Understood and hope ye meeting goes well.
I will say on that-that's also what i tried to do to keep it balanced.
It was a semi-auto (does not fire in full auto) weapon, with a smaller magazine than the M3aws.
Its full-auto capability can not be easily switched and is a tier weaker (Tier 2) and is less than accurate at range because of how it works.
Its overcharged capability is only one shot (not semi or full auto, literally one shot) and drains an entire special magazine so its not something you are unloading at PA but instead a single-use high risk/high reward option.
The special options for it all have drawbacks (The suppressor vents severely limits fire rate, the IR lense can still be seen with the very capabilities every single neko, marine, NDC soldier, etc. has access to, the Automatic chip has already stated its drawbacks, etc.)
It's loud, has heavy recoil, and has a super-bright beam brighter than any tracer.
I was working under the assumption trying to make a balanced weapon with clear drawbacks that isnt OP like having it a full-auto PA killer would be would work in my favor and make the submission easier.