Do you hate shotguns? It's basically the same thing. It's not "you get seen you instant die" it's "you go into an area with long lines of sights and if a sniper is there then he can take a shot at you". In fact sniper rifles are worse than shotguns in that you often have to factor in the scoping-in time when talking about mobile snipers.
In fact I like it if the enemy team is mostly snipers because I can either countersnipe them (which is a fun game of positioning and information) or I can just run an SMG class and go in areas that are not out in the open until I reach their butts and spray them down.
And for the record I like quickscoping and that pretty much negates my 1HKO advantage, because of the long scoping times. For example I did some math about Black Ops weapons in regards to quickscoping. What came out is that the G11 with Sleight of Hand Pro can scope in and kill in like .25 seconds. A sniper rifle takes 0.4 seconds to zoom in (and has sway and all that).
And how is sniping point and click? Positioning and movement is very important. You have to know when and how to move as you won't win close range engagements. Stealth is important; being stationary is dangerous as when you kill someone, they'll probably figure out hwere you are and can grenade you safely. Even if it was just "point and click" it'd take more skill than non-sniping, which is "point in general direction then spray".
According to that link, Brink uses a matchmaking system similar to Killzone 2. In Killzone 2 everyone is within a rank or two of you, and I don't think it really works that well. It's matching you up on what level you are, and that doesn't necessary relate to how skilled you are. I pretty much smashed through the lower levels getting 3+ K/Ds every game until I hit the part where I start being paired up with the max level guys. Then I could only hold about 1 K/D average. Now think about if someone who isn't as good at FPSes (not saying I'm very good). They can get to top level simply by grinding, and I know a lot of people who have played a lot of a game and are still awful. The few who suck but continue to enjoy the game are simply going to go like 3-17 K/D every game and even in the lower levels they probably wouldn't have done that great either. On the old system they would have more lower level people to compare themselves to. It becomes I much easier bridge to gap going from last to first if there's a nice gradient.
I think the old system is much better. Fact of the matter is, rank =/= skill, even though there is some correlation. I've played against completely stacked teams before and my team has still won, a number of teammates getting great scores. If the problem is unlocks, well that's a problem with the game and according to that link, they'll have all the good stuff first. Another problem with the rank matchup system is that it's difficult to play with friends and even to find games that are on the settings you want at your skill level.
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