As a HA, I don't think that's fair to say b/c now our aiming reticle is still pretty big even when stationary. And with the soft cap at 30 (around 4.2 million exp to 31), it makes it more discouraging to go past it.
How is it not fair to say that? HA was incredibly imbalanced before (and I had HA char too for a while). Even now, HA is, despite what some think, very strong. You can get to #1 as HA, in kills, and even if you don't your tactical advantage is great (of course, by that I mean good HA players).
I find HA still annoying and honestly just go to another server because I don't find it fun fighting HA. Even when you kill it, it means the round took forever.