Well for an LMG it’s accuracy was poor and like I said earlier, there was no reason to choose it over the KE even after all the nerfs unless you just love the gun (which I did after CoD WaW.) This was clearly unfair seeing as you start with the KE-7
In CQC, at 670 RPM it’s relatively poor accuracy coupled with its 20 round mag made it no match for SturmGs, M1907s, and three of the most popular medic guns. It was a match for a few of the assault semi-autos but those outclass it outside of CQC. It was a dud
Post-patch or pre-patch? I’ve used it a bit post-patch and it feels a lot better than it did before. I might actually start using regularly when playing as support
I’m pretty set on the MG42 and dont enjoy the lmg cheese by support. But if this is buffed then I might have to use and abuse it before the next patch lol.
I don’t know if I’m just imagining things, or if there’s something else going on, but the FG-42 feels kind of … worse when I used it recently. It feels like it doesn’t do that much damage anymore, even though the patch notes say nothing about changes in damage values.
Maybe I just need time to adjust to the gun again, or something …
I played quite a lot with the FG-42, but in the end I put it down, as the 20 round magazine and erratic recoil on PS4 just didn’t cut it.
After the “buff”, it feels like I need a whole magazine to get one kill with it. Rather switching back to the KE7, the 5 extra bullets make a huge difference.
Oh, the Suomi is amazing. For CQC it’s a beast, but not really for medium/long engagements.
Best gun in the whole game, slap on the AA sights and it does the business from slaughtering medics in CQC to competing with the Assault at the medium to fairly decent long ranges. Manageable recoil and a beastly rate of fire.
I sort of hope more people don’t realise just how good this gun is
I think the FG-42’s in a good place after the buff. Bufore the buff it was a wannabe KE-7 / wannabe sturmG. It’s definitely become better but it’s not OP and reall the second last unlock each class has should be good
Honestly it’ll probably be a ‘hidden gem’. The community won’t bother with it becuase of the small mag, but those on YT will sing it’s praises, and talk about how good it is. Which sadly yes, might give it a nerf.
Personally, I can live with a small mag. I’ve used the Suomi and Tommy gun with the ROF buff (no mag upgrade), and the same for the MG42. It just requires a different approach to the game, but they reward you. The FG42 is the same. Moreso, after the buff.
I cant wait to unlock it. Support is the class I don’t play the most but I am actually enjoying it in BFV. I really want to use the Lewis. I heard it was a beast.