MD used to be garbage of a weapon that everyone was afraid to touch for the fear of getting cooties. Now it got a small but reasonable boost and a few ppl are using it which is great and diversifies the game. All the whinning comes from but hurt ppl who end up being killed a couple of times by a weapon and say it's OP. When a MD wielding player consistently tops post-game leaderboards or at least scores most kills for the team, then the weapon becomes OP. All I now see is that ppl with AR and HMG dominate leaderboards. MD is not even close.
I like how some ppl say that MD used to be a fine support weapon. This is the kinda mentality that boxed everyone into using AR because it was the only viable option. All these other 'fine' weapons were never used by anyone b/c they were garbage.

OP: Your argument is invalid.

If you disagree, then can you kindly explain that to the present day United States Marines that their M32 MGL is over powered and has too many rounds?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkor_MGL

Played about 20 matches over the weekend, used Exo MD and got on avg 20 to 30 kills with 3-4 deaths each round. But I work with a nice squad with multiple types of weapons and that is the real killer in this game. AR are great, lasers are great, HMG = awesome but when you get a goo group with diversity it really makes a huge difference.

How does that compare to when you run with an AR?

Things will start to get interesting once FF is on.

Things will start to get interesting once FF is on.

I have been killed my splash damage when the grenade has hit the enemy.

Just my 0.02 FCKNRFNG

The article mentions that the drum is spring driven, so that would explain the spin given during the reload animation. I thought it was a cheesy cowboy move, but now I can see it is a required part of reloading and it won't grate on me.

Mass Driver weaknesses:

Ineffective against most vehicles:I dunno. It is kinda strong right now and buffing it in any way would be ill advised, but I feel like my gernade launcher should be able to at least do damage to a tank if I hit it with 8 rounds? Dunno. If they end up fixing the reloadammo cap to 4 or 5 they should increase direct damage to vehicles. Would make it more of a antivehicle support gun that can also deal with mercs in its free time.

I shoot people point blank and suicide to deny them warpoints and kill them back.

I see FGs and MDs used as SGs. Also off the splash damage topic and to the using other guns as SGs topic, snipers are doing that 2.

I don't think you understand the principles of Fragmenting grenades,

im going to explain this real slow

W H E N ----THEY--- E X P L O D E ---T H E Y ---L A U N C H ----L I T T L E ---B I T S- --O F --M E T A L-- A T ---Y O U --
C A U S I N G--- D A M A G E,

grenade launches hit there target my lobbing the grenade, the grenades are NOT subject to a fixed arc where as rounds fired by Assault rifles are (fixed arc: a pre determined path followed by an object"s" witch never changes)

it's a grenade launcher it is at this point a "spray and pray" weapon it takes great skill to hit a target at range.

i use mass drives they are a pain in the ass to learn to use i know i went through 40 of them before i got it down pat

Naming no names, a certain person in a proto suit one shotted me with the EXO Mass Driver the other day while I was in an A-Series Assault suit with 2 enhanced shield extenders, 1 enhanced armor plate, 1 armor repair module, and my mechanics skill is at 5 and my shield control is at 3. I suppose I may have been tapped by a bullet or two before it connected, but it was still far too strong. The proto drivers should be officer level weapons, the advanced should be proto, basic should be advanced, and a lower level should replace the basics.

TL;DR: Drivers need a minor drop in damage. DON'T REPEAT THE MISSILE NERF CRISIS WITH THESE WEAPONS. These weapons are perfect as are, but the damage is just slightly over the top.

What's your point, fam? It takes skill IF you hit a target but most of the time they don't. One grenade would wipe you out if it hits you but it's taking 4 or 5 grenades. Which means it is the splash damage compensating for the lack of skill needed to use the weapon.

But my point is that you shouldn't be able to spray 6 grenades so fast like that. I don't care about the damage or splash damage.....but popping out grenades like there's no tomorrow before a reload is silly

You know, people keep comparing the MD to the assault rifle, in terms of skill. And I don't see how one can....you actually have to hit someone with the AR and the target isn't always a big one.

You can miss with the MD and still kill them. There's no splash damage on the AR..and you have to predict where they're going when they're strafing or trying to dodge bullets.

See the MD as what it is....I'm not disrespecting those that wish to use it but don't compare it to the AR

And assault rifles don't have a ballistic arc, have WAAAAAAAAAAAY more max ammo, and can't be used to suicide.

Comparing these makes no sense, because the skills are in different areas.