The most maligned gun of Season 3 is one of its best.

But no more of that.

I recently got back on the Charge SMG train, and I don’t want to get off.

Ariana Grande wields the fearsome Charge SMG

Let’s get into the technical details for a second.

A quick trigger pull will fire a three-round burst.

A blue-quality Charge SMG will kill a fully shielded and overshielded target in 15 shots–half a clip.

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And it just got a buff with the 21.40 update–Epic"greatly" reduced its recoil.

I think the hatred for the Charge SMG is mostly a mental block.

And frankly, this thing doesn’t neatly fit into most playstyles because it’s a counterintuitive gun.

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I get up close and unload before people know I’m there.

And forthat, there is nothing that even remotely matches the Charge SMG’s ability to delete people.

I’ve been shockingly effective using a Charge SMG in that configuration the last few weeks.

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I think the rest of y’all can have just as much fun as I’ve had with this thing.

But, c’mon, Epic, at least keep it around for next season too.

Don’t let the haters win.

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