It's ok on Min Commandos only because you're not using it as a main weapon(the point of the thread). The problem is that the MD is just going to be an extremely niche Min Commando weapon that will still be outclassed by Dual RIfles in some situation, or go home MD users because the MD is not viable as a main.

I agree, it needs a buff, it is useless against all these insanely high DPS rifles, its difficult to use in cqc cause of the splash damage on yourself

and dont give me that crap like "its a support weapon"

ITS A FREAKING GRENADE LAUNCHER, you should be able to kill masses with it, people should fear it, It has so many drawbacks, low rate of fire, low damage, low ammo capacity, high pg cpu and high isk cost, there should be some benefit to using it, its a fun unique weapon I wanna see more people use it

You weren't here for Uprising 1.3 were you? It was FotM.

1.3 sounds like alot of fun, I wish I could play that build, instead of the current COD 514

I agree, it needs a buff, it is useless against all these insanely high DPS rifles, its difficult to use in cqc cause of the splash damage on yourself

and dont give me that crap like "its a support weapon"

ITS A FREAKING GRENADE LAUNCHER, you should be able to kill masses with it, people should fear it, It has so many drawbacks, low rate of fire, low damage, low ammo capacity, high pg cpu and high isk cost, there should be some benefit to using it, its a fun unique weapon I wanna see more people use it

The MD was already one of the most situational weapons in the game, due to Shield v Armor actually mattering, vertical advantage and ammo + clip awareness being almost a necessity, while managing your optimal range that Rifles tend to out DPS you in anyway. All of this made it a mediocre choice, shown by how few people actually used the weapon pre-1. 8. But this changes in 1.8, because the MD will be the only weapon in the game(apart from Flaylock) that will be dependent on dropsuit class.

Against a Heavy - useless
Against Assaults or Commandos - Extremely Bad match-up
Against Logistics - Neutral but may change due to the weapon of opponent
Against Scouts - Favorable(what isn't, poor scouts) but may change due to weapon of opponent

Even Laser don't find themselves useless to the point where they need to stop using their weapon against a class. Combined with the elements that made the MD already situational, it makes the MD not viable as a main weapon. If this is the direction the game is going, it makes sense to put the MD together with the rest of the massively situational weapons. It's not like it's out-DPSing sidearms too, on the contrary, it's being left in the dust against any sidearm other than the flaylock when comparing optimals.