Hopscotch is trash-tier. Why the hell would I willingly gimp myself, with no reward for doing so?

You have no idea what you're talking about, trust me. I have one with headseeker, braced frame, and glass half full. It literally bring you to basically no health with 2 bursts. If I empty my mag out a bit, I 2 burst people with full health. it hip fires on point as well. That gun is amazing with the right roles.

First off, *roles. Second, that's a single weapon with a single roll. That doesn't mean the entire archetype is viable. That kind mentality, "This weapon is good, so all weapons in this archetype are good", is why auto rifles are still struggling to compete with the rest of the primary types.