Originally Posted by exLupo
I don't care how good someone is or how well weapons X, Y and Z do at zero range, I don't feel that sniper rifles should ever be reliable as close range engagement weapons. Dev needs to, as with all things, pick a niche and mold the tools to the job. If they are surprisingly excellent in an unintended area, hammer that nail back into place.
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Snipers aren't reliable as close range engagement weapons. If you play BFBC2 you see most snipers running around with the pistol when forced into short range, since its a more reliable CQC weapon, even though the sniper one hits at close range. If they are intending to play a close range support role with their squad, or are on a small map, they run with the semi/full auto rifles, or the 'standard' weapons anyone can pick.