You didn't read my thread fully :) Just because the Sniper Rifle is a long range weapon does not mean that it should be allowed to completely dominate the sandbox as a starting weapon. Bullet Drop would go a long way to reducing the Sniper's effective engagement range without impacting that which makes the Sniper awesome.

I have to agree with mewtwo the purpose of a sniper rifle is long range combat. I understand you don't want them to dominate the map, I'm sure there will be ways to balance the snipers out. For example give them less ammo, terrible (I mean absolutely horrific) hip fire accuracy, long reload times ect. But sniper rifles do A LOT of damage and do it at a LONG range, that's what makes them sniper rifles if you lowered their range they might as well be a low rate of fire assault rifle with a little extra kick.