The maxim used to be OP, but those days are over. It doesn't have a lightning quick setup time, it takes forever to pin any targets which is why players would double up on them.
Rifle grenades can easily out range them and tear apart that 6 man crew. It's frustrating when volks or grens charge the maxim, one guy dies, so it's just a constant picking up the maxim to try and fire at all and instead of performing like a machine gun. It performs like a joke.
i can sign this.
and to zarok and many others: not everyone plays the gardening 1v1, in bigger modes (where the majority of players are) the maxim can be quite trashy
glorious fühl to see a vet 2 ober snipe the 6man squad model after model.. working as intended SeemsGood