We all hate dying in one shot from a Thales, a core locus, getting picked off by a rail rifle you didn't see, etc.

Yet someone in the squad dies by a mlt plasma cannon and the whole squad laughs and cheers for the red dot that did it.

It's impressive, it takes actual skill, and not everyone can do it. Heck it might have been a stray PLC shot from across the map that just happened to hit you in the face, and it's still not that bad.

Yet getting killed by an ADS is the most annoying thing in the world, despite how much sp, practice, and effort it takes to line up a shot and hit the tiny dot on the ground below

If other guns had major drawbacks to require more skill (massive increases to kick/dispersion, but possibly more damage and longer range), would other "OP" weapons be more enjoyable to be killed by? Imagine if the easiest guns to use did the least amount of damage, and skill vs reward was the balancing factor rather than alpha damage vs range.

Take a step back and think about why you use your favorite weapon. Is it just because it's the easiest to get kills with? Do you actually like using the weapon?

Or think about it another way. If the plasma cannon did 600 splash damage and was essentially a shield destroying core locus, would you view it differently?

Just something to think about

Please no. I would like to not think.

Thinking is a process which may dispel ignorance. Ignorance, my friend, is bliss. In DUST; and out.