Here's an idea how to improve the Loadout mode, keep the dual wielding fair and balanced and do something about the LG and flamethrower in case RS decides to spit on people's suggestions who have suffered enough from the awful spiked electric dildo of doom that posesses the divine power to dominate gravity
This is not meant to be a serious post, so if I'm writing silly things please don't get angry. I'm not sure if my proposition is good enough, maybe it's just stupid space filler, but I'd like to share it with you...
1. WEAPON SLOTS
[melee weapon slot]
[sidearm slot]
[grenades/special item/2nd sidearm slot]
[primary weapon slot]
[secondary weapon slot]
[tertiary weapon slot]
Yes, I suggest adding another main weapon slot. Two just don't seem fun enough and four is something that just doesn't sound right, while three sounds like... three
2. DUAL SIDEARM WIELDING
If you decide to pick a second sidearm, you have to stick it into the grenade/special item slot. Dual sidearm wielding should be balanced somehow because two pistols... well, two pistols aren't just one pistol
I've noticed that many people don't use grenades and mines just because they don't fit their playing style. So they get a chance to get an extra sidearm instead. And vice versa, if you don't want to run around with two pistols, you can pick grenades insted. Grenades are just as great as an extra sidearm. A pain to some, a pleasure to others. But if you don't like them, you are free to pick an extra sidearm instead.
So the second sidearm is balanced: it comes instead of grenades, so you are deprived of an equally effective weapon. You say, it sucks not to be able to have both dual sidearms and grenades? Remember that balance comes first and cool features only after. Also, having grenades/mines as a separate slot means that those who don't use them at all get a disadvantage versus those who are skilled at grenade throwing, since everybody has grenades/mines and there's no opportunity to get something other instead. Offering a second sidearm instead of the grenades makes up for that.
3. DUAL MAIN WEAPON WIELDING
All the SMGs and machine pistols go into the main weapon section. They're too powerful to be sidearms, especially when dually wielded. But still they can be dually wielded.
The idea is simple: if you want to take a second XRS or Fifty-9 for dual wielding, that will occupy another weapon slot. I think it's quite logical: one Fifty-9 occupies one weapon slot and two Fifty-9's occupy two weapon slots. Double firepower for twice as many slots.
BTW, moving all the SMGs and machine pistols to the main weapon section allows you BOTH to dual-wield a couple of pistols and a couple of SMGs without upsetting balance
Also this allows to dual-wield an SMG and still keep the grenades, unlike dual pistols.
4. HEAVY WEAPON BALANCE
Any weapons which are considered 'uber', 'heavy' or 'tools of ownage', namely LG & Flamethrower, but not limited to these two, require two main weapon slots. So naturally your overall ammo capacity is reduced, also by picking a heavy weapon you lose the chance to get TWO more tactically flexible guns instead, which is a fair trade.
I'm not sure what exact guns should go into the heavy section, but I could guess that the lesser machineguns and the sniper rifle could still be 'light' weapons since nobody complained about their uberness.
And since you have three main weapon slots instead of two, you can still carry one light weapon along with the heavy one. And don't forget about the sidearms. But hey, since a heavy weapon takes two main weapon slots, you can't carry dual SMG's along, only dual pistols. Though it's quite justified by balance reasons.
I hope that's all. Please don't take that serious
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