I use the thumper/soldier and i have been ranking 1st most of the games with an average of 15-20 kills and between 2 and 3 deaths per game. I also tend to go into fights of me vs 4 of them, except when i see the big dudes that take like 5 hits to take them down. I have not tried any of the other guns. But i am pretty happy…
I don't have any problems coming up against players with the sticky launcher, unless I'm in a confined space (then three widely spread explosive projectiles become a problem). The weapon balance is off, and there are too few options as a beginner - but you do learn to quickly overcome it and as soon as you get into games…
You need to accept the fact that more 'entry' level options is a must in this case, rushing out a new class isn't a great idea when the other classes aren't even polished, let alone balanced on how they gain XP pending on what actions they take during gameplay. The Raider itself has several types of option in all of their…