I can't say I see any wrong in what you've said, Slick. I agree completely. Though, I wish I could add to it a bit, as you seemed to have poured a lot of yourself into that response. But, I think you got a little more than the jist of it there. XD

I will say that you're right, falling in line with the question I posed before, what are they to do about it now? Like I implied and as you said, the game's too far along. They'd have to go in and tweak every single weapon, differentiating between not only the gaps based on, like you said, different styles of play, but also, for lack of better wording, price gaps.

I imagine that'd be quite the task, though, admittedly, I don't know crap about any of what goes into all that. Safe assumption though? More than that, I get the feeling a lot of players would be upset by it. A case of not what's wanted, at least not by all, but what is needed. Shame.

Ha, one more thing, you mentioned that it's all created an environment where the bridge between pros and noobs ever shrinks, right? On top of that, it's also made Era somewhat of an annoying place to live, at times. Some days, I just want to roam the streets without having to wave through a sea of bullets. I just want to chill, guys. I get that pking is part of the game, a huge part, but.. jeez.

Anyway.. thanks again. Very appreciated response.