bish0ps_cha0s wrote:It makes no sense that a sniper rifle built for long-range dominance gets outgunned by a standard AR at extreme range.
A basic counter to this, is just temporarily switching an attachment to a 1.5x scope, or even iron sights at close range, though it's similar to using the BFP.50 / Desert Eagle, or an auto shotgun with a 20 round drum magazine. It's not actually better, and an apples to oranges comparison. The RM68 is more useful in this instance, as it has an unlockable 6x scope attachment and bipod, with adjustable firing modes, though it doesn't replace the SWS-10 obviously.
If you're really bothered about this, you could crouch beside the doorway and hold down the trigger using an LCMG equipped with a thermal scope / sight, while emptying an entire 200 round clip, and moving slowly to the opposite side of the wall / doorway / door frame / door jamb, though that may have a stronger effect on bots / AI than human players themselves. You could still get interrupted by grenades, something similar to a P90, or even an NTW-50. Nothing is absolutely good or bad. There are disadvantages, or strengths and weaknesses, based on where you choose to move your player to, or the design or layout of the map itself. It could also be a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, which might be associated more with situational awareness, and the game mode itself.
NOTE: It is also true that you can hit 420 yards with a 6x scope, though an enemy player / entity can heal through the damage at long range, after finding cover or going prone behind a map primitive / object. Good handling doesn't replace long range. Even if you factor in bullet drop and vertical / horizontal recoil, it's not as productive as using a sniper rifle with a 6x thermal scope, 10x scope, or a 12x scope, all of which you can equip when you spawn, without having to redeploy to switch attachments. By the time you reach that distance with your primary weapon, it will drift out of spec, even if you use the hotkey for steady scope / hold breath. You just won't get enough shots in for it to actually matter. It's possible to do this, but statistically speaking, without a sniper rifle, you face diminishing returns past a certain point.
