I think everyone's main concern is Crucible here. PvE, nobody usually cares but PvP is a different story. Snipers should be slower than regular weapons, they are meant to be fired from a distance, and there is alot of calculation to get the shot. They are utilized as a form of support. I think its a great move. My simple logic behind it is that one shot weapons should not be the main force in any PvP matchup. People will take every single easy route possible and that wrecks alot of fun to be had, this is proved in every single shooter. What are the dominant forces in every shooter from COD to Destiny? Snipers and shotguns. This generally forces much of the playerbase to utilize only those two weapons, and play exactly the same way because nothing else competes. Where's the fun in that? Its why I stopped playing COD. Why would I want to play each different game the same way as the last? Why have a vast array of weapons when only two types are useful or used? So to counter that, the strongest weapons need drawbacks to keep the balance. Ideally, snipers and shotguns would be the lesser used but still useful, and that's incredibly hard to balance. I think Bungie is on the right track to get that better than most developers. The fun of PvP is variety, if there's no variety, its no fun.