Currently the general consensus is that the state of snipers are overpowered for Pvp & let's face it, with mida being nerfed there just isn't much to stop a good sniper from turning around halfway through you melting him with your primary & head shotting your precious little guardian face off. Now before any avid sniper users rush to assume that I am in favor of a sniper nerf consider this: would you rather see more primaries have the capability of countering a sniper OR for snipers to receive a severe weapon "balancing" nerf?!
For myself, I enjoy sniping over shotgunning & truly don't want to see a sniper nerf. However, the majority of crucible players aren't that great at snipping... Yet. If the trend continues more & more players will either invest in becoming a better sniper or continue to blunder through in frustration as they get one shot killed repeatedly. I'm pretty sure most could agree that the future of sniper vs sniper crucible matches could get kinda old (boring).
Looking towards the Rise of Iron & seeing that thorn will be brought back, I feel that this weapon will help balance the scales. While its' dot effect & visual disruption will keep most snipers at bay or force them to move, I do realize it won't stop a highly skilled sniper. I'm just looking forward to new gun battles & less desperate players turning to the aid of Mods & Lagging! What do you think?
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I'm all for Thorn to come back.
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A good solution would be to make maps more like battlefield with few if any lanes to prevent hard scoping and encourage active scanning. The sniper then must increases risk and opportunity together. The more of the map you can see the more you can be seen from other parts of the map.
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The Jade Rabbit is the only scout with the impact and range to counter snipers. Have you tried sniping with that behemoth smacking you in the face? Your scope goes everywhere and with a 3 shot headshot kill you're good as dead.
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Edited by Reshsafari: 8/23/2016 7:15:34 AMI believe it can effectively counter snipers provided the user mixes in disruptive abilities and or movement.
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With the range nerf and ghost bullets from handcannons, I can't see Thorn being an effective counter to a sniper. Go into crucible this week if you're convinced and try it - let us know how you go.
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[spoiler]Aim Better[/spoiler]
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Thorn will not counter snipers keep dreaming