God's Beard said:
Probably so the riot shield users don't have to stick with pistols.
I just really enjoy the Primary/Secondary gunplay of CoD4 and I think it's silly to completely change it. It made for a great game of ammo conservation, switching at the right moment, and using your pistol effectively.
This is especially true for 1v1 games, which I tend to play a lot of. Last moment pistol battles, using the pistol because you're too far away to use the shotgun, humiliating by using the pistol when you could so easily use your primary, etc.
It just seems like they want to arm every player to the teeth now. I'm sure its going to be a ton of fun, as I trust IW to make a really addictive and enjoyable game, but by the looks of it its going to play nowhere near like CoD4.
That is, in my opinion, what disappoints me most.