Here is the shit, If they are in<<, this keeps the people who like them happy, if they are in and you don't like them don't fucking use them, that keeps that lot happy, geez fucking hell.
Now iron sights ad realism to a game, and don't tell me they don't, you try and fucking shoot anything without iron sights on a gun and you wont be able to do it.
Another point iron sights help a lot in close quarter battle as said in the OP, like CODfish and all that other shit, but this is Planetside and they will make little or but no difference with a Mozzie shoved up your ass!
Thank you good bye
Edit* Take away the cross-hair. Now there is a plan