To be fair on the point of gun balance, once you get the GAL43 in Saints 2 you're pretty much unstoppable...same with when you get the Teks to level 4 and have the fiery bullets in SR3. Also gotta say the STAG weapons really sucked compared to the bullet weapons IMO, that S3X Hammer should have been like the Flak Cannon from Unreal Tournament but it ended up feeling pretty weak and useless...that's not even mentioning the assault rifle.