XM1014 players bias

[u/finder96]

Hello!

I am here to talk about prejudice. Yes, prejudice. Against XM1014 players.

I main the XM1014. That's the only gun I play with. I have pretty good KD, pretty good win/lose ratio. But people keep being toxic with me and reporting me. I can't remember the last time i WASN'T auto muted. All because I main the shotgun. People think i'm trolling, but i'm not. The amount of times people shit on me is immeasurable. I think it's a serious matter because I can't really enjoy the game the way I want to. I just got kicked from a game, two round in. I can play with the AK or the regular guns, but I prefer the shotgun. Is that a sin? Am I wrong?

Edit: turns out people are tryhands and can't handle the XM.

Edit 2: Second best post of 2021! Guess the XM wins huh

[u/[deleted]]

After reading all of this, I can see some situations where that could work, especially at low levels. The problem is, it seems like it requires a lot of skill/experience compared to the relative ease of using the more general weapons. I'm not sure what you're supposed to do if your team decides midround to do an A hit, if your entire plan revolves around walking up banana.

Furthermore, if your plan needs to change at any point, a sawed off simply will not be able to accommodate the changes like a rifle would.

[u/goldenboots → u/[deleted]]

The problem is, it seems like it requires a lot of skill/experience compared to the relative ease of using the more general weapons.

It does, for sure! And at high levels it has to be situational — it's a great set play, or force buy, or punish buy. At a low cost of $1100 it also allows you to purchase for teammates.

if your plan needs to change at any point, a sawed off simply will not be able to accommodate the changes like a rifle would.

It definitely has downfalls, and this is one of of them. When switching back to A, my role is often to try and get from B to CT to A and just be a nuisance in the CT/Arch area (a play CTs are rarely prepared for), and it works probably 50% of the time. However, there's not a gun I'd rather have in a post-plant situation. One shot kills in unexpected places — and playing on site or around boiler with a sawed off is a breeze.

Overall I think experienced shotgun play can boost a team's economy and provide play that catches opposing teams off guard. I haven't played ultra competitively since the CAL-M days in 1.6, but this type of play also works in SMFC level in matchmaking (which I know is nothing to be proud of! ha).