First of all, I know how to snipe. My career sniper headshot percentage is 77.4% on my lowest character and 80.5% on my highest. I am 496th in the US in average distance of kills (which is odd, because I used shotguns the first three months I played the game)... so that's not the issue. I felt really comfortable with just about every sniper in year one. I probably used just about every one of them at some point or another with little-to-no problems. This year, however, all of the snipers feel a bit off. It seems like all of the guns "drift" a bit, and I have recorded several cases where I pulled the trigger as the reticule passed the target's head only for it to register as a body shot...or worse... not at all. I was just wondering if anyone else has felt the same? If so, are there any snipers you've ultimately settled on? Oddly enough, I feel like Black Spindle has the most Y1 feel to it. I'd rather not drop an exotic on my sniper spot, though. Here's a list of all of the snipers I have used so far in year two: - 1000 Yard Stare (Shortgaze) - Hereafter - Black Spindle (Hawkeye / Ambush) - Stillpiercer - Tao Hua Yuan - Antimony XVI Thanks ========================================== [b]"Aim Assist" Edit[/b] I am making this edit, because a lot of drive-by posters with little knowledge on the subject keep referencing aim assist. I provided the following link several times, but it's getting a bit cumbersome. I am also giving you a short summary of Y2 vs Y1 in aim assist AND including several popular guns with their aim assist. All values can be found here: http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/weapons/special/sniper?desc=1&sort=aim Ranked by aim assistance: 1. Weyloran's March --- 79 aim assist --- Year 2 2. Hereafter --- 75 aim assist --- Year 2 3a. Harrowed Defiance of Yasmin --- 69 aim assist --- Year 2 3b. Defiance of Yasmin --- 69 aim assist --- Year 2 3c. Antinomy XVI --- 69 aim assist --- Year 2 3d. Shadow of Veils --- 69 aim assist --- Year 1 7. Tamar-D --- 65 aim assist --- Year 2 Popular Y1 guns and their aim assistance: > The Supremacy --- 63 aim assist > Prudence II --- 59 aim assist > Patience and Time --- 55 aim assist > Longbow Synthesis --- 53 aim assist > LDR --- 49 aim assist > Icebreaker --- 40 aim assist > Her Benevolence --- 40 aim assist (People called this "Her Aim Assist"???) > Final Boss --- 24 aim assist > The Chosen --- 23 aim assist > Praedyth's Revenge --- 20 aim assist > Black Hammer --- 14 aim assist > Efrideet's Spear --- 10 aim assist As a general comparison, here are some popular Y2 guns not already mentioned: > 1000 Yard Stare --- 56 aim assist > Stillpiercer --- 51 aim assist > Black Spindle --- 39 aim assist (The gun I said felt the best) > Tao Hua Yuan --- 36 aim assist > Eirene --- 24 aim assist ========================================== [b]Guns Update[/b] The 1000 Yard Stare with Shortgaze is really good on most maps, provided you have a range perk added to it (the quest one does); HOWEVER, it is pretty awful on large maps such as Widow's Court. I'd recommend changing scopes on larger maps. It's a beast in this week's Trials.