"different" is pretty honest and accurate. Very fast target acquisition and firing is still there, but the mechanisms surrounding functionality are both different and more realistic-ish. There will be people who will still be able to align the stars and work out a good QS of sorts, but there are other factors that promote the use of sniper rifles in more powerful, useful, and cool ways. I haven't touched a sniper rifle since early Battlefield days, but I'll run one on Ghosts for sure.