Halo's Sniper was 2 shot body shot and one shot head shot and it was still a heavy weapon. destiny's snipers usual mag size will get it around 7 kills per mag as long as you dont miss and none of them are headshots. a rocket launcher will clear an area, a machine gun is basically a auto rifle on roids and a sniper a is a 2-1 shot kill that allows you to pick off enemies one by one without them being able to hurt you unless they also have a sniper

I understand what these weapons are. I'm just saying that making the sniper a heavy weapon isn't really a good thing. Those without the capability to "snipe back" should find cover. I look at a special weapon as something unique like a thing that can shoot rockets, unleash a chain of bullets, whatever. This is just a rifle. It has a lot less ammo than a standard rifle which is balanced by the fact tha it does more damage than a auto-rifle or scout-rifle (of which, aimed well, can take down an enemy rather quickly as well). I simply just disagree with what you're getting frustrated with... as, per your poll, so do many others.