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Playing as a Sniper is probably the most entertaining thing left in FF.
It's certainly more fun than what usually ends up being a spamfest with the other classes, especially on non-CTF maps.
There's nothing more satisfying in FF than routinely killing/gibbing someone when they barely step out of their base. Not even capping the flag can compare right now and I say that as someone who used to enjoy it a lot more.
I wouldn't say the Sniper class is overpowered either, it's very easy to stop a Sniper from being effective and of all the classes in FF the Sniper tends to require some of the greatest skill. It's certainly not easy to walk around at a snails pace being targetted by 2-3 other Snipers whilst also trying to aim and shoot at several extremely fast moving and unpredictable targets that love taking potshots at you or throwing grenades your way.
Sniper is the only class that doesn't require spam, endless suicide runs or bunnyhopping in order to have fun.
Defence isn't much fun anymore as the game is so skewed to offence. Rockets are too slow, there aren't enough grenades (on many maps) and the lack of push from the SG (and some other weapons) combine to make it an experienced offy players dream ticket.
So yeah, Sniping is good, although it's very dull when it's against other Snipers. Anyone that plays Sniper to focus entirely on killing other Snipers is missing out on the most entertaining part of being a Sniper (usually victims of rage who try to get 'even' with you).
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