Alternator was overbuffed with the hop-up and damage increase. Alternator is the best gun in the game, hands down. You can use it at all ranges, taking a couple shots at a time at long ranges because 1 bullet destroys a shield segment and you're often carrying 200-400 light ammo. I like the idea of it but it's way too strong, it could have added maybe 5 damage to the bullets and it would still be extremely good. It's weird seeing the R301 go from 1 of the top guns to 1 of the bottom guns, even the flatline is finally in a decent spot now.