After the 2.0 update the amount of flinching that happens when you get hit makes it hard to aim under fire. I hardly see any snipers anymore and mostly shotguns but I prefer a sniper because a shotgun doesn't take skill in my opinion. I don't use a sniper with hidden hand on it either. I use one of the new hakke ones. I don't think anything is wrong with snipers except they should remove hidden hand because it adds a decent amount of extra aim assist I think or drop the amount it adds. Because whenever I played trials, every sniper was her benevolence with hidden hand on it. I preferred my longbow.