Nope, whenever I trace like a god, I do godlike damage and whenever I mess up with the aim, I do little damage; its as simple as that.
And lets not pretend that you actually suggest that there is some "hidden" sabotage feature in this game that riggs the damage. How the hell would that work in the first place? Who does it select and how is it applied? And why does it only happen to you and not those "sweaty 4k/20 kills" that one clips you every game that people always complain abouton this forum? OH so its a conspiracy specifically targeting YOU?? Oh I see.. Sry for being sarcastic but try to take a step back and see this "theory" for what it is.
Nah I think the explanation is so simple here and @Midnight9746 is actually saying it in the OP:
"The point is, for most of the time, when you're pitted against smurphs, cheaters, preds, and sweats, guns seem to be doing the low end damage. When you get shoved into a "bot lobby", where every single enemy is so incredibly voided of any kind of skill, suddenly guns are on the high end of damage."
A good player knows how to 1) juke making him a much harder target to hit, and I am not only talking about big movements like duck strafe duck strafe but small twitches with the mouse and 2) aim that makes you get a lot of damage kicks which messes with your aim. Compare this to a "bot player". He will just stand there in front of you and probably miss most of his own shots which make you one clip him even without horizontal recoil compensation.
But please; prove me wrong and record some game sequences when your "aim is rigged" and we can have a discussion based on ACTUAL proof (but noone ever will becasue then it becomes real=