Very true. Practicality is big. (Destiny)

by iconicbanana, C2-H5-OH + NAD, Portland, OR, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 16:37 (3793 days ago) @ Durandal

So ARs require less skill to use, and had greater benefits for skilled players since they could land headshots and get the first shot in more often. If you are not getting head shots, then TTK is the same for AR and HCs, and longer for SCs.

Based on the data, if you can't get headshots, don't use anything but ARs. The game plays just as you want barring that, and I don't think you want to say that people who take the added risk of the HC and SCs should suffer without any benefit.

This is very true, and one of the points that doesn't get made as often. But whether you can or can't land headshots now, AR's aren't really competitive. Suros is actually one of the worst AR's in the game now. 1.1.1 really nerfed AR's, I think too far. They definitely don't outshoot everything now if neither player can hit headshots; the real question is whether they can outshoot anything.