Spoken like someone who doesn't understand the nuances between the guns @_@ Hawkmoon can be played like a sniper yes, but it's a better medium-long range HC because every shot counts compared to say, the thorn which is practically a sniper rifle if played in that style.
Like, I preferred Thorn and TLW. Thorn because it allowed me to play safe, TLW because it's much more aggressive. I highly disliked Hawkmoon because it was inbetween Thorn and TLW. Thorn for example, if you land a shot on someone most of the time they're going for cover letting you push up and get in their face. Hawkmoon is more 'Fire and hope you kill them', giving you less opportunity to push up if you didn't get LITC. Thorn is literally fire and forget, if you landed 2 shots the poison will knock em out meaning you can close the gap while they're ticking and by the time they're dead, you're on their body, making their revives take longer than if you sniped someone with a HM and you had to rush up.
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