Talk:Sniper/@comment-173.246.5.189-20131231120227/@comment-41.160.169.24-20140103124222

It actually screws with perfect reload timing. Once you are experienced enough with Sniper, you can immediately jump back after a Snipe/Steady Aim and do a perfect reload midair, it takes some time to get used to but it is an absolutely essential trick for a Sniper to master. Issue with this is that items like Jar of Souls and general game slowdown from later stages tend to mess up the timing badly.

In terms of items, Unstable Watch and Crudely Drawn Buddy are two of the best for Sniper, Watch is more reliable overall but the doll is better at grouping things together for your Steady Aim AOE to benefit from, Lantern is also very good for similar purpose when the other two items are not yet unlocked. Mirror is great to make your attacks even more potent than what they already are whilst Shield Generator let's you fully charge your Steady Aim without worrying about taking too much hits.