I agree that we need some kind of stealth mechanic. One that allows us to slowly fade from view when we enter cover. It would allows us to get the first shot off. It would only last as long as we weren't in combat and should have a short cooldown. 15-30 seconds at most. It should disappear as soon as we enter combat; by either being hit by an AOE or taking a shot. Either that, or give us another 5-15 meters range and allow most of our abilities to be used from that range. Right now, I agree we aren't Snipers. We're Recon.

I'm 25. I've been playing since a few days before launch. I've been taking my time, and been doing other things. I still plan to take this and another character or two to Level 50. Overall, when I play, I'm having fun. This will probably be my last MMOG I play for a while. I'll give it a few months then quit for a year or two. I've been playing MMOGs since 2004 and I'm burning out.

This has been suggested before. It's a good idea. The only changes I would make is that you immediately drop out of stealth once your first shot goes off (as you suggested) and a 15 second cool-down. This would allow us to get off an Ambush or a Sniper-shot before we are discovered. This is very important as we are a ranged/cover-based class and generally not very mobile.

There are a lot of pages to this thread now. The list you posted is great! I'm not sure if someone else has posted this before, but I feel that most of our abilities should be usable out to sniper-range. We are a ranged class, and having to move closer to use several of our abilities is counter-intuitive. Also, another 5-10 meters extra range to our sniper attack would be rather useful. Because of the cover mechanic, we need the extra range. We're not a mobile class; we can be, but that takes a completely different build and playstyle.

I also wouldn't take Energy Tanks; it messes up your energy regeneration right now. He's the explanation: Energy Tanks, +10 energy, and the 5 energy/sec regen

No...just no. I own it on DVD. I can torture myself at will with it. I won't pay to be tortured, however.

Personally, I feel that this is a great start. I also hope that they eventually make Custom Armor (Orange) crafted only. I believe that the Orange armor is really killing crafting.

This is a sticky in the Public Test Forum. It belongs here as well.

Try submitting a ticket to Customer Service. I had the same problem with a Bespin quest line. After I submitted a ticket, I was able to abandon the quest line the next day.

I feel that we need a little bit of extra range. Maybe another 5 meters, 10 at the maximum. Also, most of our skills should work at Sniper Range. Having to get closer to use most of our abilities defeats the point of having extra range. Of course, Melee-skills should be excluded. Those are my thoughts.

That sounds more like a self-inflicted wound, than an 2 talent-point upgrade. In all seriousness, this is probably a bug or an oversight. Hopefully one of the mods will bring this to the attention of the developers and it will be fixed.

I agree. I don't like the fact that it closes all of your windows. If you have windows open, it should either pop under them, or go straight to the Pending queue. However, it's not a major issue, so I don't expect a fix right away as there might be some major coding involved. So, I don't really expect it to be fixed anytime soon. I figure it's a low priority request and they will get to it sometime next month or March. I'll live with it and won't let it bother me for now.

First of all, please change your font. It's a bit painful. As far as the trees go, it's up to you. Here's a general breakdown, and please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Marksman: Single Target Damage Engineering: AOE damage Lethality: DOT damage As far as any questions you might have, please consult the Sniper's Handbook stickied to the top of this forum. That will answer most of your questions.

Pre-lock madness!

It was a pretty fair poll. You didn't try to shoehorn people into responses that support your personal viewpoint. I appreciate that.