Do they take skill. Yes. I belive it is the least skilled special currently. Fusion Rifles. Pshhhhhhh have you used one they have a high learning curve. Shotguns are extremely dificult to close gaps with. Without being shot by TLW. Using a sniper aggresivly on the other hand takes high skill. Sadly people do not often play that way. It is not so much that snipers are op it is that everything else has been nerfed to the ground.