I hate comp, don’t like playing it that said, I realize a balance problem when i see it. In casual the mangler is fun and a fine weapon for its roll. But in Comp where every shot counts every kill or death effects the game it needs a change.
Now I am not going to say nerf it, because it doesn’t need one. What I am going to say is make it a new class of weapon. Power weapon: pistol class.
This class of weapon for now would only have the mangler. but later would have the M6D both are 3 shot kill weapons one for close range with its shoot then punch the other for DMR range sniping.
Power mangler spawns: there is a limit to one on a map generally centrally placed, example on live fire the mangler will always spawn on the left side on a delay with the power up, meaning your team has to pick between it and the power up unless they have map control with a sniper.
To complement it later on another power pistol would be added, where the mangler is a close to mid range weapon the other pistol is a mid to mid-long range
M6D power pistol
TTK: 2 shield, 1 head, 3 body. (2 to destroy the shield then either 1 in head or 3 in body.)
zoom: 1.5x “scope”
Ammo: 6 rounds
quirk: Semi armor percing explosive. does bonus damage to light vehicles (not useful for comp)