I absolutely disagree with this update. The laser beam projected from Shaft negates the point of the weapon. It is used for sniping. A key element of sniping is stealth and concealment. The laser beam lets everyone know where you are looking and where you are. It totally defeats the point of this weapon. Shaft has plenty of limitations to balance this weapon. The limited field of view in sniping mode, the slow reload time, the slow turret turn rate and an inability to get out of sniping mode without discharging the weapon give this weapon plenty of disadvantages to keep it balanced. I get my rear handed to me plenty in games by people moving around me while my turret turns slowly to try to catch them. I frequently lose my shot as I'm being hammered by Twins or Ricochet or die waiting for the gun to reload. Why didn't you (the developers) put this to a vote before making such a drastic change to the weapons usefulness? This update kills Shaft. The shake was not an issue. I'll gladly take the shake over announcing my position to everyone. Please remove the laser update.