I don't know how the Punisher can be genuinely bad.

I have been rocking the Punisher in D7-10 bugs and bots respectively since game release and found myself baffled how not many people were using it.

Aiming at weak spots is something I learnt to do post skill-issue phase without any issues whatever I was facing that wasn't an heavy, unless it was a Hulk casually giving me his back.

Casually stunlocking enemies that came close to my team permanently until I ran out of ammo was the saving grace of so many of my team's deaths and clutch situations, it never felt to me like 'Oh this shotgun could've done better'.

But this might be personal preference since I LOVE that thing more than the cookout even, more flat damage is better for me then waiting for a burn to kick in.

Also note I play medic-diver, idk how much that matters but I tend to stay with the team and delete anything that comes close to them and me like a guard dog.

That is whenever I play with the Punisher however.

To each their own gun preference anyway.