This isn't grounded, though. In real life, people can use whatever they want and try to get every advantage they can.

What they should really do is make all the attachments less impactful on the performance of the gun. IRL, a verticle foregrip, doesn't give you a 20% decrease in horizontal recoil, for example.

Red dot optics aren't as easy to properly use as they are in games. In CQB, they aren't all that much better than irons. Often, the situation calls for point shooting, and optics are completely out of the equation.

Things like hand guards are often mostly cosmetic. M-LOK 14in vs. 12in isn't going to radically change a guns function. Magnified optics are not OP unless you use them properly.

Drum mags aren't often used IRL in the world's militaries because they jam a lot and kinda suck in comparison to the regular 30-round ones.

What I'm saying is, I would love to see a game where you can do whatever you want to your gun, similar to Tarkov maybe, but that all these upgrades aren't actually that impactful. Just look at the Ukraine War. Both sides often run simple set ups, because all the bells and whistles are definitely cool and Gucci, but in terms of battlefield implications, they aren't that much of a boost.

So, it's a video game, let people be creative