NC will still be good on emerald

[Madcow]

The other thing that makes it seem like the Lasher is everywhere is the distinct disco balls filling the air. It doesn't take many Lasher users to really spam the air, so even if there aren't many people using it then it looks like every purple guy around is firing one. It's almost like walking into a base a month ago and hearing the constant unique sound of the Jackhammer over and over (a sound I learned to loathe). I think that the Lasher is going to get a lot worse before it dies down, though. People are just playing with their new toy, give them some time to enjoy it. The JH at it's peak seemed to be used by a much higher percentage of the NC, but I found that over time a lot of NC seemed to either have dropped the cert or decided to use new tactics/different weapons inside to keep from being bored. The Lasher needs to plateau before it can come back to reality though.