Upcomming sniper weapons

So last night i was having a lucid dream and i thought to myself " the sniper...wouldn't that be cool if he had a crossbow?noice"

So yeah, i was thinking an alternative to his primary would be a crossbow.What is the difference?Maybe the crossbow can pierce through people, but not buildings. I was also thinking the crossbow shouldn't have a charge time, but does a solid 150 body damage shot and a solid 175 headshot. Downfall? You have to zoom in to shoot it, and maybe it has a slow zoom in time.

As for a secondary, i couldn't get anything good out of my noggin. But i always thought of the sniper to have a revolver... for some reason.

And for a melee weapon, i was thinking a boomerang. I mean, c'mon, he is Australian and i thought it would be a given. Maybe it has a longer distance coverage than most melee weapons, but does a little more damage than the bat.


thoughts anyone? This made more sense when i was half asleep.

I don't know about a crossbow...I can't really think of anything actually...maybe a sniper rifle that stays charged when you get a fully charged headshot kill? I dunno...

i like both of the new ideas, the crossbow could be pretty sweet. if anyone has played hl2 or hl2:ctf the crossbow is a sweet weapon. it is basically a one hit kill but it takes a little while to get there like .5 sec so you would have to lead the person. for the boomerang that would be sweet i could totally see him have one. maybe it could be a bit slower than the machete but with a good amount of damage.

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In that case it would be great for countersniping, because snipers move slowest of any class doing anything when they're zoomed in.

Boomerang is a nice idea, yes. It would be cool if they made the blades razor sharp so it cuts through enemies while returning to you

for a melee upgrade,


yes, I just read the wikipedia page on it to figure out what this actually is, and it's an Aboriginal war club that originally meant " 'beat up or kill with a club'." 
No clue exactly what a sniper upgrade could be...I like it how it is...but wouldn't mind an smg and melee upgrade

I think both ideas have something going for them. I like the idea of being able to penetrate multiple enemies. There has been too many times when I have a medic-heavy lined up and only get the one. I think its fair that if I get the chance to snipe both, it should rewarding if I make the shot.

@ the pyro idea:

That is what the medic is for.

Well, not to put the fire out, but just to bluntly hit them with it. lol.

I'd like to see the sniper have the boomerang for secondary, and have a slow reload time (since he has to wait on the boomerang to return, but it gives a very short stun when hitting the opponent.  I think the time of the stun should be only a second, or  maybe even a little less, but just enough time for the sniper to either escape and hide in a new spot, or to close the gap for a melee strike.

how about a new sniper rifle that has armor piercing rounds? and when i say armor, i mean ubered people. a counter to ubers?