Yeah.
Scouts are ok when countering Snipers but some scouts take 4-5 shots which makes it a very long Kill-time and an opponent with a skilled hand, that is a good enough window to bring your shield down and scare you away. Since they can just bust out their primary and damage you equally or even finish you off.
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4 - 5 triggers pulls vs two. Even the highest rate of fire snipers are blasting crucible. Scouts can't compete at mid ranges and neither can pulse.
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Yes, I do agree with you. PvP really has this cautious feel to it since there has been an increase in people sniping choke points. Primaries are really bad and why wouldn't people choose a hard hitting weapon. I've tried every exotic and almost every legendary weapon I own and they just blatantly do not cut it anymore. It takes so long to bring Guardians shields down now, that if one or more Guardians attack you, chances are, you will only do enough damage to take one out and try to evade the other.