Did you ever get your None Shall Pass trophy tapantaola? Pre change or after the change if yes?
Yes, I got 100% trophy completion before TU 1.17 was released.
I'm also happy about the NSP change (5 -> 2 kills), because that means that less people will have an incentive to boost -> bigger TO pool -> win-win.
Btw, I agree with most of your points. All I think the GMAL needs now is a little bit of stopping power only to stop the blindfire rushers in CQC scenarios. I still think it's a great gun, but you're at a huge disadvantage in most maps because the game is now M9 all day every day. I've always hated that fucking gun. Only gun in the game that has no drawbacks. Fuck that.
Yeah, it could use a buff.
And the M9 is my go-to weapon in TO, because it's a CQC-heavy mode, lol.
I still use the G-MAL in TDM and Plunder, but only in certain long-range maps (Train Wreck, Syria, Fort etc.) and the Dragon in maps like Yemen...
I don't really understand why so many people are blaming Naughty Dog for the current state of the game (in terms of blind firing) when it was the players that ran from the Gmal like the plague when it was given a slight nerf, and then decided to run towards the M9.
You assume that everyone is an Ibiza knobhead, aka using the "cheap weapon of the week" to inflate their stats.
That's not the case with me, because I've been using the G-MAL since the Summer beta. I don't necessarily jump on bandwagons. In fact, I never jumped on the 4HK FAL-SS bandwagon. I was using the G-MAL religiously back then.
It's still my favorite weapon, although not the most effective one...
The Summer beta G-MAL was fine. It had less recoil, UC2-esque aim assist and more stopping power thanks to Heavy Bullets (paid booster). It was totally balanced. I don't understand why ND scrapped the Summer beta framework. :\
No one thought the M9 was a godly weapon for over a year (if we're including the BETAs).
And no one thought the G-MAL was a godly weapon for over 3 months (I'm not including the betas), when the FAL-SS reigned supreme.
See my point now?
Regarding blindfire:
It's ridiculous that you can get "Death from above" medals if you hipfire the Para while jumping (100% lock-on). I feel that I didn't deserve that kill whenever that happens.
They nerfed the shotguns, so it's not possible to get kills while jumping anymore. Can someone tell me why pistols should be stronger (blindfire lock-on) than shotguns? Does it make any sense to you?