That's because it's true. Since you obviously use ARs all the time, try using any light weapon (or salvage-only sidearms) at its optimal range against anyone with a decent AR.

Have fun.

No change. Still all sloppy and jerky.

Like you at night right XP

try using any light weapon (or salvage-only sidearms) at its optimal range against anyone with a decent AR.

Does the Toxin SMG vs. GEK-38 AR qualify as an acceptable test? If you can get into proper CQC range, the SMG has the advantage.

Or would you prefer I compare my Militia Shotgun to that AR. When I'm in my Shotgun's optimal range, I can usually gun down a Heavy faster than his AR can kill me.

Not saying ARs aren't a little better than they should be, just that the OP crying is taking the problem WAY out of proportion.

how about an advanced tactical scrambler pistol? I'll let you have scrambler pistol operation IV and sidearm sharpshooter IV because that's what I have. FYI it's a salvage-only gun.

What are you calling your "preferred range" with the weapon? And when using a high-precision weapon (or at least, the closest the Sidearm slot has to one), are you using that advantage and aiming for headshots?

I suck at pistols in most FPS games, unless they're machine pistols. Or the Ritchie Revolver in Brink. Which I sometimes use like a Sniper Rifle. I suck at sniping most of the time too (again, with the exception of the Ritchie in Brink).

I don't think Sidearm vs. Light Weapon is meant to be a fair fight anyway. Unless I can start the fight within my own optimal range, which requires me to have traveled through the entire preferred range bracket of the AR without getting shot, I'm going to lose with my SMG. If you're trying to use a Sidearm as a primary, you might be doing it wrong.

I aim for the head. The problem is, I usually die before I can fire a shot off, since it only takes 1 second or less of gunfire to kill someone with full shields and armor, with torso shots from a GEK.

Framerate still floating around 20?