As the statistics show, pulse rifles aren't used that often. That made me think about all the weapons currently in the game. Special weapons have three kinds (fusion, shotgun, sniper), primary weapons have four kinds (auto, scout, handcannon, pulse). And then there are the heavy weapons, with only two kinds (rocket launcher & machine gun). Maybe one of the reasons the pulse rifle is underused is that there is just one too many kind of primary weapon. Maybe it would be better to forget about pulse rifles (although I think it wouldn't be possible to take them out of the game, would it?) and instead add a new kind of weapon to the heavy weapon arsenal? For example a laser gun which creates a constant stream of damage? Maybe this is a stupid idea, maybe it wouldn't work. I don't know, just something I was thinking about.