some suggestions

[Marti]

There is no "best weapon". There may be a "best weapon for a specific map & mode".

I repeat: at this time, we don't have a dominant weapon, that has too much advantage over others independent of map & mode. Of course, on a wide, open map, a sniper has the advantage. In close tunnels, the shotgun may be best.

Most players who complain about balance simply think, it would be enough, to learn a single weapon - and then just bitch at the devs, if it isn't the best for every map & mode. Guess what... that's not how it works.

stef you obviously dont play ac. SMG vs medium sniper on an open map and the SMG wins. SMG vs medium shotgun, SMG wins. another example: i have heard many players complain about it being very hard to splatter someone in 1.2, so the only time i think shotgun>any weapon is when you stand within 1cm from each other and you shoot your enemy. before you start some argument that i dont know all weapons, i do. SMG is just the best pick overall for any map/mode.

There is no "best weapon".

sniper and carbine are fine, it's quite easy to aim with either of them at whatever distance, and if you're hedging your bets on a weapon that has the potential to output such high damage in one go, you deserve to die to an auto weapon if you miss your shot - there shouldn't be any second chance for you if you fuck up something that simple. contrary to what most people might suggest, a good sniper nowadays should be hitting at least 55-60% a game (I hit at least this percentage every game and even higher sometimes, and I don't consider myself a good sniper, I'm sure someone like sanzo could hit 70% consistently if he played often) [EDIT: talking about competitive games, anyone can hit literally 100% in pubs] and if he's not hitting his shots then he doesn't deserve a shit ton of kills. I don't get why people bitched so much about this in the past but it's fixed now so whatever.

No, they're underpowered (lol at carbine, the most underpowered weapon, being fine). They're harder to aim with consistently than either of the automatic weapons (which are equally or even more effective in most circumstances) The sniper is theoretically the best weapon, but that's assuming that there's a human being out there that can play an entire game against highly competent players without ever missing a single headshot, or any shot for that matter.

carbine and sniper arent underpowered, i assume you just cant handle them properly with your 1000000 ping and 5fps. the sniper, if you can hit, is actually a very nice weapon. also please tell me, why have pubs changed from people using shotgun only to sniper only? that cant be because the sniper is underpowered. i have played quite a few competitive games using sniper and played against a sniper that hit at least 70%, and it is a very usefull weapon fragwise. the only way it is underpowered compared to automatic guns is that you cant riflesprint with it :D