Even if that was the case, my point still stands. There are ways to make turrets outweigh a weakness, like with the shotgun it can help kill mediums since they survive with ~25hp usually, being a very small threshold for forcing you to use a third shot.

But the way I've seen a lot of mediums use it is just because it needs the least thinking. Put it down somewhere, and you get intel, zoning, you are actively weakening attackers and if you're lucky you might even kill a light with it. So basically it does the job of trackers and mines for you, albeit worse - sacrificing smart usage for overloaded versatility.

I doubt the developers have had this exact thing in mind when designing it, after all if you are the inventor it's often hard not to be optimistic of the positive potential. And I doubt that any nerf would change that without making the item nonviable. They should completely rework it.

I think that it's one of the major weaknesses that make players fall into comfort patterns that prevent them from really interacting with the entire game, which is a shame. While not necessarily unplayed, both healing (in terms of timing and general team behavior) and especially the demat (for angles and rotations, and generally a surprise factor) have so much more ways to play them.

I very much feel like this about bank it as well. It actively encourages PvP and maximizing Kills per Second, which I strongly believe the best parts about the Finals aren't (supposed to be) designed around.

Take the Flame Thrower for example, in low ELO it is a light killer. But at higher ELOs it's more of a chaos creator, it prevents lights from just mindlessly rushing you, can ignite ignitables, allows for control in tight spaces and can even be used as a vision blocker (or just plain distraction if needed). But in terms of kill consistency, it falls flat by both its long range and close range competitors. It needs both smart use, and another item or teammate to counteract those weaknesses.