I personally dislike snipers in general, for the exact reason so many players hide at the back of the map as far away from actual combat as possible. That being said I respect the very very few snipers who still push and can use their sniper in close quarter combat. Im also not into shotgunning anymore as it has also become annoying. Once I got my hands on my Nirwens Mercy (First vendor roll of year2), and my Thesan FR4 (first time sold in armsday package year2) I never went back to a shotgun. I dont follow the popular metas, I just use two guns and maybe a machine gun for heavy once in a while