Whether you believe it or not, there is a meta. This time it's the weapons with fastest fire rates. Sure, there's variety, but if you look at the style, it's everything with the fastest fire rates. These weapons, which should only be viable in closer range scenarios (Save MIDA), are able to beat out the high impact, lower rate of fire weapons in their optimal zones. That shouldn't be happening. I don't know if it's my DTR or what, but I only seem to get paired with people using the best of the best weapons right now, with very few actually using something else. I want to be able to use my SUROS Regime with Focus Fire and win a mid-range battle against something meant for close range. I want to be able to use my First Curse and be able to kill that guy using a Last Word in the First Curse's optimal range. I want to be able to use my favorite shotguns and not constantly lose to Conspiracy Theory or other high impact shotguns because they have increased range when scoped/zoomed in. Everything should be viable in crucible, not some meta, not the best of the current best. I want to use my favorite weapons, not the meta, and be able to win fights when I get the first shot and am able to land precision hits a lot of the time. Currently, unless that player is just surprised or not very good, I will lose because they aren't the meta. I don't want these best weapons nerfed (Well... Last Word I do, but just damage falloff needs to happen soon after shotgun range ends). I want everything else buffed to be viable again. If it's not a high rate of fire auto rifle or pulse rifle, it loses. If it's not MIDA, Hung Jury, or one or two others, it loses. If it's not Last Word or Thorn (Yes, I'm seeing it come back), it loses. If it's not Conspiracy Theory-D, Party Crasher +1, Felwinter's Lie, Matador 64, or (More recently) Patch-A, it loses If it's not 1000 yard stare, or another sniper that has high impact so they can shoot you once, switch insanely fast, and hit you once to kill you, it loses (Also, there's still lag, because I'm still seeing bullets go through walls to kill me, and the majority of the time, I have a green connection) If it's not Thesan or Plan C, and sometimes Susanoo, it loses. If it's not a Havoc Pigeon or Iron Wreath, it loses (To be fair, there aren't a lot o sidearms, though). Heavy has remained mostly fine, but Truth is being overused quite a bit with it's aggressive tracking. I want to use my favorites and not be forced to play with other weapons. I've had to switch to finish up grimoire for some modes, and I hate it. I have to use the meta in trials and Iron Banner, and I hate it. I hate using snipers or the slow firing, high impact shotguns. I hate using spray and pray weapons. I hate using pulse rifles, save Bad Juju and Red Death. I hate using hand cannons, besides Ace of Spades and First Curse. I want to play with what I want, but if I do, I might as well kiss the win goodbye for that game, or at the very least expect a KD under 1. Please, just buff the weapons that aren't up to par. Auto rifles still haven't recovered, and high impact pulse rifles are still down there too.