I still think the ultimate way to balance BG vs bursting smalls is to have some setup time. Say it takes 3 or 4 seconds standing still before a big gun can fire and no time for an assualt rifle. Then you can pop round a corner and burst with ARs but not with heavy machine guns ... but BG would ultimately be the better dps.
It's not a bad idea, but needs to be implemented properly. For example like this:
- when walking, no deployment time
- when standing still, no deployment time
- when running, you do get it
So you only get it after running and firing. The length could be as long as the common equip animation.
That would really be the something that sg burst needs to stand out from bg.
bg are nerfted allready, no one will use "walking" guns. it is death wish. snipers will eat all bgs with walking gun, shoot run back shoot run back shoot...allmost like killing s mutants. so what they have better damage if you cant reach anyone.
You don't have to walk all the time. You can run, "equip", fire. And the world isn't a place where snipers and bgs duel each other eternally.