Snipers are supposed to flinch HARD, now consider that shorter zoom on snipers = smaller magnetism cones and the fact the sights sway with iron sight snipers (I know it doesn't affect weapon accuracy, but it's still a pain lining up shots when you're "aiming" anywhere but the head). Also, the health stat stops reducing flinch after 100. And because it's a sniper, you're wasting 2 mod slots for that. Fact of the matter is, especially in a game where snipers have that glare while zoomed in, their ranges are all scout rifle and bow ranges on maps usually dominated by pulse rifles and hand cannons, a sniper should only ever win if it gets the first shot off because it's damn near impossible to react to flinch fast enough to shoot through it accurately.

Remember how broken NLB was… this is why….