It's aim assist is good, but there are snipers with much higher aim assist in the game such as Defiance of Yasmin, Hereafter, the New Iron banner sniper. The reason you and people like you are complaining about 1000 Yard Stare is because you're being killed by it often. The reason you're being killed by it often is because an exceptional version of the 1000 Yard Stare is given out for free through a quest line to anyone. Shotguns are irrelevant now. Most people have taken on sniping to replace shot gunning. They have easy access to an exceptional 1000 Yard Stare and they use it. Snipers with higher aim assist than 1000 Yard Stare are difficult to attain. All of the above is essentially why 1000 Yard Stare is a prominent weapon now. Not because it has some godly aim assist that you perceive it has. It's actually lower than old snipers such as Longbow I think, and nobody was complaining about Longbow to this extent.