This thread was added on April 22, 2020, with posts from Ubi-RealDude.
Original Post
This is unbelieveable ... UBI /Massive ???? you backtrack and give in to a bunch of crybabies who can,t put together a decent build without going on You tube and looking for Meta ???? what is wrong with you ??? have you no dignity ???? what about the guys who already crushed there M1A,S ???? What about the guys who want thier white flag back ??? this is so so wrong , You are FOOLS UBI/MASSIVE .. giving in to a bunch of underskilled cry baby wannabe elites who are punching above thier wieght and need the easy option .... this is VERY VERY SAD ..............
The 40% damage reduction to the M1A classic was more drastic than we had initially planned for. As such it will be reverted back to its pre-TU9 values. The rifle will still receive a 20% reduction for PvP.
However...
We will be doing a more comprehensive look at balance overall in the future, and the M1A (among other things) will be a part of that process. In the meantime, the builds that some have already shifted to that don't rely on the M1A have not gotten any weaker in last 6 hours since the news of the reverted nerf was shared.
Hopefully the 20% will prove enough to assuage concerns of how this weapon can dominate PvP, but there are still other options and other things - even among rifle builds - that work in PvE.