Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30991683-20180505121701/@comment-33637357-20180509091436

I see this thread's point of view, and yes, the M249 is quite powerful compared to most weapons in the game

You say that people who have the M249 think they're the best at the game, althought this isn't entirely true, they do have bragging rights after going through so much grinding to get it.

You complain about the M249 stealing so many kills from newbies, but have you ever considered that when they're on a farming server with max party, the newbies can get quite a lot of money just from the party share (especially the Void map in my opinion), and if they don't get enough from that, just go to a singleplayer server or beginners server and farm there.

There is also very few people who want to be the "MVP", and how often have you seen someone brag about being MVP for even a minute?

People use the M249 because it can basically carry all the survivors.,even WITH the M249, it's still kind of difficult to survive, so imagine what it's like without it.

The M249 is better than pretty much most weapons, so I don't see why you don't use it.

Now, in PvP, M249 is overpowered, that's definitely true, and I also think it should be nerfed but ONLY in PvP modes.

I think it should stay the same in normal zombie modes

In conclusion, the M249 is basically an all-rounded weapon, which can serve many purposes (But definitely don't use it to snipe)