Great. Shoot the target in the middle of the crowd with bodies found (not SA), get rewarded 5M for meeting objective. Continue to play happy as a role play sniper. Never said once you can’t or shouldn’t play like that.
But Shoot target isolated (SA), get rewarded 5M for meeting objective and 5M for getting SA.
Yet again, I’m not saying you can’t snipe, I’m saying sniping aaaaand getting SA should be rewarded highest.
But killing guards (non targets) and having the SA prestige is a contradiction. Can’t have both. Hence why they should make optional objectives (kill 4 guards) part of SA, hence the painting with the collector et, hence the syringes with the surgeons et. IOI isn’t punishing with not fulfilling SA, they are just rewarding HIGHEST payout when getting it. So still your “freedom” of choice is there.