The problem with the awp is that it makes it harder for people who use rifles to get kills, a lot harder (as noted before, due to massive camping, and the fact that dust2 is a rather medium to long range map)... If your response to this is just "get an awp like everyone else" then you're an idiot. I think Bison's idea makes a lot of sense, like the awp being unlocked after every 5 kills and then when you buy it, it gets locked for another 5 kills and so on ? Or, you could make the server not 16k and so people would have to earn their weapons, awp included, but that will not solve the problem very well as the skilled players will earn 16k rather quickly and then be able to buy the awp every time as usual. edit: actually, taking out the 16k would make it even harder probably, imaging spawning with a glock versus a team of camping awpers...