Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Ranking All 20 Primary Weapons

The fast-paced, arcadey gameplay featured in Call of Duty has always suffered from imbalance, and players have complained about certain features being overpowered or underpowered since before the first Modern Warfare. These criticisms are definitely warranted in most cases, though Activision seems to increasingly emphasize their widely disliked monetization schemes over properly adjusting the game.

That issue isn’t endemic to just Black Ops 4, of course - it’s more of a product of the current parasitic triple-A space. Despite this, lauded Call of Duty developer Treyarch managed to release a title with which series stalwarts seem to be happy, and that is no small task.

That said, some in-game systems are a little wonky and could use some fine-tuning, but the overall experience is pretty solid. There are no World at War style MP40s or pre-patch MW2 Model 1887s to be found here.

Still, not all weapons are created equal, and some loadout selections offer major advantages over others, though all of this is subject to change should Treyarch implement any major weapon balance patches in the future.

Black Ops 4 may offer up a good selection of viable weaponry, but the Outlaw doesn’t fit that bill. Perhaps one of the most ineffective sniper rifles in Call of Duty history, this weapon is an absolute hitmarker machine.

This is a common complaint among seasoned Call of Duty multiplayer veterans, and it stems from the fact that the base player health has been boosted from 100 in previous titles to 150. This has increased the time to kill significantly across all weapons, but it is felt most harshly by those who have made grassy knolls their home.

The Outlaw can take two to three shots to kill in Black Ops 4 multiplayer, and there are occasions in which perfect headshots won’t even take an enemy player down. The Outlaw is by-and-large pretty atrocious, and the only players using it are skilled achievement hunters looking to unlock all of the camos for every weapon in the game.

The Call of Duty series has seen its fair share of terrible long-range weaponry, but the Outlaw may just take the cake. Players looking for an added challenge may want to go a few rounds with this thing.