Well..... Everyone has their favy weapon.... This includes me... But I'm pretty sure the original poster wasn't try to get everyones opinion n their favy weapon, but rather start a serious discussion about the fact that getting the unlocks is no longer "something to play for".
And to some extent I have to agree. It's getting WAY too easy to get all of your unlocks... I worked my ASS off to get my first two unlocks. The third one was a MOTHER to get the points for and all of a sudden I had almost all of the unlocks with the next patch.... BEFORE that time, I was using my unlocks like there was no tomorrow. They were RARE, they were GOOD, and yes, they WERE better than the default weapons, DEPENDING ON THEIR PURPOSE !
Tier 2 unlocks were VERY rare to see in the beginning, but that changed too. In the beginning I felt like a GOD running around on the battlefield with my G36E... I was almost ALWAYS the only one to have it. It was GOOD. Only downside was that sometimes people would TK me just to try it out.
And I can understand the NEED to nerf the unlocks, now that everyone has them. I mean, it would be EXTREMELY unfair to the noobs if we ALL had weapons that were more powerfull, more acurate and more deadly than them. This would make it VERY tough for someone to start playing the game. If the "rarety" of the unloicks had been maintained, then it would have been easier to accept that they were indeed better.
But yeah.. the nerfing of so many of the guns, and the increase of accuracy on so many others have made almost all of the guns identical. The stock guns ARE good enough for their intended use, and oftentimes you WILL see people use them because they suit their specific needs better than the unlocks. Examples:
M24 - Lower deviation and bullet drop than M95 (yes, in fact, not EVERYONE has the L96)
SVD/Type88 - Faster reload than the M95, good for close range sniping
SAW/RPK - Fater rate of fire, and more ammo than the PKM.
M16A2 - Nade launcher + burst fire mode !
AK101 - Nade launcher + full auto !
M16/AK47 - Extrememly powerful single shot mode ! (very fun when doing an entire clip in 2 sec !)
MP5/PP19/other SMGs - it's THAT or a shottie. You may need the range of the SMG on some maps.
So I'd say, depending on the situation, you WILL find yourself using a stock gun, even IF you have the unlock. EXACTLY because in many situations they are just as ood or better then the unlocks.
And yes... I also think that it's WRONG that the unlocks dont have more power than they currently do !