Talk:HC1 Cougar/@comment-37854054-20200630012849

Lotta people say it's a "heavy" downgrade from the NC's GD-23. Now, while it might be a downgrade in some ways, it usually is just a marginal difference. Sure, its minimum damage happens sooner... but only by 5 meters. And sure, it has less hipfire accuracy... not that either are built for it anyway. But, it has a few extra rounds, it shoots slightly faster, and most other stats are same. In my opinion, it is overall, just as good as the GD-23. The only thing players should actually notice (other than MAYBE the bullet velocity) is that they have opposite recoil biases, Cougar going left and Razor going right (but the intensity is more or less the same).

As for how I would build the weapon, I'd use a 2× or 1× for maximum recoil control, a compensator, a forward grip or a laser in case you are always paranoid that someone will try to sneak up on you up close, and of course, high velocity ammo to make this thing all the more effective at it's main purpose: mid-long range combat.