Wow, for me they’re more like the hammer of the gods.

I have to disagree. Once they get a real gun they are monsters. On raid missions I always bring two with me and they do a ton of kills for me. What talents are you taking with them?

OP: i disagree, they are a must have on certain missions, especially against the chosen. my sharpshooters have this config: death from above + damn good ground + spider suit + aim PCS + stock and scope weapon upgrades + armor piercing ammo + rapid holo + a shinobi scout and they are deadly in picking off pods. long watch + a shinobi scout is a good combo too.

A maxed sharpshooter is pretty nice, a starting out one is pretty weak sauce though. It can be a pain taking a while to research sniper weapon upgrades.