Sniper rifles balance is a total miss
With season 3 rolling around, and the new L115 dropping, i have some thoughts on the sniper balance in this game. I have a LOT of hours sniping in battlefield across the franchise, i have the mini scout at almost level 300, ESR and PSR in the 50s, and the L115 at 70 something. This is all to give reference for where these changes are coming from. My handle is "WeaselWithAGun", this isnt to dick measure. Just to give context on where my opinion is coming from as a recon lover.
I think this is fairly agreed upon in the community, but this has been bothering me since launch and maybe DICE will eventually do something about it if the conversation keeps coming up, but sniper rifle balance is a hot mess. To keep it breif, i think some simple changes would go a long way.
M2010 ESR - Bring it down to 900 muzzle velocity. Everything else the same. Jack of all trades master of none.
SV98 - 850 muzle velocity, give it a 20 point supressor, and give it a fire rate buff to 45 rounds per minute, to solidfy its spot as the "mid range" sniper. A 20 point supressor would allow you to run a laser or the anti glint. Just giving it a little more room in the point econocy. Right now, aside from the sweet spot, its just so painfully lackluster.
PSR - 1000 muzzle velocity, thats it. Its the long range sniper. Make it a long range sniper.
L115 - 1150 muzzle velocity, 30 round per minute. Right now this thing is having an identity crisis
Mini scout - oh boy...this gun. Why is the ads bolt free?? 30 points of additional customization alone makes this thing by far and away the best. You can have: cqb surpressor, 20 point laser, anti glint, extended barrel, and a grip. Theres no sacrafice. Its velocity should be at max 800. Maybe even 750. Lets solidify its place as the close range aggressive sniper. Theres no reason it should be better at counter sniping than every other sniper rifle. Please give me a reason to use any other sniper rifle DICE, im begging you.
Also, not opposed to just removing the sweet spot entirely. Its a crutch for bad players and thats it. It feels bad to get killed by no matter the context, and its not rewarding for getting a kill with it. The snipers already do plenty of damange. They dont need an addiitonal gimmick. I hated it in bf1, I hate it here.