Simple downsides to snipers

[Alabatross 1]

Theres no downside to snipers like there are in real life. I'm not talking about wind etc

Make it so you run slower and run out of energy faster with a sniper rifle

Make the standing/crouching shot recoil very very strong to completely knock you away from what you were aiming at which gives them time to get away if you miss

turn speed needs to be slower/have more momentum so it "swings" noticeably when aiming close range but this wouldn't be an issue if you were laying down aiming far away like its intended.

I think just those things would make me want an assault rifle. Right now all I use is the GM6 or whatever with a holosight. There are no downsides, I can turn as fast as an smg so the deadly accuracy + reflexes help me rack up kills. I did the same thing in BF3 but we all know EA won't fix things like that.

[Freighttrain4 1]

So what you're saying, is to add more weight.

I agree, I haven't gotten to use them much but having the rifles be a burden to carry in a team would help get rid of riflemen putting CQC sights on a .50 Cal rifle.

[Rolling 1]

I think they should also make it so non-snipers units with sniper rifles should have more scope sway/more recoil to represent that fact that they are not experts at using them.