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The only weakness to me is the iron sights and as you mentioned difficulty with hitting bursts on moving targets at range but that’s why we have single fire. Also Boosted Hemlok is quite nuts honestly, never would have pegged it for that hop up but perhaps the devs were seeking to answer your question when deciding what guns to apply it to?
Obviously it may be wise to pair a burst gun with an auto weapon or shotgun that handles close range better, but I don’t feel that it is bad compared to certain other weapons to the point that people are immediately trying to swap it out, again I would argue it comes down to preference and comfort. I feel this is a good season for the Hemlok personally.
@MyName1sNotJohn It's not a matter of preference... That's you attributing your own casual experience to the weapon. You're too daft to realize that the Hemlok is put in the same category as the Flatline as an Assault Rifle. To not compare the Hemlok to the Flatline which is an AR, the most popularly used Heavy weapon, and has the best performance in the game is simply dumb.
There is no good reason to use Hemlok when the Flatline outperforms it by being the easier gun, having ~25% faster TTK, requiring less attachments, and is effective at the same distances the Hemlok is supposedly good at. While the return of the hip-fire strength made it more worthwhile to use in pubs and slightly on drop, it's not consistent enough to use. Competent players know and are playing Flatline/SMGs among other weapons over the Hemlok.
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