Oh, I only play on servers that restrict snipers on charlie And I can barely move..................I hate weight training+sprints
I think that the Empires heavy rifles should kind of resemble the garand. The NF could be fairly similar, with the same range, and replace the scout as the "sniper wannabe" class. The Scout gets only SMGs and new scout powers, when this happens. The BE HR is similar to the NF HR, but fires in bursts of three and is weaker, with a little more kick after the burst. edit: (this is assuming that the lag gets cut way down, eventually.)
The NF Heavy Rifle is a complete loss to the less accurate players, and a hell in lag because you can't spray.