The Maverick is above the middle of its class in the right hands it is better than the so called OP R5 by far. The sniper version is better than the USR by far and better than the lynx. add in chrome barrel and it out does any sniper in its class and with the large tracker sight does provide and advantage over anyone using a normal sniper.
The ripper is a switchable hybrid allowing players to play with the ease of both classes with out having to use one over the other, by that alone in unbalances the game for it gives a player two weapons for the price of one useable on one class. Before you would have to die and switch classes to use another weapon type, now that is nolonger the case which does mean it is an advantage to those that have it over those that do not.