After playing a decent amount of games I’ve come to the conclusion that weapon pickups do not work well in Infection. They give the Humans wayyyy too much of an advantage, which is the exact reason they got rid of the Magnum starts. It seem counterintuitive to me.
The reason that magnum starts were removed were that they greatly overpowered the zombies when everyone had them. Considering how many times I’ve been eliminated by a magnum with no less of a clip, this was well-founded.
Weapon pickups seem alright to me, though. Most of the weapons only contain a single clip. And they only have so many shots to take before they run out.
I’ve yet to run into a match where Humans have won in straight sets, though. So it might not be that counter-intuitive. Most of the advantages are additionally mitigated if the infected band together and rush them at the same time (And perhaps in different entry points)