Originally Posted by
Magician
It needs fixing drastically. Some weapons are flat out useless, others are just superior in every single way.
Pistols
The only remotely useful pistol type is Magnums. Every other type has low damage/ammo so you'll quickly have to switch weapons.
Rating: Useless, Magnum is slightly less useless
How to fix: Needs more ammo, slightly more damage would help.
SMGS
They fire fast. This is the only good thing about them. They don't possess the damage or ammo to be useful. The damage drop off on them is about 2ft as well, so you need to be in melee range to maximize damage with them.
Rating: Useless in 9/10 situations.
How to fix: They simply need more ammo. A lot more, these things can empty your entire ammo supply in 10 seconds flat.
Assault Rifles
They are SMGs with slightly more range and damage. They are superior in pretty much every way.
Rating: Bad, but better than a SMG.
How to fix: Slightly more damage, slightly more range, slightly slower rate of fire. Differentiate them from SMGs more.
Shotguns
They have insane damage. But the range on them is so short if you cannot melee someone, you are too far away from them. In certain situations this makes them useless since you cannot get that close.
There are also 3 types of shotgun, the difference between them is not pronounced enough to be noticeable.
Rating: Situational but potentially useful. Avoid shotguns that fire slugs, these ones are useless.
How to fix: Give them range longer than melee. Additionally, accurately indicate how much damage they can deal. Just saying 100 is useless if we don't know how much shot they fire.
Sniper Rifles
Some of them have good damage (but it does not feel good enough), but they don't have as much range as they should have. LMGs and even Assault Rifles have just as much range as these do.
Rating: Potentially useful if you can headshot with them all the time, avoid semi-automatic sniper rifles, they are useless.
How to fix: They need longer range, significantly longer range. Semi-auto sniper rifles need more damage.
Rocket Launcher
I thought these things were a joke when I finally got one. It does less damage than a pistol, but comes with about 10 ammo.
Rating: Worst weapon in the game, avoid at all costs.
How to fix: They need significantly more damage. Slap an extra 0 on the end of any damage they deal, that might make them useful.