There is absolutely nothing wrong with the snipers in Destiny. The only change that was needed was to nerf Final Round. That has been done. The sniper glint stops people from camping at the back of the map, almost invisible. This is a video game. Not real life. Balance is more important than realism.
The rest of the changes will just make snipers harder to use. People already use shotguns way more than snipers. Why increase this percentage?
The less damage up close makes no sense at all. You need a headshot to OHKO. If you do this, you deserve your kill. If you get a headshot with a sniper at close range, that takes skill.
Considering there is no reticle, if you just "no scope", it's [i]luck[/i], in [b]my[/b] opinion. But if you can get a quickie and get a headshot on me...I won't even pretend to be upset xD
Of course no scoping takes luck. I wouldn't say anything else. If someone scopes in and gets a headshot at close range, they deserve the kill. If they can consistently do this, they're a skilled sniper.