"Some weapons are intentionally less powerful until fully purp’d with hopups and attachments, while other weapons on the bottom of the power curve are your early game, better-than-melee, but-gotta-upgrade-out-of-ASAP weapons."
I don't think I can possibly word how much I disagree with this philosophy. Not only does it make your games more about RNG than it needs to be, but it also gives power to weapon preference which is just... not good. If Someone wants to use a pistol(not including the wingman), the game essentially says "you can, but you're gonna lose". If your preference of weapon doesn't line up with Respawns preferences you either have to use weapons you don't like or accept a potentially massive disadvantage. If I could use the guns I want to use I would use the G7 and P2020, but that's not at all an option if I want to be in any way competitive. Other than shroud, you are better off not having a weapon than having a p2020. At least on console it is NOT better than melee, and it's better to have the instance weapon pick up from an open slot than to have that abomination in your inventory. The "weapon curve" philosophy also contradicts the nerfs to wingman and peacekeeper. If respawn only reduced their appearance rate it would be in line with their philosophy, but nerfing powerful weapons just shows that Respawn themselves understand why this "weapon curve" nonsense is a problem. All weapons should be viable and balanced. Let players choose their weapons based on preference and NOT based on a forced meta.
