I've been grinding out the 8k spot/assists for ghost just because everything else is so frustrating and I decide to get in a helicopter and the SECOND I spawned I was locked onto and flared and was hit by a rocket anyway, so sick of anything vehicle. Also, who on the DICE team decided "Hey so I think the final unlock for the marksman tree should be a pistol" and who said "that's a great idea Mark, put it in, I'm sure everyone will feel rewarded for getting to that point" I do more damage with my basic sidearm than I do with it so I don't believe the stats at all.