so I like the sound of vision cone, as well as being more static (e.g. 'firing mode' vs 'hold fire' and locked in place when firing).
Stealth is important for this unit so it should stay. That would turn it into a turret unit, which is fine I guess...
But I prefer rebranding them to have more like support unit power levels, e.g. pathfinders; but with high health damage and reduced crit, instead of being locked into a cone. They could be made more survivable too.
But both of these options suck compared to the beautiful sniper as it is now.
So it'd need to keep its high impact feeling, I love the kill counts they get.
(I'm only top 600 sov 1v1 if anyone is wondering).