From a consistent flawless trials players who has gone flawless 40 times, has 50 DTR and has 2 weeks game time in competitive crucible (trials) snipers take more skill than probably any gun in the game and yes I'm being serious. I rarely get out sniped because what I do that nobody else does is play with a sniper 1v1 if you want to take on a sniper NEVER, I mean NEVER peak a 2nd time if a sniper has spotted you down a lane, always change position and if you're the player peaking several times to try and outgun a sniper down a lane 99% of the time you are going to die. Snipers open bigger doors strategically than a shotgun in the right hands, melee distance combat is simply not an option in a high elo game simply because of the risk weighing out the reward. The only thing I have yet to understand about destiny is why they Nerfed the last word and NOT the mida, each counters opposite ends of the special yet the mida out performs the last word consistently at range and the last word struggles to outgun a charging shotgunner and this is my reason and strict opinion on why snipers require skill and why you're wrong. You'd only complain if you couldn't help peak that corner a second time or not be able to play strategically and smart. Stop complaining and try a different approach BUNGIE are not going to change snipers or shotguns. You people complain about sway and breathing for stability yet fail to realise the game this falls into as a pick up and play fast paced and small maps, it wouldn't work think about it as it would promote camping, which you'd all complain about aswell

NERF SNIPERS AGAIN BUNGIE MY SHOTTIES STILL ARE BALANCED. Just nooo

ya mutha

Your video was a very bad example and snipers do take skill, snipers are very hard to use if you don't practice with it, if snipers didn't take skill players would be able to get a noscope headshot across the map. With snipers you have to time your shots and have very skillful hand eye coordination and when you practice you'll be able to hit shots like this... Edit you play with plz buff thorn, I played against him in trials a few weeks ago, man we wiped the floor with his team.

Shotguns dont take skill either

It's funny how many people jump to the defence of snipers because they know they'd be screwed without one.

Until I see a video of a player using a Gozen-C with Ambush doing the exact same stuff as one with a higher aim assist Sniper Rifle, I won't believe the 'aim assist does nothing' argument. There's reasons why Shortgaze was favored over Ambush, and why the Longbow is now favored over the 1000-Yard Stare.

rofl, OP can't triple-scope

With ducking and weaving and using cover but if you keep running the same way you are asking for a shoot in the face muhahahahahaaaaaaa

Not all snipers have high aim assist

I can verify this to be true. I don't snipe. I actually dislike sniping as I prefer to use fusion rifles and now sidearms. But when it comes to trials I am suprisingly very very good at it. I amaze myself at how easy it is to pick up a sniper.

https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/202178188?sort=0&page=0

Bad snipers would be seperated from the skilled ones if aim assist was really low or non existent

This takes skill https://youtu.be/1V5RSh_rlHE

Says the guy that runs a no skill shotgun