In general the changes would buff pistols while at the same time removing the RNG factor from them, i.e the fight for who gets the headshot before aimpunch kicks in and makes the game unplayable. It's very important to understand that these damage 'nerfs' aren't actually nerfs but changes to balance out the introduction of controllable pistol recoils. Since the CZ-75 won't have any recoil changes but only damage nerfs, it'll be indirectly balanced out by both having better alternatives and at the same time still being the close range powerhouse that it is, just that headshots would deal something like 70~ damage rather than a guaranteed 90-110 damage hit in close range and would need a headshot and two body shots rather than a headshot and one body shot to finish off an enemy player. Most pistols only need a change to how much a headshot deals, i.e remove the one shot capability of close range p250/tec9/fiveseven and remove the ability to long range one shot on non armored HS with USP/P2000 and glocks. Reduce the damage of all pistols to balance the change too a recoil controlled type of shooting. This change brings skill into using pistols rather than luck based RNG. 1.6 had a very linear recoil pattern which had to be pulled down and controlled like any other weapon while in CS:GO currently there's nothing that can be controlled apart from how fast you tap/how long you let the spread degrade. Instead there should be a recoil/spread that's controllable. Currently all you have to do to get a headshot is aim at the head and pray to the RNG gods that your bullet is actually gonna hit what you're aiming at. since the current way recoil works on the pistol is RNG based rather than based on control. Redo all recoil/spread/inaccuracy of the current pistols. It hasn't been that way in any other CS game to date, only in CS:GO and it's very clear that it's a bad idea overall for a game so based on economy and eco rounds. It should not be a gateway into actually being able to win duels. the reduced damage you get from armor should always be the biggest reason you buy armor. Aimpunch should not be the reason you buy armor, it's insanely detrimental to the game. Make aimpunch work like it did in 1.6, i.e a lot smaller punches on bodyhit without armor, similar to view punch when shooting, only big aim punches on headshots without helmet, small punch with helmet. Tl dr: Devs want CZ Armor to replace old Deagle Armor without the economic risk (or skill). Make it so that, just like with the old Deagle Armor, your economy does actually suffer significantly if you go CZ Armor and lose. Currently, if you CZ Armor and get that trade, your economy is boosted. If the devs are going to ruin the Deagle Armor by making it such an inaccurate weapon, they should just replace it with the CZ Armor like they seemingly want to, but with the proper price tag. I think that increasing the price of the CZ would make teams try and actualize the skill ceiling of the weapon because a simple trade wouldn't justify the price tag if it was 650 or 800. F0rest got a quad-kill with the thing in ESCW which is nearly impossible with a CZ because of its random spray pattern. I believe in skilled hands the P250 is a superior pistol, with similar damage falloff, more ammo, better accuracy, and at a lesser price. The problem I have with the CZ is that it isn't expensive enough, making it a weapon that teams use to trade kills and it's way too easy to use to that effect. It also did less damage than GO's iteration, taking 3 hits to an armored opponent to kill (aside from the head, obviously). It's a gun you had to use well, because its small clip and slow rate of fire meant you were dead if you missed. I don't think I've ever seen anyone call the Deagle in 1.6 'OP'.

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