[quote]snipers should be snipers! not used up close in a hippity hoppety hunter battle![/quote]
Hippity hoppety Hunter battle? Hunters are the only class whose sniper scope moves around erratically in the air. Both Warlocks and Titans have a steady scope while in flight, so I'm not sure what you're suggesting. If you got jump shot by a Hunter, it's cause he did everything correctly with one extra step than would have been required from you with the same weapon.
People complained snipers were unflinchable and always hardscoped. Now they just feel slow and clunky. They function, but as the sandbox settles, this will only inspire greater use of Felwinter's, Arbalest (25 zoom), and Bastion.