BF 1....

I've been getting a mixed bag of maps with the latest weekly rotations. Some maps are epic for the scout class. Sniper nirvana. The others have seen me reverting back to Support and leveling it up. I've tried to force the issue a few times but I end up as a sniper in the back waiting for targets, usually ending a 30 minute match with a low kill/death ratio. Not much fun in that. Even less so when you start to get abuse from idiots in your squad even if the K/D ratio is in the positive.

One map that is ideal for snipers is the "Ballroom Blitz" map. Great map for multiple match styles. I thought I'd be able to snipe as much as I wanted. As it turned out the match was moving so fast back and forth that I ended up getting more kills with my scouts alternative weapons(pistol/tripwire).
A hard fought but great match even in defeat.

A Casual Carebear

I've also been reading about the main difference between the shorter and longer range scopes. Up to about 4 times zoom is a marksman and above that is a sniper scope. While the longer scope is a greater zoom I'm definitely more confortable as a marksman(scope) shooter. The smaller scope allows me to be (somewhat) more aware and acquire targets faster. Plus I can still judge and hit longer distance targets. Marksman scoped rifles it is for me!