Personally i think snipers got a nerf because of light level increase coming. I bet they fall into where they were once we hit max light again.
We dont know what the AI's health pools will be at and could be lower than Kings Fall for example. So the percentage increase of damage from increase light may have been to much for snipers. So they nerfed now by 6-7% to coubteract that.
Just my theory
Then they need to say that, they way its broached is " it could super snipe so nerf, so people will use other snipers." Whats more likely is we will see more Black Spindle class snipers in RoI.
They do with the catch all phrase "with the anticipation of ROI here are some weapon rebalances" or however they phrase it.
Yes, the obvious ones that will draw some heat should be mentioned individually. I think it would reduce the blowback from community.
Just my theory though... very well could have been outright nerf to snipes.
Yes, i agree that we will probably see more spindle type snipers.