First off I'm not crying about the sniper at all but I see all these people crying about the 1k's aim assist and how it's a crutch. Is the gun overused? Absolutely but in reality when it comes to aim assist it's in the middle of the pack, so let's take a look at where it stands compared to everything else in order from most to least aim assist. 1.) Weylorans March- 79 aim assist 2.)Hereafter- 75 aim assist 3.)Defiance of Yasmin- 69 aim assist 4.)Antimony XVI- 69 aim assist 5.)shadow of veils- 69 aim assist 6.)Tamar D- 65 aim assist 7.)The supremecy- 63 aim assist 8.)eye of sol- 61 aim assist 9.)Aoife Rua D- 60 aim assist 10.)Prudence II-59 aim assist 11.)1000 yard stare- 56 aim assist 12.)patience and time- 55 aim assist 13.)glass promontory-54 aim assist 14.)longbow synthesis- 54 aim assist 15.)still piercer- 51 aim assist That's the top 15 snipers when it comes to AA, so as you can see the aim assist is not low but it is not that high compared to some other snipers, so there is no such thing as an aim assist "crutch" with this weapon. It's just over used which is why it pisses so many people off.