What is your opinion of the Hemlok?

@EdwardDLuffyBeen playing a little bit now on the new season, but haven't had the chance to get my hands on an anvil receiver yet. I guess only time will tell, but it makes migh causiously optimistic that the Hemlok still seems to hold value.

I would love a 1+3 times scope for the Hemlok, or some special thing like in real life when you tilt the gun to use different optics / iron sights.

2 times scopes are usually pretty good as well.

@dSKyNafinchinG7 was my favourite gun when I started playing, and it is making a comeback. I don't like the iron sights tho'!

@DarthValtrexI do try other guns, both as #1 and #2 depending on what I pick up at the start. But I usually still go for "easy aim" ones like Hemlok, Longbow, Alternator or maybe shotties, or Flatline.

@KelRiever  The Havoc can melt people, but without the turbo, that intial waiting is a BIG obstacle. I can't use it for ranged combat at all.

@DethMetalMilkManThere seems to be an opinion that it (Hemlok) is "OK" at least from what I gather.
I still use and like it, but I played a game just now with the Scout and double tap trigger and that thing is DANGEROUS :D
I'm am hardly a good player but once you can line someone up, they're in for a world of hurt haha.

This is my take on these two ARs.  The Havoc and Hemlok both present skill issues.  With the Havoc, it's being able to work around the spool up time.  My friend does really well with this, he knows how to work any particular cover to his advantage with the gun.  It's also hard to control the recoil at longer mid range, but that's neither here nor there.  The Hemlok requires extra skill at leading targets.

Assuming you can work with the spool-up time, the Havoc is an awesome weapon to have off drop because the base mag holds plenty of high damage bullets.  It also has pretty good hipfire and the iron sights are good.  The Hemlok, on the other hand, doesn't fare nearly as well at close range ever since the hipfire was well nerfed around S8 or so.  It had a nasty reputation close range up until that point.  It REALLY needs an optic to be much viable past drop.  I tend to trade both for other weapons if and when I can, because I just can't manage to be consistent with them.

I think AR balance is pretty good in the game right now, with all of them having slightly separate niches, but I've come to the opinion that the R301 does too many things too well.  Its only real downside is the mag size until at least blue mag. I had a hope it might go in the care package this season to change things up more than putting it in the crafter did.  To me the Flatline is the best balanced of them all.  The damage nerf didn't really hurt it too much.  These are just my average guy opinions based on casual play.