If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
I dont say that making avenger cheaper will solve the problem out. U will end up with everyone using avengers ...The way it is now could have been OK if it was no full loot game, but it is.Altough Aim shoots are overpowered , people who play >60 min a day will not let you change it. Hardcore players - no lifers dont care if u nerf BG, they are gonna waste time and farm/craft avengers just to have 10% more dps no matter what, on the other side little sniper nerf will make u read 50 page whine troll topic.
So funny to read that for big gunners hard to find weapons. very easy LSW blueprint can be found. Miniguns also can be looted from patrols. And also lvling big guns more easier than sg, craft flamer - go in desert. 5 hours = 24lvl.
U will end up with everyone using avengers ...
I have big gunner and sniper (energy sniper and small gun sniper). I don't see any disbalance between them. When I'm playing sniper I can kill almost everyone from far away. From close fight I could easy die. Big gunner is good for close range. Not good against snipers from distance. If something needs nerf I would say that heavy handed needs. (hate those trollers with heavy handed unarmed chars)
Ok, so u said that u see both build balanced, cheap to maintain build is as strong as expensive BG, thats what im talking about for the whole time, as a sniper u can get almost any weapon and go farm kill, can a biggunner do the same in the same way ?
Flamer is cheap and easy to craft , same as the fuel for it. And flamer can fire 4-6 (maybe more) enemies from single burst. It's fast leveling.