When the MG42 could up it's suppression with the bulletin. It was widely accepted as OP. Why would that change now?
There are better ways to fix it.
Those same people are the ones saying how great and fine it is now.
It doesn't kill well and it doesn't work well for crowd control, and can barely suppress one charging unit before that units gets close enough to destroy it.
On top of that every aspect of its movement is penalized. the traverse time is ludicrous. The insane pack up animation is wtf. Get off the mg, pick up the mg, fold the legs, put the gun over the shoulder, then pivot and stop then run home. You can't dodge a satchel even if you pack up right before it is thrown.
It is not a support unit it is a unit that needs babysitting.
The mg is supposed to be a force multiplier, but in it's current form you need more units than the enemy. 1 mg and gren vs 2 rifles will 90 percent of the time mean you retreat or die.