» Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:41 am
The average player doesnt know the difference between an SMG and a PDW, so most games just avoid the term.
For game balance, it also creates another issue; PDWs have nearly the power of a rifle but the role of a sidearm. Compare the MP7 and the MP5. The MP7 wins pretty much across the board. Smaller, lighter, more powerful, more accurate, less recoil, better penetration.
There is also the fact that PDWs have a very large spectrum, much more broad than rifles or SMGs, making it more difficult to use the classification in game. Compare the MP7, VBR-Belgium, and the Five-seveN. MP7 is close to being an SMG, but a bit smaller. Five-seveN is just a pistol with a proprietary round. The VBR is basically a fully auto pistol.
What role should the PDW class weapons play in a game if it could include all 3 of these weapons? The MP7 is too powerful to be a sidearm, but the Five-seveN is too weak to be a primary.