Sniper tower became useless?

[0x90]

Last time I played the game (couple of updates before) the sniper tower only needed 2-3 shots to kill, for example an ogre. Now they need a lot more which makes them pretty useless due to low fire rate.

Did I missed something important? What's the new tower stragety for high HP units?

[Mind]

i think sniper tower needs 1 - 2 shoots to kill weak units and about 2 - 3 to kill big units
It's useless against artillery but still working and its a good option

[HardworkingSlacker]

The Ballistic Spire gives +450% damage at the cost of (effectively) -33% fire rate.
If you put it on the Sniper Tower, you get monstrous damagee per shot with a glacial fire rate.
And no, Sniper Towers are not useless at all: Take Sturmklamm for example, you put shield or castle towers on the bottom ring and support them with sniper towers in the inner rings.
Their increased range is an invaluable asset.