Snipers! Your thoughts

Nothing will change at all at this point.

Snipers in BF1 are too easy to use, mainly because of the sweetspot mechanics (which I think it is bad). The bullet velocity is high as well and this makes it easier to predict/hit targets at range (which I actually like more than the pea-shooters in BF4). But this all means that too many players play recon in BF1 and you have to deal with them a lot.

Being spotted "all over the map" is a downside that comes with 3D-spot.

In reality map-knowledge and moving behind cover/terrain is the only way of avoiding getting sniped and it's not impossible at all (on most maps).

For me planes(bombers)/silent vehicles/cavalry/special classes are more annoying than sniper-rifles...

Meh, it definitely is part of the game.  

Snipers can be dealt with.  They can be spotted in bf1 and have glinting scopes.  For infantry, snipers in the game help teach you to move with cover or die out in the open.  Support with a 1917 specialized with pin down and unbreakable can make snipers lives miserable forcing them to get spotted, move, keep their heads down or die.   Horses can run out and have a field day as snipers sit back and are the worst class to be isolated against a horse.   Tanks can spot snipers all over and hmg them from a distance. 

There are plenty that like playing snipers and its important that the game balances for snipers so they dont become too op.

as others said, snipers are part of the game and can be easily dealt with.

- if you`re in a sniper battle, shoot and duck, don`t give the sniper time to get you,

- if you`re attacking on operation always have smoke grenades. If you`re close to them, have gas, so they can`t aim

- never run in a straight predictable path while someone shoots at you

- never jump on belly after a sniper shot you once. unless it`s after cover

- while retreating try some shots while moving on his location. maybe you`ll suppress them

- you have plenty of cover in most maps, use smoke where there isn`t any

They made the game feel pretty bad at launch, when you didn't know the maps it was very easy to get murdered on flags by players you couldn't see. They made the planes OP in a lot of cases as well, the AA guns don't get used nearly as often as they should because of snipers. The sweet spot thing was obviously a bit too easy.

They don't really bother me too much now though, map knowledge and moving make them feel pretty weak, especially the guys who go and climb into obvious spots or the edge of the map. Albion and Galicia never come up any more either, they were over run with snipers.

I hate snipers in BF1, not because they kill me but because usually more than half my team picks sniper and we lose because of that.

I've found you can get some good catharsis by hunting them in their various nests*. There's nothing quite like driving a light tank up the back of the mountain on Sinai (the one by B flag) and roadkilling them. Good opportunity for gas mask kills too 😉.

*Obviously not counting Scouts who run with their team or squad.

The various sniper nests are what really makes me question the designers. Half your team on Fao Fortress thinking they can control the map if they're all in the fortress with a sniper rifle. It wouldn't be so bad, but it's almost a rerun of what happened on Operation Mortar in BF4.

I love quickly running a horse out to the edges of the map and looking for snipers out in the open.  On hills, ridges, behind ledges, etc.  Once you find them, its usually only a matter of time before you'll kill them.   Start by running them over while they are prone, or if they get up and try to run, you can sword them or run them over.  If you they are in cover that you can quite get to, you can throw grenades or use the rifle to flush them out.  A sniper's best defense against the horse is probably taking cover in a building but if they cant get to that kind of cover,,they'll die.  The second best defense for them is maybe having a trip wire out for the horse to run over.  But the trip wire, you can grenade away or even if you dont see it, it wont completely kill the horse unless you run over two at one time.  And the horse when damaged can basically auto heal so you have to put out a lot of damage real quick to kill the horse and one sniper or even three snipers usually cant put out that kind of damage. Two or three assaults or supports on the other hand?  Be careful.

I have done a dodging dance with some really good dodging snipers where you are trying to trample them or melee them and they keep dodging to the side shooting at you all the time with their pistol.  Usually you just heal in between and keep chasing them around until you get them, but every now and then a really good dodger and with really good aim will kill you.  I always want to take my hat off to those when they do it because its not easy at all as a sniper to take out a horse.