I've seen lots of people saying the golden gun isn't as good as nova bomb or fist of havoc, but the thing is, you can't use them in the same situations. Nova bomb and fist of havoc can be used to save your life, by using it on the enemy(ies) shooting at you up close, but golden gun, as many people found out, is not good for this. It isn't supposed to be able to quickly get you out of a bad situation, but it can be used to prevent you from getting into one (maybe). For example, say you are about to start capturing an enemy control point. You look at your radar and see that there are at least 2 enemies there. You activate golden gun, charge in, quickly dispatch the enemies, and proceed to capture the point. For the other classes in the same situation, they can try to rush in thinking they can handle the enemies, but soon realize they've underestimated them. Quick super attack, (lifesaver) they're dead, capture the point. Another reason it isn't underpowered is also situational. Nova bomb and fist of havoc can easily take out groups of enemies packed close together, quickly and easily. Golden gun can do this, but with some difficulty. The thing is, what if you find enemies in the same area that aren't close enough to be annihilated with one blast? Golden gun, bang bang bang, problem solved.