Should spread be reduced?

[Roflcopter]

Not quite. To reward better aim, you use the guns which were designed for precise shooting: carbine and sniper.

That's silly. We should reward better aim with the AR and SMG too.

I'm all for adjusting obvious problems (OP AR and pub SG), but as Stranz said, this has never been a big issue in the past. Why should it suddenly become one now?

The desirability of lower spread hasn't been sudden. It's become more desirable as the players get better.

I'm also not really very skilled myself any more. I've been on a slow decline since I gave up real competitive gaming but I just think there's enough skill in AC that spread doesn't allow the best players to adequately distance themselves from not-quite-so-good players.

I don't think average players would dislike the change. Most criticisms of the 1.0 -> 1.1 transition were because of certain weapons being made weaker. Centered spread would see the weapons maintain very similar balance while just making them a bit more responsive.