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Well, the original reason why the Electro primary was changed was that it was essentially the same as the rocket launcher, just a little bit weaker.

That's like me saying that the ASMD (Shock Rifle) was the same as the sniper rifle, just a bit weaker.

Yes, you're right, but it doesn't make the point any less valid. If you've got two weapons, that are almost the same except one is stronger than the other, it's obvious that you're going to go for the stronger weapon, right? Isn't it a step in the right direction to make the weapon set more diverse?

The primary fire compliments the secondary fire in a way that keeps the weapon unique from the rest. The new lightning gun function doesn't compliment the primary as well and at the same time you still have the crylink and hlac (which is NOT a bonus weapon, some maps already have it) which act exactly the same.