No, the point is that people that practiced the LR for a while and got pretty decent at it, (mid-air shots etc.), got the short end of the stick when it was replaced with a sub-standard version. None of the other weapons were changed so much for the worse. I see Jay & a few others like Kryst & Angel starting to get decent at it again, but I have also noticed that though they are certainly more finely tuned at close combat than myself, I have been able to get the better of them quite often when they are using the LR because the new "charge & release" version leaves the user much more susceptible for damage in close combat than the old model. I've always preferred Outrider for its faster speed but one direct hit with the RL, or just a few rounds from the CG & I'm dust; by the same token, I have to hit a Raider 3 times & a Sentinel 4-5 times to get the better of them (with the RL). So by all means gentlemen, use the new LR. ....by doing so you are evening up the odds for me. Thanks, SuddenDeath-