Originally Posted by
D12*
The knock back chance got reduced to 10%.
I agree on you, many guns got nerfed but they kept their "strength". For example, BAR strength was the 10 damage, Ion Carbine strength was the fast ROF and low freeze, etc. In this case, the Cripple Cannon strength was the knock back, and as BitzSam said, it's the reason of why it's considered a novelty gun.
And before everyone starts complaining that it's a novelty gun, I would like to post the definition of the word 'novelty'.
Basically, novelty is something new and unique, not something that sucks. Many people confuse the Cripple Cannon with a show off item.
The Cripple Cannon was made for spar, there's where it performs better, but now the Cripple Cannon is not seen in spar. The reason of this it's because the low damage. Every time you get rushed by any gun that deals more than 8 damage you're dead, because the Cripple Cannon time to kill is a joke (It's a 5 damage gun and not stacked). Before you could rely a bit on your knock back so you couldn't get rushed too much.
I think that this gun is completely useless now, and this is a clear example that the staff couldn't see the difference between 'novelty' and 'show off'. The Cripple Cannon now is useless in every activity (PK, Base, Spar, Fort, etc).