1. It is a game, not actual war.
2. Yes, some weapons are old/unrealistic in a combat scenario.
3. It would be too expensive to update weapons every year like a Madden game to please everyone's delicate sensibilities simply because modern was in the title.
4. Killstreaks. The AC-130 does still see some use. EMPs and Nukes, while wildly impractical in a fight barely large enough to be called a border conflict, are rather difficult to obtain without boosting unless lucky with a care package. For combat on multiplayer, a single predator missle would probably be too expensive for the size of engagements.
5. Sometimes older weapons make it into current conflicts as good luck charms, or a long term soldiers personal preferences, even though an old shotgun is unlikely.
6. Weapon Use. Yes, they are seldom used as they should be. WA2000s are too rare to see much active use, but it is a game that lets you use a wide variety of weapons. You bat an eye at a rare gun being used on a battlefield, but ignore the practicality of a mini uzi with a thermal scope? How about a sniper rifle with an ACOG instead of a long range scope? As for throwing knives, if you notice, they are actually the tac knives from the attachment for handguns, so there is justification for having and throwing them. While impractical to run around with one at the ready, it would make sense if it was your only chance to stay alive with an empty gun. I have seen an AA-12 been used as an assault rifle on Hardcore, simply because if one pellet manages to hit, it is a kill. Learn to counter these tactics.
All in all, you complain about gun selection, because they tried to please everyone with a wide selection of weapons in all categories. (more than 2 shotguns for a prime example.) You comment on weapons being on the battlefield that most people wouldn't bring. (WA2000 and DEagle) Most likely every weapon in the game has seen current combat action in some engagement all over the world. Not necessarily a war, but just combat. After all, the FAMAS is a french assault rifle, and the P90 is also used by the french. The AK-47 is more commonly used by foreign military and paramilitary groups due to extreme reliability, availability, and costs, despite upgraded models. You complain about guns, and killstreaks being impractical and unbelievable. No one questions perks that make you not have a heat signature, or perks that dampen the electric pulse of a heart beat that can show up on a sensor, or something that lets you fall way farther than realistic without a scratch.
It is a game, designed to be entertaining. You want realism, join the army and try to wonder where the sniper that popped the guy next to you is before your head pop. If you don't like the guns in the game, how they work, or how the people use them, get along to BC2, sell the game, and quit complaining about things that won't change. Like it or hate it, the game is out, and no amount of complaining will change the major aspects of the game. They gave you a killstreak free playlist, but i doubt they will give you a playlist where all you get as a marine is an m4, m9, and a few frags, and the opfor get an AK, or some other piece of equipment gunrunners scrounged from the remains of army camps and battlefields.
PS: shouldn't have left out the G36c, should have left out having to use the ACOG for a thermal sight on sniper rifles, should have left the ACOG and Thermal sight from subguns.
Also, thanks to everyone who read this to the end.
2. Yes, some weapons are old/unrealistic in a combat scenario.
3. It would be too expensive to update weapons every year like a Madden game to please everyone's delicate sensibilities simply because modern was in the title.
4. Killstreaks. The AC-130 does still see some use. EMPs and Nukes, while wildly impractical in a fight barely large enough to be called a border conflict, are rather difficult to obtain without boosting unless lucky with a care package. For combat on multiplayer, a single predator missle would probably be too expensive for the size of engagements.
5. Sometimes older weapons make it into current conflicts as good luck charms, or a long term soldiers personal preferences, even though an old shotgun is unlikely.
6. Weapon Use. Yes, they are seldom used as they should be. WA2000s are too rare to see much active use, but it is a game that lets you use a wide variety of weapons. You bat an eye at a rare gun being used on a battlefield, but ignore the practicality of a mini uzi with a thermal scope? How about a sniper rifle with an ACOG instead of a long range scope? As for throwing knives, if you notice, they are actually the tac knives from the attachment for handguns, so there is justification for having and throwing them. While impractical to run around with one at the ready, it would make sense if it was your only chance to stay alive with an empty gun. I have seen an AA-12 been used as an assault rifle on Hardcore, simply because if one pellet manages to hit, it is a kill. Learn to counter these tactics.
All in all, you complain about gun selection, because they tried to please everyone with a wide selection of weapons in all categories. (more than 2 shotguns for a prime example.) You comment on weapons being on the battlefield that most people wouldn't bring. (WA2000 and DEagle) Most likely every weapon in the game has seen current combat action in some engagement all over the world. Not necessarily a war, but just combat. After all, the FAMAS is a french assault rifle, and the P90 is also used by the french. The AK-47 is more commonly used by foreign military and paramilitary groups due to extreme reliability, availability, and costs, despite upgraded models. You complain about guns, and killstreaks being impractical and unbelievable. No one questions perks that make you not have a heat signature, or perks that dampen the electric pulse of a heart beat that can show up on a sensor, or something that lets you fall way farther than realistic without a scratch.
It is a game, designed to be entertaining. You want realism, join the army and try to wonder where the sniper that popped the guy next to you is before your head pop. If you don't like the guns in the game, how they work, or how the people use them, get along to BC2, sell the game, and quit complaining about things that won't change. Like it or hate it, the game is out, and no amount of complaining will change the major aspects of the game. They gave you a killstreak free playlist, but i doubt they will give you a playlist where all you get as a marine is an m4, m9, and a few frags, and the opfor get an AK, or some other piece of equipment gunrunners scrounged from the remains of army camps and battlefields.
PS: shouldn't have left out the G36c, should have left out having to use the ACOG for a thermal sight on sniper rifles, should have left the ACOG and Thermal sight from subguns.
Also, thanks to everyone who read this to the end.
