Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25276484-20170516194456/@comment-30128802-20170518153301

I would agree that the current categorization (in the Navbox, I presume) could use some improvement Interstingly, some of the older navboxes lists Shotguns together Rifles, which isn't a good manner of classification in my view (but neither is it correct to categorize shotguns as "support" as in the current DXMD navbox). I also agree that the machine pistol is definintely not a sidearm.

It looks like the weapon categorization was used for DX (2000) and has carried through to DXMD. I guess old habits go a long way.

Personally, I think a "Heavy" classification is a bit vague.

Another possibility is (1) Pistols and Submachine Gun; (2) Rifle; (3) Shotgun; and (4) Explosives/Energy