The Alternator should be very powerful.
The Alternator was the most powerful smg in Titanfall 2 dealing a whopping 75 damage!
The Alternator should have been given 16 damage at release instead of the meger 13 damage.
But now the damage has been buffed to 15 with a 1.7 damage buff to shields.
Honestly,
I think the Alternator damage should be buffed to 16 damage.
And I the the hop up should reduce the base damage back to 13 or 12 with a 2.25 multiplier to shields.
That way you can use the Alternator as a shield shredder or a strong smg.
But as is, currently, it is okay BROKEN!
I am just offering solutions..