1.1 Sniper messed up

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How is that myth still being perpetuated??

It really does feel like it :/

Hardly, the true reason sniper was king was because switching to another weapon would instantly reset the "wait time" between sniper shots, allowing you to greatly speed up it's firing rate. Sniper > Pistol > Sniper > Knife > Sniper, etc.
When that got fixed way back (in 0.94 I think, sad day :S) then it was in balance with the other weapons for a while...but armor has always hit snipers hard :(

I've played both 1.04 and 1.1 lately, and I've noticed I'm getting far more headshots in 1.04 than 1.1 (perhaps luck, noobs staying 1.04?)... and, well, I only started aroud when 1.04 came out, so I have no idea of its previous "kinghood"...