break Free Ability" = provided it is not on cool down, will only break the first root. Will not save me from the leg shot or flash grenade.
2 second stun = is equal to the minimum duration of the first root. Both roots lasts a full five seconds without taking damage.
CC = if not talented for the instant cast, you won't get the spell off before your dead.
Knock Back = Ineffective =I have already been knocked backed and rooted, they are out of range.
Force Speed = Useless while immobilized.
Force Slow = Useless as they are standing still anyway behind their screen.

Now for those trying to cry your cover as a weakness...
You can take cover anywhere (kneel down). You can use cover ability to "roll" to the boxes or corner nearby when a melee is on top of you.

Sniper/Gunslinger = medium armor, with 2 baseline abilities that can immobilize for 2 to 5 seconds without being affected by resolve.
Sage/Inquisitor = Light Armor, with 2 talented abilities that can immobilize (1 requires 12 points into one tree, the 2nd requires 30 points in a separate tree)

This disparity between two ranged DPS classes for abilities that are and are not affected by resolve shows that is it not just about "how to deal with them"

Cover-Gives 20% ranged defense boost,immune to leaps/pulls and interrupts
Knockbacks-Ambush,knocks target back a small distance,cover pulse-AOE knockback 10 meters and roots targets for a few seconds
Roots-Leg shot,immobilizes target for 4 second(Not sure on that,could be less),Aoe KB root
High damaging AOE abilities with no minimum distance required
20 second cc immunity.
AOE shield that reduces damage taken by your team.
AOE CC

Compare this to other caster classes like the Sage telekinetics and Mercenary Arsenal trees.
The sage and Merc can get interrupted,they can get leapt to,their AoEs aren't as strong as sniper,they have no roots((I may be wrong)) and they dont hit near as hard as sniper.They have no immunity to cc,the sage has no defensive cooldowns and mercs have no escapes.Both Merc and Sage have single target CCs that require a 2 second cast time.Just seems to me if you compare the casters,sniper is by far the best wiith its uninterruptability and being unleapable..

From a ranged DPS Sage perspective:
A Sniper/Gunslinger runs close to you, crouches down in cover and knocks you back with a baseline non talented ability. Immobilized for 2 to 5 seconds (non removable by sage). Deals damage. Then proceeds to leg shot you for damage and another 2 to 5 seconds of becoming immobilized (non removable by sage). By this time, any work toward your resolve from the initial knock back has faded and they proceed to hit you with a flash bomb. Then they simply finish you off.

And since they have me immobilized (rooted) in place where they want me, there is no option for line of sight for survival.

Now lets look at what options I have as a ranged DPS sage to counter this. Now remember this is provided that the sniper/gunslinger is at Zero resolve. If they have full resolve I'm completely helpless.
"Break Free Ability" = provided it is not on cool down, will only break the first root. Will not save me from the leg shot or flash grenade.
2 second stun = is equal to the minimum duration of the first root. Both roots lasts a full five seconds without taking damage.
CC = if not talented for the instant cast, you won't get the spell off before your dead.
Knock Back = Ineffective =I have already been knocked backed and rooted, they are out of range.
Force Speed = Useless while immobilized.
Force Slow = Useless as they are standing still anyway behind their screen.

Now for those trying to cry your cover as a weakness...
You can take cover anywhere (kneel down). You can use cover ability to "roll" to the boxes or corner nearby when a melee is on top of you.

Sniper/Gunslinger = medium armor, with 2 baseline abilities that can immobilize for 2 to 5 seconds without being affected by resolve.
Sage/Inquisitor = Light Armor, with 2 talented abilities that can immobilize (1 requires 12 points into one tree, the 2nd requires 30 points in a separate tree)

This disparity between two ranged DPS classes for abilities that are and are not affected by resolve shows that is it not just about "how to deal with them"

Cover-Gives 20% ranged defense boost,immune to leaps/pulls and interrupts
Knockbacks-Ambush,knocks target back a small distance,cover pulse-AOE knockback 10 meters and roots targets for a few seconds
Roots-Leg shot,immobilizes target for 4 second(Not sure on that,could be less),Aoe KB root
High damaging AOE abilities with no minimum distance required
20 second cc immunity.
AOE shield that reduces damage taken by your team.
AOE CC

Compare this to other caster classes like the Sage telekinetics and Mercenary Arsenal trees.
The sage and Merc can get interrupted,they can get leapt to,their AoEs aren't as strong as sniper,they have no roots((I may be wrong)) and they dont hit near as hard as sniper.They have no immunity to cc,the sage has no defensive cooldowns and mercs have no escapes.Both Merc and Sage have single target CCs that require a 2 second cast time.Just seems to me if you compare the casters,sniper is by far the best wiith its uninterruptability and being unleapable..

Because you're standing on the bridge in Voidstar and I want to run up and knock you off? :-)

Take Cover (cover anywhere, not natural cover) should be a 2 second cast. If you want to be a seige tank, then it should take 2 seconds to seige.

Other ranged classes need to be buffed to match the gunslinger.