You are so wrong. I absolutely guarantee you that the dot for black hammer will far exceed any other sniper for those 18 shots. And as a matter of fact I agree with you about those other snipers being good now and I wonder why you aren't happy that the only option is not black hammer now there are other options. Black hammer will still have highest and fastest dot for any sniper but it's great that other snipers are not so far back. Yeah you worked hard and are disappointed it's not an easy button anymore. It may not be an easy button but it is still going to be incredibly viable. In addition to all this. It does bonus damage to hive on crit, making it even more still an option against the hive.