As a Raveshaw I can EASILY snipe people almost, its bascially like a superpowered sniper rifle thats great against tanks but you only get a one shot deal (I never usually shoot off more then 1 shot as sniper anyways before I reload)

And as mobius your a threat to everything but units at long range.

But as a sniper, you are forced to snipe light armored vehicles which you see much less of in later game, and premium infantry which aren't always going to be around.

You have to snipe the worthless infantry and waste ammunition and not get any points because they can easily become a threat to you.

Its not a fair deal in my opinion, probably why not a lot of people are snipers.