Balance is the skill gap. Having an AR that works like an AR an a sub that works like a sub is more important than wether a gun has some recoil in a controller esport where everyone already shoots like prime formal. You think the m15 is hard to shoot? No. Neither was the Ames. Neither was the mcw. At this point just lean into finding weapons that work well for their roles and allow flexibility depending on the hill or map. If people wanna use a razer or mpc on a cqc hill then swap to a Dravec for others let them. It people wanna use it the mk35 and beam consistently or use the m15 for more of a hybrid let them.
That is the skill gap it has never been shooting not in new age cods with dynamic aim and high levels of aim assist
easy fix: the league just elects the challenger’s team that won the tourney earlier in the day to scrim the team from winners while losers finals is live. that negates the “not every team has an academy roster” issue. no unfair advantage, no arbitrary reasoning. straightforward
FWIW this is not a fake rule (PPA's should have restricted access for a number of good reasons)
That being said, @CODLeague should make this a perk for teams that wanna build an academy squad!
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