Upcoming Release Balance Discussion (SVN)

[Edward]

I play with shotgun from time to time (public servers only). I'll give an example by showing a screenie to demonstrate that the shotgun is really overpowered now on public servers.

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You shouldn't be able to get 1st on the scoreboard with such a difference of frags and deaths on douze (even if you play against noobs).

I can not understand why people say over and over again that the shotgun is over-powered in pubs. It is under-powered in pubs, inter and cm.
It has to be a powerful weapon on some maps. If not, what would be the interest to use it? People should be able to reach the first place with. Who would like to use a weapon with which he could not be the first? I would not...

I sometimes use shotgun to have fun, aiming like an ass and doing splats, but at the end my score is never really sexy (flags/frags/ratio).
On some maps like depot, sniper is over-powered. On other maps like arid, shotgun is over-powered. Take it as it is and just have fun. You can still change your primary weapon or think about some strategies to neutralize them :p

Just for the record :
http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/16/60/58/81/20120318.jpg
If we disregard the fact that I am a sexy ratio whore (autoteam opened my eyes), I would not be able to pwn like that with a shotgun.

Sniper should stay the same as now.

On the one hand snipers have headshots, one the other hand try to kill an ennemy 100/100 with the combo sniper/pistol. Increase needed or back to 50 helmet max.
That is why we need more pistols too (I always miss the third when I see that the guy is still alive)

Only thing I disagree with ElCrema on is that the akimbo should be more powerful than all the other weapons. Like I've said before, it's a powerup. The way you keep it from being overpowered is by being careful with it's placement when designing maps.

Yeah I love akimbo and some of my friends call me akimbo whore in 1v1. I guess it can be annoying when someone is playing with it as his primary weapon.