"Poor design and balance issues": You need to be specific. "Cut content": tell that fairy tale to someone who believes it. There's a Kotaku article that laid that debate to rest forever. Reskins: Let's look at real life and see how many firearms are a variant of either the AK-47 or the M-16/M-4 carbine; how many handguns are a clone of the M-1911 or the Beretta M92. Art imitates life. I'm willing to hear you out on 1 out of 3 issues. The other two I dismiss out of hand as without merit.