HCs, Scout and Pulse Rifles are acceptable. People complain about specials, especially fusions, because there are some people who get most, if not all, of their kills from them. Special weapons aren't very special when you're able to use them all game without penalty. Fusions need a range reduction or special ammo needs to become much more scarce. Snipers are for twats who camp a lane all day while they use their teammates as a buffer zone (rusted lands and shores of time). Machine guns are 100x more acceptable than rocket launchers, especially rocket launchers with tracking. If you use a rocket launcher, I automatically assume you're bad and will teabag you relentlessly every time I kill you.