Hear me out...everyone wants to mess with damage in some way, but there are other options... So lets table the damage discussion for now to talk about alternatives to a damge nerf...first defining the problem.

The problem that I've heard is:

-Its hard to strafe explosive damage (accuracy)
-Noobs with some skillz can land 100% splash damage pretty easily (accuracy).
-Its hard to shoot back when I'm getting shot (accuracy related)
-The combo with Flux makes it super powerful (damage type)

As I see it 3/4 cmain complaints is that it is TOO easy to land good hits with the thing.

Therefore alternative balance passes could include:

A) Some noticeable and consequential sway, especially if moving. Could be eliminated if ADSing.

B) Like sway, you could make the weapon's kickback (returning to original target) significantly slower than the base RoF. Meaning spamming too fast means missing much further.

C) A reduction to the amound of knockback caused by splash damage. Basically a falloff to the target's knockback effect.

D) Alternative firing mechanic. Click once to rotate chamber, click again to fire. Spammers could lose count and timing long range shots could be more difficult.

Hail AR 514. Go AR or go home.

Hint: (There's nothing wrong with the MD except that it's still a little UP)

Hail AR 514. Go AR or go home.

Hint: (There's nothing wrong with the MD except that it's still a little UP)

This wasn't such a big issue 2 days ago. Does this mean you want them to unnerf flaylock or are you just going to keep on finding more and more things to ***** about if it doesn't fit your playstyle?

Honestly I'm totally fine with where MDs were at. It was my first and is my favorite weapon. I just want to change the conversation from a direct damage nerf change to something else. Get people to think more broadly about mechanics rather than damage.

Frankly, I think that when aim-assist works we will see people dying at longer ranges, more accuracy from longer ranged rifles, and MDs given a run for their money.

Yeah, because aim assists will only work for hitscan weapons, which shouldn't be in the game anyway (except for lasers and maybe rails).

What should be happening is ARs should be given flight time for projectiles. There's a non dmg based change that needs to happen, and it doesn't even involve nerfing the MD.