I find it amazing really with all the threads crying about certain weapons. Here's what I see. "Omg N00btubez are so bad!" "Omg shotguns are overpowered!" "OMG Knifing is overpowered!". Here's the thing. These games are set to cover a bevy of playstyles. Do you like to blow things up? Grab a Grenade Launcher and go to town. Do you like to shoot things? We have plenty of those, at many, many ranges, from lots of ammo, to little ammo but more power. Or perhaps you like to be sneaky and kill people in an assassin style way. Well, then you have the knife, and it one hit kills since it leaves you completely unprotected (unlike the shield), and you have to be close range to do it.
I don't get it. I really don't get it. Looking over it all, you'd damn us all unless we're camped out with an assault rifle and red dot. Oh wait, I'm sorry CAMPING is "n00by" too. Grenades are n00by. Flashbangs are n00by. YOU'RE N00BY IN BED AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND TOLD EVERYONE. My god, get over it already people. Certain people have certain playstyles they flourish in and find fun. I like demolotions and explosions. In WAW, I like to rifle grenade, and use a set up that focuses ENTIRELY on explosives (Rifle Grenades, Fireworks, Martyrdom, Stickies, Tabun Gas). That's my playstyle. That's what I enjoy. That's what gets me the huge scores, and keeps me interested.