Modern Warfare 2 Akimbo 1887 overpowered?

Being a Modern Warfare 2 fan. I see an interesting discussion regarding the 1887 shotgun. It seems like more and more players use it in conjunction with Akimbo perk. Meaning that you can carry the guns one in each hand and reload it ala terminator. The accuracy is high, the damage is punishing. So is it overpowered? Here are some of the discussion on Kotaku. 

Mr Bionic
Akimbo 1887 shotguns are more of a game killer than the javelin glitch. Can we get the word out to get THOSE fixed too!?
Oh, wait, idiots LIKE the akimbo 1887s being over-powered. When people use them, I back out of the game immediately. THEY ARE BROKEN PEOPLE, STOP USING THEM

Beardbeardly@Mr Bionic.
Sniper Rifles are broken, they let you shoot ALL THEY WAY ACROSS THE MAP. Stop using them. Noob Toobs are broken. THEY EXPLODE ON IMPACT! Stop using them. Thermal sights are broken. THEY ALLOW YOU TO SEE HEAT SIGNATURES IN THE WILD. Stop using them. You should bitch about a genuine glitch, not something that makes sense in the context of the weapon. If you tell me 1887's aren't that powerful, btw, you're a liar or you're not aware of the actual range of an 1887 shotgun.

MrtheMoppie@Beardbeardly.
You can't use the real range or power of the weapon when you're allowed to carry one in each hand to fire at the same time while reloading like the terminator.
There's nothing wrong with the 1887 being a great gun. There's only a problem with akimbo.
Though, the 1887 was never designed to use anything besides the old school black powder shells. Not sure where you're getting all those these days. If you're so concerned with reality, that is.

MrBionic@Beardbeardly.
It doesn't make any sense in the context of the weapon at all. Real 1887s might have more range than your typical shotgun, but they lose power EXPONENTIALLY after a very short distance. Not in the game. They are as powerful at range as they are close-up, and it's ridiculous. Not to mention the ludicrously fast reload speeds.
Trust me, I'm far from the only person that feels this way, and the only people that tend to stick up for them are the people that just want to run around with them, don't want to have to worry about actually having any skill, and care only for stats.
IW needs to patch these guns so that they lose power outside a certain range, become WAY more inaccurate at range, and reload at a more realistic level. They probably won't, of course. Every game has an unbalanced weapon, but it doesn't mean I, or many, many other people, have to like it.


Beardbeardly  @MrBionic
The guns only have a range of about 15 paces in game. Anything outside of this and they're about useless, even in hardcore. The only REAL problem people seem to be having with them is that when it comes to up close and personal confrontations, they have two options "Akimbo SOMETHING" and knifing. The reloading only has to do with using Slight of Hand and if you have a problem with the perks then thats between you and IW. Now, playing hardcore, all I use is akimbo g18's which fire faster and more accurately than any of the shotguns and most people with shotguns get shot LONG before they reach their target. Perhaps your problem is that you're stuck in a game type a la "domination" where shotguns are the weapon du jour and you need to re-assess how you're playing YOUR game

Witzbold@MrBionic
I agree the range is bullshit same with the accuracy considering the fact that its being fired one handed.
Even more so when put into comparison with the newer shotguns that have been modernized.
Shit from "John Wayne" days should not be wiping folks out left and right.
*All of this talk is put into simple and easy to understand terms rather than going into the long boring conversation in regards to realism and the workings of the real counterparts    

Flik Nightshade
@MrBionic
There is a difference between your examples and what he is complaining about. First off, the range on these guns are completely out of whack. I've personally been killed with these things at sniper distances before. Second, the kick on the gun shouldn't allow for dual wielding of them to begin with. Yes, I know we're bringing realism into a video game, but ffs, it's ridiculous.

So overpowered? I belive no game is perfect. I do believe if you carry 2 shotguns, the accuracy will drop as you will also flinch when firing the weapons due to huge recoil. In medium distance, assault rifle should not lose againts double shotgun. But alas, this is a game and it happens. What do you think?

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