Buff Sniper Immediately! - Enough is Enough!

no, i most definitely have been hit for over 15k+ on geared toons

I'm sick of watching Operatives run around like melee power-houses and call things balanced. Yes the Sniper needs a buff. If nothing give them stealth of some kind, but something to keep them from being the squishiest focus of every single WZ.

I can't see how a class like the Operative, which is a healer / DPS / CC / stealth, goes around destroying everything and people just roll the flavor of the month and watch as snipers have little option but to sit still and hope the enemy doesn't notice you. You idiots really call that balanced? Since you guys love playing a rogue with heals I can't see any reason upgrading the hunter would hurt.

Keep telling people Snipers contribute to WZs it's just not true... there's so many classes to fulfill the roll better.

Sharpshooter is a spec, not a class. The other two specs are total dogsh*t in pvp.

Yeah why don't you try playing an operative

Mezzed every time a jugg is near. Getting constantly knocked back and rooted from the million inquisitors. Having to start running away from the middle of an attack because PTs love targeting us since our evasion does nothing against them. Being in the middle of every single AoE attack all the time. Being the number 1 target of e-net in every game. Having to spend minutes chasing around Sorcerers because they easily kite us with their roots and bubble stuns. if you're not in a premade, operatives can spend more time running away and healing than actually doing damage

Meanwhile your sniper sits in a corner bursting down everything and the only reason people go after you is because you hit way too hard. You think you're fine with your 60% HP and suddenly a sniper globals you out of nowhere

Erm at least for concealment roll is a amazing defensive tool against Snipers and Vanguards. Remember you can cleanse a sniper's roots.

Sharpshooter is a spec, not a class. The other two specs are total dogsh*t in pvp.

I think cover is probably the most underappreciated defensive skill in the game. The trade-off is immobility which means that Sin/Shadow is the best counter and also happen to be one of the strongest classes atm. When they become less popular (after some nerf), Sniper/GS will receive an immediate indirect buff.

Virulence is perfect, it's a beast. It's just as fun and just as effective as MM, perhaps even more. It has the easiest dot spread in the game, simply because of the range, area it affects and no cooldown on it. The burst is incredible on top of that.

I retired my madness sorc and sage, and have completely switched to virulence sniper, even though I have spent most of the last couple of years as sharpshooter/marksman and the sorc has been my main since beta. Sniper has pretty good defensive cooldowns, outstanding mobility with one masterful talent and the dot spread mechanic and damage puts all others in the game to shame.

You guys can keep thinking whatever you want, and I guess I'll take any buffs you guys make happen, but I feel they would be completely unnecessary -- sniper is golden.