A Scepter for a Sniper?

So I was goofing around with items builds on Sniper and it got me thinking, why isn't there an Aghanim's Scepter upgrade for Assassinate? Let's face it, Assassinate in its current state, is rather underwhelming when compared to ultimate nukes like Finger of Death, Laguna Blade and even Thundergod's Wrath. The thing is, Assassinate should be a neat ultimate, Sniper locks on, makes a cool gun sound and then... you hit the target for a little under 500 damage... at its MAX LEVEL. So, tell me if you agree that Assassinate needs a little upgrading and if so, what do you think needs to be changed? If you disagree, explain why you think this mediocre nuke of an ultimate is fine as is.

MINIGUN MODE NO COOLDOWN AND NO ANIMATION!!!

ok seriousmode now, what sniper does is rightclick, a lot, so the reason he doesnt have one is the same reason drow and antimage dont have 1 either. they want to attack and scepter gives **** stats unless you want some HP along with a nice utility ultimate.

couple that with the most boring active ultimate in the game, that has almost no utility, what are you gonna buff?

I think he just needs a rework/new ult more than a scepter upgrade.

As has been said a lot on this site, Sniper would be much cooler if he was skillshot based. Maybe make his ult a projectile that travels on a fixed path like Windranger's Powershot, but have it deal pure damage or apply a slow/ministun to everyone it hits. Then he would have a nuke with a slow that allows him to chase and clean up with his right-click.

Idk, just rambling mostly, but there's so much more to do with Sniper than just give him an ult stick, I feel.

Frankly, I'd settle for anything that can allow him to be something other a derpy pub-stomp hero

he needs a rework for that.
right now he just stomps trench pubs and is too bad for high level games.

You need a 'none of the above' option.

Aghanim's Scepter reworks Sniper into a hero who is actually fun and well-designed.

Q : Shrapnel

W : Powershot

E : Sun Strike

R : Ice Blast.

That's a real sniper.

I gotta agree with this. All of these are snipe skills.

Sidenote about Ice Blast: The first time I played AA I didn't realize that I had to shoot my ult and then hit again to select where to break, so I was shooting it off somewhere and was like "Why the hell is my ulti not killing anything?"

Well, yeah, I think he needs to be changed completely, like Bloodseeker or Phantom Lancer. I think giving his attacks a target point (skillshot) would actually be fun, and the ultimate... just... change it please.

Oh! I did something like that with a sniper themed hero, here. If any of you is interested, go ahead and check :p

i think he should have a skill shot i would retain sharpnel.

i would merge take aim and headshot.

i would give him a point target skill

and his ulti i feel should be like a real sniper.
the closer they are the less time it takes for him to shoot but the greater percentage to miss they have.

the longer away he is the longer it takes to shoot but the more potential damage he can do. something like.


Assasinate

sniper sets up his rifle for a kill taking his time and making sure the shot counts.

enemies targeted within a radius of 500 :
25% chance to miss.
no set up time.
deals 200/300/400 damage
150% crit on the damage.
8% chance to crit

enemies within 1000 radius :
18% chance to miss
1.5 second charge time
deals 250/350/450
160%crit
16% to crit

enemies within 1800 radius:
8% chance to miss
3 second charge time.
deals 300/400/500 damage
175% crit
23% to crit.