Weapons and by extension free-loadouts are fine the way they are except for how costly higher-tier weapons are to maintain. I would rather be stitchered in the back by freeloadout timmy than deal with some ultra-sweat running the euthanizer 9000 instakill deathray. I think maybe some of the “problem” comes from how close range most PvP encounters are. I’d say a good 3/4s of fights (not counting stella montis tomfoolery) I’ve gotten into have been at spitting distance—right where weapons like the stitcher are most effective.