The L120_Isolator

I have seen a lot of mixed feelings about the iso in the forums. A lot of people say it's too overpowered, and a lot of people say it's fine. I personally think it's fine the way it is, but that's just my opinion. I'll break down every factor with the iso here:

First of all, the fire rate. It is a bolt action sniper, so there is a long time in between shots. My results have gotten me a rough time in between shots to be 1.15 seconds. That is a pretty hefty pause there. If one shot is missed, the enemy has about a second to react and shoot. That is a pretty big amount of time just to get a few shots off. The enemy can kill you easily if even just one shot is missed. Also, if there is a group of enemies and they see you, there is almost NO chance of survival. For even two people, that's just about two and a half seconds to kill you.

The dissembler, the MSR, and the Dragunov are all semi automatic. They have a much, much less amount of time in between shots. Grant it, they are not One-Shot-One-Kill weapons, but they have a much lower pause in between shots.

Another part of the iso is the reload time. My tests have given me an average of around 4.95 seconds. That's almost FIVE seconds. That's the amount of time you can almost go through the whole clip on a bolt action sniper. That five seconds is 1/45 of the average TDM (given it lasts 180 seconds). Just reloading uses up a significant amount of time. Again, if there is a group of enemies, there is almost no chance of survival. Also, 4.95 seconds is one of the longest reload times for every gun! A full python clip runs at about three seconds. That leaves two seconds of not having any chance of defending yourself.

Next comes damage. The iso does a great deal of damage. It does just enough damage with a regular shot to one-shot-kill someone, but not enough to one-shot some one with armor. Although, with a headshot, the iso will one-shot someone with iron armor. This is the only one bullet kill gun for TDM or CTF without a headshot.

Lastly, comes clip size and total ammo. The clip size of the L120_Isolator is four ammo per clip. In total, it has 4 + 60 ammo. Given the immense amount of time taken to shoot a whole clip and the reload time, shooting a full clip and reloading would take about 9.75 seconds. At that rate, without scavenger, the whole gun would be emptied in 156 seconds (of constant shooting). Compared to guns other than snipers, that is good, but compared to the other snipers, that is pretty bad.

Since the iso is a one-shot-kill, it can rack up 64 kills if not a single bullet is missed. That is extremely good, except for the fact that not everyone is a perfect sniper. To sum it up, having a clip size of four is pretty terrible, given the reload time and the pause between shots.



Overall:
(only taking account of one factor in at a time)
-Pause between shots: -1
-Reload time: -1
-Damage: +1
-Clip size: -1
-Total ammo: +1
Total: -0.5

(Taking account of more than one factor)
-Pause between shots and clip size: -1
-Pause between shots and reload time: -1
-Pause between shots and damage: +0.5
-Reload time and damage: +1
-Reload time and total ammo: +1
-Damage and clip size: +0
-Clip size and total ammo: +0.5
Total: +1

In my opinion, the iso is an exceptional gun and I think it's pretty balanced. What do you think?

 

Thanks!