» Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:20 pm
The SCAR is a bit ridiculous. The fact that I don't even need Aim Enhance (or Power Mode) to kill someone on the other side of the map with a gun that sports decent damage and a 40-50 round magazine is a bit much.
IMO the SCARAB is even worse though, because you can mount a silencer on that thing and just destroy people.
After I unlocked the Grendel, I used it for quite a while and actually got good enough to outgun all the SCAR users with it. However, I switched back to the SCAR just to see the difference in difficulty, and I died 0 times for the next 3 games using it, topping the scoreboard each game as well.
The main problem I have is that the SCAR is just so good at everything, there's not much point in using any other guns which sport limitations. For example:
The SCAR can compete admirably at ANY range. Minus the SCARAB, every other gun has some limitation to it.
The Grendel is a TAD bit stronger, but loses that advantage when facing an opponent in Armor Mode because of the delay in bursts. The Grendel is also at a huge disadvantage close-range because it's a 3-round burst gun. The final nail in the coffin is that the Grendel has a 24 round magazine vs the SCAR's 40, and takes longer to reload.
The Feline is a great CQC weapon. I've taken down LOADS of people in mere instants when I get close with this gun. However, the SCAR can do almost just as well at close range, and sports only 10 less rounds, which is more than made up for considering it's almost twice as powerful as the Feline. Also, its weak damage makes the Feline unacceptable for long range engagements, especially vs Armor Mode, so is only usable in tight, indoor maps.
Sniping with the DSG has its advantages, but you can still pick off targets at the same range using the SCAR and the no-recoil inducing Power Mode. It just requires a bit of suit energy.
Shotguns. Unless you're point blank, the SCAR is gonna win. Might I add that the SCAR also has a shotgun attachment...
Need I go on? It's not that I necessarily think the SCAR is OP, it's just that it literally does EVERYTHING. It's simply TOO flexible, it has no weaknesses, which makes the weaknesses of any other gun stand out even more. What the SCAR and SCARAB need are at least one key weakness.