You are lacking some facts about the gun and the hammer...
Gun -> If you skill in int, you nearly got way better ammor regeneration etc, but no autoshoot or double.
If you wanna have autoshoot and double in an effective way, you have too less int to shoot very much bullets.
Gun might be strong, but definitely not overpowered.
Also the whole thing with the hammer.
You need to TOUCH the enemy to kill him and if you want to get useful benefits of the hammer by specializing on it, you will lack on distance damage.
Grenade specialization can do equal dmg to the hammer in a bigger area and with range of dmg, but there you lack more ammo.
The rifle can hit multiple enemys in distance and deal good, but not perfect damage.
It also is superior to the hammer / gun, but here the ammo lacks aswell.
The last weapon is she shotgun which, when statted properly, can shoot loads of bullets which pierce through the enemys, which make it a LOT deadlier than the hammer in close AND in wide range, as INT adds range to the bullets of the shotgun.
What we see in those explainations is that the weapons which require to get picked up ALWAYS are superior to gun and hammer which you have from the beginning.
Please dont forget, that weapons you are NOT specialized on can aswell get their effects.
If you really think before statting, you can combine great powers of gun/hammer with the powers of a pick-up weapon.
The weapons definitely arent overpowered and got tested pretty often. I leveled an account for each weapon to level 50+ and tested different ways to stat, and i have to say: you ALWAYS can pwn if you alter your way to play to the weapon you use.
Hammer -> invest something in STA for not dieing so fast and be a good hooker
Gun -> aim properly and keep distance. Always stay near hideouts and move quick for not getting hit while ammo is regenerating
Shotgun -> move around the map fast and if you are close to an enemy or see much enemys near then give them a few shots
Grenade -> only use in distance as multiple explosions also higher the self damage. It has dominant fighting qualities if used right
Rifle -> ALWAYS keep your distance, andlearn how to aim good. Try to hit multiple enemys with one shot.
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