User blog comment:Derp2000/Random Thoughts: Is PvP Sniping dead?/@comment-28391607-20160917171418

I don't believe sniping is dead; however, being aggressive with the sniper is what is decreasing. What I am upset about with the nerf is that, as a sniper, I am now being encouraged to "camp" since being aggressive is not beneficial now. Since the exponential increase of flinching, sniping someone within a medium distance is now becoming increasingly rare. I hate "campers" but am now encouraged to either "camp" for success or go to the shotgun. I still am deadly with a sniper, but at the cost of staying back from battle vs the more aggressive game-style I naturally enjoy running. And to Selena, I have a few friends who share the same opinion as you regarding skill and sniping. With these customized matches we put it to the test. We ran a match with NLB and a special sniper and he got 2 kills before I won. When we swapped to UNI and secondary shotgun we were both at the top of the leaderboard before he beat me. Definite difference in skill level. Also, the shotgun match was over much quicker than the sniping (as getting kills were much tougher). It was a fun and creative way to test his claim that shotgunning requires more skill than sniping. He is awesome and humble enough to retract his previous claim.