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I am sorry, but not sure what your point is? I play HC only as well, so I get where you are coming from, but I still don't know how what you are saying applies to what I said.

My point was simply that you can't give one particular weapon class an advantage by making  perks or designing  advantages specifically for one type of player.

I think BO did a fairly decent job with weapon range, which I talk about a lot on these forums. MW3 I can take you out from any range with an SMG as effectively as I could a Sniper Rifle. BO I felt was somewhat better in this regard, though there is definitely room for improvement. You could at least feel the disadvantage if you attempted to shoot long range with an SMG as they tended to spray at anything other than CQB range.

Assault Rifles are the class weapon of choice for the majority of elite forces around the world because of their diverse range. They are effective in CQB and have the ability to be effective in long range engagements.

I have always made the argument that no perk should benefit one weapon type over another, however it is incumbent upon the developers to make the differentiation between weapon classes very clear. SMGs and Shotguns should be highly effective in CQB, more inconsistent in medium range engagements, and highly ineffective in long range engagements. An SMG should spray like crazy from range and should be difficult if not impossible to get kills with.

ARs are the toughest class. They really need to have a happy medium. They should be average at CQB, highly effective at mid-range, and slightly below average at range.  Let's face it, they are the most versatile weapons used in the field, and will most likely always be the most used and effective weapons in the game.

Snipers should be deadly from range, above average in mid-range engagements, and practically useless in CQB.

Again, my argument was simply that you can't change or add perks to benefit one particular class. The perks should have the same effect for every weapon class. The biggest and best change the devs could make is to properly balance the weapons by class.

1) My understanding has always been that silencers reduce the effective range of weapons.  Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to me that the weapon ratings always showed a reduction in range, not damage, with silencers, thus making them less effective at range. The penalty is actually a range penalty. Less effective at range = less damage from range, but doesn't impact the damage rating of the weapon overall.

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The major disadvantage of the silencer is the reduction in damage over range. Damage over range is reduced to about 70% of its original value for submachine guns and pistols, and to less than 50% for assault rifles. It should be noted that at a 25m range and beyond, bullets from a suppressed assault rifle will be dealing their minimum damage, while an unsuppressed assault rifle will still be dealing maximum bullet damage. This emphasizes the use of silencers as a close to mid-range attachment." -http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Silencer

2) I play HC, so not an issue, but it serves a purpose. It keeps the game of the game by revealing where a player was killed from, helps to lessen camping with ANY weapon as players will know where their attacker was.

3) I don't fully get what the OP is getting at with this one.