how in the world do you advance so freakin fast?

Ok thinking about my next up coming character, was looking at the sniper route any advise on that route?

Really can't help you out with that other than to suggest yoo might want to re-think that. Haven't heard anything good about Sniper. I have a lvl 30 Sniper which I've played a little and all I can say is their unique weapon, torqueshell rifle, takes forever to reload, not much fun if you ask me.

umm thats good to know

Umm, im a lvl 35.97(lol) Sniper. I was a Sniper in beta also. The dmg was nerfed really bad. I can remember hitting a lvl 36 Stalker at lvl 30 with a Sonic TR for 216,000 dmg once in beta. The most damage ive done so far is 110,000 with a lvl 36 EMP TR on one of those flying things, and that was at its back. On normal creatures with my prototype Sonic TR I do about 10-20k average depending on variables. Head Shot is a must, Rage 5 helps too. Another change was in Beta you had to reload after every shot, now you get 4 rounds before a reload. I can pretty much solo any instance, except the Logos Research Facility in Marshes for some reason. My DPS sucks really bad. Basically my job in a group has been to take out any Boss/Elites while the rest of the group keeps stuff off me, like those damn dogs. I also take out any Shield drones and ranged snipers. In close quarters instances its really hard for me to be useful. By the time I get a shot off my target was already killed by someone else. Ive developed the habbit of marking my current target with Head Shot so Im not wasting my time shooting something someone else is. All in all, its a fun class, suits my style very well. Alot of the skills are useless, I basically only use Rage 5 and Aimed Shot 5. Havent bothered with the frag ammo yet, seems pointless. I know things will change in the future and I cant wait to see what a Sniper mech does/looks like.