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ShotgunAZ's avatar
3 years ago
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Did all SMGs and Assault rifles get nerfed except the M5A3?

As of late the assault rifles and SMGs all seem equally bad - just weak and generic ability with different skins - except the M5A3.  The weapons used to be advantageous in some situations, disadvantaged in others.  No more, just boring, not much use for most of them unless you want to lose to anyone with an M5A3.  I've played with all the weapons and till recently I felt they were all balanced rather well.  Weak in many situations, OP in others.  I picked the weapon based on the map.  The M5A3 was always a good weapon.  A well-balanced, go anywhere weapon.  It was not OP but had good stability and accuracy to compete against other weapons.  The AC-42 was great (previously), it was strong but took more effort to hit the target than the M5A3 - often my last bullet scored a kill.  I used the M5A3 for mid-range combat but would carry the AC-42 for closer battles, a shotgun for ultra-close. Picking a weapon required looking at the map and planning where to go, then choose the appropriate weapon.  Now it doesn't matter what map or flag.  If you don't carry the M5A3 you die.  These thoughts do not involve the other weapons such as sniper rifles, railgun, shotgun, or crossbow.  Just seems like every SMG and assault rifle had their strong points nerfed, except the M5A3.  I'd preferred the way it was before - more variety, more strategy.  The vault weapons definitely need a buff, they are good now ...unless the enemy has an M5A3.

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  • @ShotgunAZ I feel totally the opposite. M5A3 is versatile but doesn't excel at anything. It gets beaten at close range by AW40, AC42 or SFAR or AK-24 will wreck you at long range.

    Good players carry it because it gives you the versatility to tune it for any range, even though you're at a disadvantage. But with good aim and positioning it becomes one of the best guns in the game
  • I think its one of the weakest in the game honestly.

  • ShotgunAZ's avatar
    ShotgunAZ
    3 years ago

    I love the M5A4 at range but had gotten used to the other assault weapons before switching to SMG's and LMG's.  Now that I think of it, I had to reimage my PC to Win 10 after trying Win 11 and am just now returning to the assault rifles so that PC reset might be part of it.  I don't think my mouse settings are the same as before.  But I am definitely getting destroyed by anyone with an M5A4 regardless of my PC reset.  I'll stay with the assault weapons for a while longer to get used to them again.  They just seem weak and drift a lot compared to a while back.

  • TTZ_Dipsy's avatar
    TTZ_Dipsy
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    SFAR is a powerhouse and even outguna SMGs within range.

    M5A3 has great recoil but ultimatrly feels too weak in my opinion.

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