Why does the M249 exist?

[EM1]

It’s a pretty awful gun all the around, from movement speed to accuracy to even the cost of it. Unless you’ve worked your way around the flaws of it which i would chuck a gamble on you for it, I don’t understand why. Even the Glock is somewhat better than the M249.

[dani]

fun gun

[RAt]

It's a troll gun

[+Me™]

if its that bad, just dont buy it.

[aex FELIZ NAVIDAD]

Proof the valve likes jokes in their jokes

[smoking addiction]

the only reason is beacuse it was in CSS so they wanted a callback

[Shiro♌]

M249 is actually hella strong.
One bullet to get one down, providing you with lotsa bullets to compensate for mistakes.. Hella strong, if well positioned.

[totti]

its a troll gun xd

[Necessary RegulatoR]

Originally posted by Sp00n Injen:

It’s a pretty awful gun all the around, from movement speed to accuracy to even the cost of it. Unless you’ve worked your way around the flaws of it which i would chuck a gamble on you for it, I don’t understand why. Even the Glock is somewhat better than the M249.

Its strong if you know how to tap with it, never fire full automatic, for that is Negev.

In CSS it was my favorite gun, but it was nerfed a lot in CS GO, still its usable, but not great, not trash.

[necromancy]

they should lower the price and i would use it, the gun itself is good, but the price meeh

[necromancy]

Originally posted by blaze:

Originally posted by smile cutie, u r in my fragmovie:

they should lower the price and i would use it, the gun itself is good, but the price meeh

Actually the gun is so powerful that it makes the price well deserved to prevent weapon-unbalance.

As the most expensive gun in the game, it's not too powerful, actually the m249 is pretty limited. It can't one shot at longer-mid ranges, the spray pattern is very wide, and the movement speed is slower than AWP or SCAR (and it's way more easier to use an AWP or a SCAR), so the price should actually be lower.

If we compare m249 to the rifles, then, yeah it's pretty powerful, but do you really want to pay extra 2k$ for +70 bullets in the magazine? As a T you would take AK as a cheaper and better option, and as a CT if you want the one shot potential on close ranges, just take the AUG, so in my opinion m249 price should be lowered significantly.

[reg1s7]

M249 existed in the first Counter-Strike game.
The latter games basically just copy weapon list from it. (with exception of Tactical Shield)

[swim]

Originally posted by smoking addiction:

the only reason is beacuse it was in CSS so they wanted a callback

or maybe bc its one of the most widely used guns in war in the last 60 years

[ordeilhaine]

m249 has insane fire rate and can quickly shred someone(s) in any number of close quarters situations .

[Wehzy]

Originally posted by Sp00n Injen:

It’s a pretty awful gun all the around, from movement speed to accuracy to even the cost of it. Unless you’ve worked your way around the flaws of it which i would chuck a gamble on you for it, I don’t understand why. Even the Glock is somewhat better than the M249.

pretty sure it exists because people do use it a lot in like custom lobbies, especially zombie mode

Also its a lazer, literally. IF you know how the spray pattern works, you can beam people across the map with that gun

[Phantom]

Miyagi <3