[Samfucius]

Well, I would definitely agree that people rarely play as the sniper, but it's not because the class sucks (in my opinion), it's just that the learning curve is so much steeper. A properly placed, good sniper can keep the other team off of your mechanics, turrets, etc. for quite awhile. The real problem with snipers is that people try to play them as though they are a soldier or heavy, and fail miserably.

Granted, a team with more than two snipers is a team that is going to get their ass handed to them, no matter how good the snipers are.