@RockScorpion384 I disagree (as you might have guessed). You need to become skilled with a sniper to compensate for the drop off time and travel time. Also, you need to know about each sniper - Kraber and Charge Rifle have low drop off, Longbow & Sentinel medium and TT high. The best sniper users are those - who just like real life - who can factor in time, drop off and wind (not a thing in Apex lol) to become good at using them. The game is about rewarding skill.
Snipers can be used as shotguns too. I've had a couple of squad wipes on drop with a Longbow. Just yesterday I knocked a BH at melee distance with a TT.
(BTW the clip was not meant to impress - it was meant to amuse. Poor bloke spends all that time in his shield, sorts out his inventory, wanders off with plans in his head ... and gets killed ...)