High spread and a wide suppression cone, while rendering the suppression effect only visual would add more skill to the current system.
But range breaking laser guns are not something I want in bf. I really liked the alpha gunplay. You stick your little assault face around the wrong corner, and you will lose it to ranged options, map design helped engagement ranges as well, but the new spread enforced gun ranges play to a more tactical and conscientious note.
Spread and horizontal recoil have saved infantry console combat, the AA is no longer a literal aim bot eating up the skill gap.