Bout weapon buffs, I agree bout soldiers getting buffs for all ranged weapons. They are soldiers after all.
But only a few weapon lines should be optimal for soldiers: assault rifle & heavy weapons. Everything else should only be an optimal choice to their corresponding professions (rifle for agent, mg/smg for fixers).
It's not logical that a soldier nowadays (no idea how it will be after rebalance) does, in pvm, more dmg with a pair of envies than with an assault rifle.
I'd like to see also more heavy weapons like: http://wallpapers.boolsite.net/srv13...rminator06.jpg