Nerf it just like you did FG42, AVS and Type 100 MG all under the guise of it being historically accurate and the pitiful excuse of “it made them unique”
“This is historically accurate guys… and that’s what we’re about at enlisted balancing team… so now we have decided to also nerf the MG42 with its historically accurate 1200 RPM! Enjoy!”
I’ll acknowledge that it actually did have the ability to adjust its fire rate depending on configuration so this is fair… i just want to whine about these changes in the disguise of a suggestion… so i now switch it to mess room : )
Honestly I could not care less about historical accuracy
I want the guns to be balanced. If you have only 1 option for nation it should be balanced and usable first and foremost. Then if you have mutiple sidegrades they could feature things like ‘higher RoF but worse control’ or ‘higher RoF but less damage’ etc etc.
FG42 II needs to get its RoF lowered so its at least in line with T20. Meteor needs to be gutted etc etc
The Soviets and the allies would like to laugh in your face with either the rocket spamming or body armor which is prolific or special exceptions which are not obvious on a quick glance.
I personally dont actually think - contrary to popular believe - that MG42 with 1200 rpm would be a nerf, the difference between 1200 or 1000 is not that much noticeable.
yes you would waste more ammo, but you could shoot super rapid bursts that guaranteed kill a target instead of going all the time full auto.
this sounds more like a change in operation" than a direct performance change.
everything above 900 rpm is super rapid and doesnt really make much of a difference.
That being said - those other German MGs with over 1500 rpm are really overkill.