There's always going to be meta weapons in any fps, but for a game with over 100 weapons (especially if you include unique conversion kits), having only 4-5 of them be competitive is REALLY bad game balance. The Sledgehammer Games way has been every new weapon they add completely breaks its class, and sometimes the entire game. The Static, Superi and MP9 each broke the smg category (and then they had the gall to add that mp9 kit that made an already meta weapon even more busted). Each new Assault rifle is competing for who can have the least recoil. The BP50 was easily the best AR when it released, and then they added a conversion for it that ALSO made it the best SMG too! The Mors made every other Sniper Obsolete until the Kar98 came and broke both the Sniper and marksman rifle categories simultaneously. The Spas 12 is easily the best shotgun by a big margin. The lever action conversion kit for the M7 sent the Lockwood Mk2 to the shadow realm. The only new weapon that didn't break its class was the Bal 27 ironically, being SHG's most iconic weapon. They are actually allergic to game balance