Originally Posted by
Dole
1. More accurate weapon + more powerful rounds + less ammo = balance
But it ISN'T more powerful, the SMG is. Less ammo I agree with, 32 rounds is excessively less. Plus the SMG is silenced AND the bullets don't have tracers, AND it has a higher ROF. Fighting enemies using ARs with my SMG I win every time. The other way around, I lose everytime, regardless of the range.
2. *Note - they had bigger clips. Look how small the AR magazine is physically. Compact, yet effective.
Compact yes, effective no.
4. No, it really isn't. Good luck trying to kill someone who has an AR when you've got an SMG.
Done, many times.
5. Who cares about low ammo capacity? It spawns more frequently and in more places than any other weapon.
It spawns frequently at the bases. Not so much anywhere else. In most areas you're much more likely to find a Spiker (which is better anyway). Besides, more spawns don't make a weapon any more useful, just more plentiful. Put Plasma Rifle spawns EVERYWHERE on a map, I bet they still don't get picked over a Pistol.
6. Depending on the gametype, it is the starting weapon.
Not CTF where it should be the starting weapon, nor Slayer.