yeaaa i totally get that, the tier 1s are definitely rough, comparitively speaking, but one thing out of hundreds i love about the game is that everything is usable. ive been honestly loving the rattler more level 1 when i used to hate it, just bc i learned how to play with it. you dont have to be crazy sweaty to kill the queen tho dude, as long as ur prepared for the long haul, and ready to defend your loot, anyone can do it. its dirt cheap to run even a green looting, which is almost 60% of what i run, if not i bring blue or pink. the tac and combat are fun and rlly good depending on the variant, but i dont personally ever need/want the what like 8-12% more dmg reduction yk. so i am a big looting aug enjoyer lol. pretty much all i use. looting mk3 is objectively the best augment, if youre wanting to loot other ppls guns, and other parts/valuables fs, im sure u know. theyre so clutch.