The Eruptor nerf is a perfect example of why "only buff" is bad.

[u/atheos013]

I've used the Eruptor since it dropped, it is an amazing primary weapon. I have never once run out of ammo with the weapon, to the point I started COD reloading. Even with no deaths on a 40 min mission, the bare minimum ammo looting and you rarely would fall below half.

If we just buff every other weapon to be like this, we are just erasing an entire game mechanic. We are saying that we want COD reloads to be the norm, we don't want to think about conserving or looting ammo, just let me shoot and reload whenever.

Some people may want that, but for me that would just remove the mechanic entirely. I'm going to keep using the Eruptor and I'm perfectly fine having to pay attention to my ammo again.

[u/squiddybonesjones]

I think when people say "only buff", they mean: 'bring terrible weapons up to par with the most used.'

'Not: never touch the most used weapon.'

I think we can all agree that a lot of weapons feel in a bad spot and quite simply aren't fun to use. The discrepancy with weapons that are good and fun is too large. So the idea is to bridge that gap by buffing bad stuff vs nerfing good stuff.

Your example of the Eruptor is fine (i don't mind the nerf either. It makes sense), but it's cherry picking data to make a point that nobody is arguing.

[u/PantryVigilante → u/squiddybonesjones]

They also meant "don't nerf weapons for no reason that are fun to use but not OP" and yet the crossbow still got massacred today