It's all good, it's a debate at the end of the day. I'll admit I might have sounded a little rude as well, I just wanted to defend my opinion. Here's the quote: "The intent for Sniper Rifles has always been lethality at a distance using a measured approach. There are a few scopes and models of Sniper Rifles that are pushing the limits of “distance” and allowing for pretty effective twitch combat shooting at what many would consider medium range. These changes aren’t intended to remove that style of combat, but they are intended to put the player at slightly longer ranges for that style to be as effective as it is currently." As you can see, they want snipers to be used primarily at long range, but they also want them to have the capability to be used in closer quarters should a player be skilled enough to use them. You can find this same quote in the April Update patch notes, I wasn't able to upload a picture of them.