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On the SMG reception: why I think this is happening

Discussion in 'Discussion' started by Dathamier, Jun 28, 2014.

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  1. Dathamier

    Dathamier Well-Known Member

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    So I've been around several servers and have found a large consensus, that the SMGs "suck". I sat down a few hours ago and brainstormed as to why this the long wanted SMG weapons are being treated like they are and I think I have it.

    Before the SMG update the closest thing we had was the automatic (that I can't spell) lemelington (you know what I mean). With fifty shots in the chamber and a near minigun firerate this is what we expected from the SMGs. So, when the long awaited weapons came out everyone jumped at them, expecting to be able to mow down the opposition, upon finding that the reload time was slow and the accuracy was bad they immediately hated the new weapons and went back to the automatics. This is a small list of the pros and cons to using the automatics as well as the SMGs to put this in perspective for you.

    Automatics
    Pros: great accuracy, long range, most of the time an amazing reload speed, wonderful covering fire
    Cons: low ammo, weak shots

    SMGs
    Pros: great damage, lots of loaded shots, amazing fire rate, not to shabby non scoped at close range
    Cons: slower bullet speed, horrid accuracy even scoped, bad range, long reload, eats ammo

    As you can plainly see, the problem here is that people don't want to get close enough to fight with the SMGs so they fight with other long range guns. Why? Because everyone else doesn't use them so the range advantage made by the automatics kill the SMGs users before they can get close.

    The only way to unbreak this is to prove to the non forums users that SMGs are actually quite powerful and should be used more often, and I need your support to do it. Here's how you can help
    1. Use SMGs more often
    2. Correct people when they say the SMGs are bad weapons and give solid support as to why this is the case
    3. Ask others to take a chance and see if we can all learn this together
    4. Spread a forgiving attitude
    5. Spread this message to other users any way you can

    If we can all do this then we can make the SMGs a more accepted weapon and start treating it like they were before they came out, respected, loved, and feared.
     
  2. Greedy_Bee

    Greedy_Bee Well-Known Member

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    I swear i'm about to make a thread about this kind of stuff. Please explain, how a diseased community, can work together, to make a difference? You can't actually train a runner for the Olympics, if he has a disease in his knees, you need to get rid of that disease first. He's out of shape to do what he normally would, because of an obstacle, the community at the moment, if you couldn't tell, from all the threads, and from all the chat, is trashy.

    Honestly, the SMGs don't suck, they're just all pretty much a clone of each other, if you took away the textures, and just left me with the gun shooting, no name, I could honestly not tell you if I was shooting a P90 or a UMP-45.
     
  3. Dathamier

    Dathamier Well-Known Member

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    We have a pretty messed up planet, and yet people still seem to make a difference for good in their own way
    Why not mc-war?
     
  4. BrawlerAce

    BrawlerAce Well-Known Member

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    Pretty sure they have the exact same firerate.
    Having proof from admins about the firerate is quite useful v:
    Honestly I like the SMGs more than most of the automatic weapons.
    Because of their high firerate and good damage, they're quite usable.
    I understand that the M10 and PP-90M1 do the same damage as the M16 and M4, but they also do the same damage as the Lamentation and minigun.
    Their high firerate makes them superior to the M4 and M16. Their weakness, bad accuracy, is both countered by the amazing hip accuracy and the fact that you have your pistol for medium range combat. In addition, the P90 could probably hit out to medium range because its aimed accuracy is pretty good.
    SMGs are like a minigun to be honest. The minigun has a higher RoF technically (but not really) since it fires 2 bullets per shot like a shotgun, but the SMGs have better accuracy in return and some even do more damage. For instance, the UMP-45 could probably counter the Skullcrusher. In a 1v1 at close quarters, the UMP-45 would definitely and without a doubt would win. At medium range, the high stopping power and good accuracy, as well as the high firerate would also cause the UMP-45 to win. In addition, the SMGs are among the only weapons that can effectively counter the minigun at close range.

    I don't understand why people say the SMGs suck, they're all good.
    However, to be honest, the UMP-45, the 3rd SMG, is the best one, which makes no sense. (then again it's like the Model for shotguns)

    One more thing -
    The SMGs have the same reload times as most automatic weapons, varying from 3-4 seconds. That really isn't a slow reload time.
    I find myself barely using the Skullcrusher and minigun now, in favor of the SMGs which in my opinion are superior.
     
  5. jacobkolstad

    jacobkolstad Well-Known Member

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    People be like:
    "We want SMGs!"
    And then they got them they be like:
    "SMGs suck!"

    -_-
     
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  6. Dathamier

    Dathamier Well-Known Member

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    Yes, i probably should have done my research before this but my idea still exists
    I'm glad you pointed that out in a nice way though brawler, I'm sure you know that I don't use these guns often
    :confused:

    I'm glad that we see the same way on this brawler, it really helps
     
  7. BBSlayer5150

    BBSlayer5150 Well-Known Member

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    I feel that half the people who say the SMGs are bad tried them twice, then gave up on them. It takes time to get used to a new play style. I feel that people are trying to use their tactics for autos and snipers with the SMGs, which does not work out well in the end. They need to understand the use of the SMG, figure its strengths, and overcome its weaknesses. When you learn the weapon and play style, you have one beast of a weapon.

    What I say to these people: give the SMGs another chance. Figure out a new play style when using them. Challenge yourself with overcoming the learning curve. Over time, you will think twice about the SMGs.
    (I know that some people use SMG's like autos when I see someone in a large group of his/her team, stafe jumping, and trying to shoot at me at medium range).
     
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  8. cantaloupe77

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    I enjoy the SMGs very much. I haven't noticed anyone who has said "SMGs suck" though. They added another layer to MC-war and I'm glad the update added them :grinning:
     
  9. Usp45

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    In the words of @ZapCrusher , people think they suck because they can't 1 shot someone from 50 blocks.
     
  10. Dathamier

    Dathamier Well-Known Member

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    and this is why I made this, I want to try to make a united effort to try to alert the non forum community, I dont know if I just got a not as good group of people but in multiple servers people really just... hated the SMG weapons, they didn't want to use them because they didn't want to give them a chance
     
  11. 505

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    I think they're fine though I prefer the minigun :stuck_out_tongue: I just wish they had Mw3 ammo capacities

    Mc-war: mp7(20) pp90m1(50)

    Mw3: mp7(40) pp90m1(36)
     
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  12. DrZRG

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    Most of the time, here's what I see.

    Unprestige Players: OMG Mac10 sucks so all smgs must suck too!

    Prestige Players: SMGs suck I'm going back to my crossbow

    The SMGs are quite deadly If used correctly, people just don't give them a chance.
     
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  13. chikenanater011

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    But then again I could say the same to l118a and barret, m4a1 and ak47 and many others if you took away the texture and name.
    I think the smg's are generally pretty sucky with the exception of mac-10 and my favourite gun of all time, mp7 (this is just my opinion though)
     
  14. Celx41

    Celx41 Well-Known Member

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    Lol so not true.
    PP90m1 with a 36 round magazine? Nope. The helical magazine that it's famous for holds around 60 bullets. And the MP7 doesn't fire a 40 round magazine. The conventional MP7 magazine holds about 30 rounds.
    For proof:
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  15. 505

    505 Well-Known Member

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    ~ revised: MW3 capacity
     
  16. TheTruePainGame

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    Honestly, compared to the 3 round burst guns, smgs aren't that great in my opinion.
     
  17. Dathamier

    Dathamier Well-Known Member

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    But here's the difference, your being respectful about it, you not yelling at people who like the SMGs, your not randomly telling everyone about how much they suck. To be honest the SMGs are really not my thing, I've been trying to play them more often because I think that everything should have a chance.
     
  18. BrawlerAce

    BrawlerAce Well-Known Member

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    You shouldn't force yourself to use weapons you hate. If you don't like SMGs, you should probably stay away from them then.
    However, SMGs are like miniguns that have magazines and do slightly less damage.
     
  19. Flaming_Alpaca

    Flaming_Alpaca Well-Known Member

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    The SMG's are designated for cqc. People on mc war are used to camping half way across the map with an AR or with a sniper picking people off without having to worry too much about being killed. However, the smgs are only for close quarters combat. I admit myself the smgs are hard to use at first because I camp a lot. But as I began rushing more, the smh role was great. If you learn to rush and avoid too much hp loss, the smgs will favor you. However if you just camp and expect to get kills, the smgs are not for you. They are for swift movement gamemodes like ctf and ffa. It also depends on the map. On maps like hijacked, shipment, pipeline, the smg role is perfect.
     
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