*read's early sniper guide for fun* Flak is the Sniper's worst skill. It does little damage, people ignore it, it damages you, and makes crowd control difficult :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Flak is amazing. I think you can upgrade any two sniper skills at the start of the game and be able to defend your choice. His level 1 skills are pretty meh.
To true. You're not going to be doing much with 1 trap that only slows people down, or a flak that only covers two inches and does nothing. Were as you can use certain level one skills like level 1 dash and product grenade if you REALLY wanted to.
Flak is one of the best things about the sniper outside of his headshots, I love using it all the time and it works well.