Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-27849872-20170618161449/@comment-26466669-20170620171857

Memes never die wrote: Basically you guys want a non balanced op weapon just like when spas got nerfed people were complaining "omggggggg spas not op anymoaffrrrrrrrrr" it's not supposed to be op. PR will nerf it and all the weapons will be balanced once more But there is multiple things that balance it

-Slow walkspeed makes it easy mobs to trip you and makes you an easy target for brute clubs

-A digger can easily flank a M249 user

-There is a long 6 sec reload which makes you reliant on team support for cover. If you have a bad team that dies quick then it is better to use the Spas-12 or AK-47. Many prestiges I see still use the Spas-12 and AK-47 over the M249.

-An Elec Elm can constantly zap you to keep you from reloading.

-Ammo giving armors makes you vulnerable to fire elms.

-The rank, the cost, and no gamepass is why i'm usually the only one in the server with it.

I could make an argument that it balances out the charged brute as survivors have a weapon with a high dps, besides the minigun, that can kill the charged brute. Minigun isn't ever really used in Survival due to its limited ammo. M249 can be useful in survival as it is refillable. The Minigun would outclass it in shorter gamemodes, as it has a dps twice as high, like Rescue and President.