The real lowdown: 1. Use a high impact sniper to kill supers. 2. Use sniper flinch armor. 3. Snipe where appropriate or develop close range sniping skills 4. Aim for the head, if you miss you miss your change you miss your chance. You should not be able to consistently eat bullets to the face and still headshot someone. 5. not all snipers are created equal, even those in the same archetype. Find one that best suits you. Don’t just rely on stats. 6. Pair your sniper with an appropriate kinetic or energy weapon. This can change depending on which map. My personal favorite varies between two types of sidearms. Although smgs are nice too.