Because weeklies are a thing again, I think it would be prudent to dig up an old idea of mine: A game mode that plays like standard survival, but instead of buying guns from the trader, you have to forage the map for guns and ammo. Maybe this would be a good way to balance it?
-Trader time is extended to 2 minutes and 30 seconds to give players a bit of breathing room to find new guns
-All weapon and ammo spawns are active regardless of wave number
-Higher tier weapons become more common as you advance through the waves, with Tier 2 weapons completely replacing Tier 1 stuff at the later half of the game
-The Medic Pistol will count as a Tier 2 weapon once T1 weapons stop spawning, so as to guarantee the availability of a healing item
-Players and weapons spawn with full ammo
-During waves 9, 10 and 11, there is a very low chance for an instakill knife to spawn on the map
Instakill Knife
Perk: Commando, Field Medic, Berserker, Support, Firebug, Demolitionist, Gunslinger, Sharpshooter, SWAT, Survivalist
Primary Fire: Light Attack (58,275* Freeze damage)
Alt-fire: Heavy Attack (58,275 Freeze damage)
*This should one-shot the Abomination on a 6-player HOE server. even with full armor
-Trader time is extended to 2 minutes and 30 seconds to give players a bit of breathing room to find new guns
-All weapon and ammo spawns are active regardless of wave number
-Higher tier weapons become more common as you advance through the waves, with Tier 2 weapons completely replacing Tier 1 stuff at the later half of the game
-The Medic Pistol will count as a Tier 2 weapon once T1 weapons stop spawning, so as to guarantee the availability of a healing item
-Players and weapons spawn with full ammo
-During waves 9, 10 and 11, there is a very low chance for an instakill knife to spawn on the map
Instakill Knife
Perk: Commando, Field Medic, Berserker, Support, Firebug, Demolitionist, Gunslinger, Sharpshooter, SWAT, Survivalist
Primary Fire: Light Attack (58,275* Freeze damage)
Alt-fire: Heavy Attack (58,275 Freeze damage)
*This should one-shot the Abomination on a 6-player HOE server. even with full armor