You are running nowhere fast...
The sniper weapon is NOT shitty at close range...like I said..its your aiming.
It is just as powerful at close as it is from afar, it will kill you with just an many shots (eg 1). The only time you cannot get a shot in a close range is if you SUCK. Which is most likely your problem. No wonder why you want to keep it the way it is.
You should not be able to run down the street, jumping strafing and still have the same aim ability as if you were in position aiming it. Like you are SUPPOSED TO. That is my concertne with the weapon.
The weapon needs modifcation. Once you do that, you will have you limit automatically because the whores with no skill will stop using it.
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