User blog comment:Capt. Miller/Treyarch Zombies Presentation Tomorrow/@comment-24756040-20150204220956/@comment-24756040-20150205013640

I mean, the PPSh was only included in SNN and Der Riese, and the Reaper was only in Der Riese. I'm siding with Sun with availability: keep it exclusive to the box. It is far too powerful to be a wall weapon.

In terms of balance, if you're going to have some powerful wall weapon, you need a downside to it. The AN-94 has completely no downside, works just like a Galil, and costs 1200, just like some other good wall weapons. If you're playing on Die Rise or Buried, the AN-94 is THE weapon to purchase every time!

Balance like the LSAT on Buried is really what I find best. It can only be accessed once (sans Paralyzer), only 1 player can purchase it, costs 2000 points, and you can't get ammo for it sans Paralyzer and returning through the Maze. These downsides are really heavy, but the LSAT is such a beastly weapon to compensate.

The AN-94 is just a weapon that's treated like an average wall weapon when it performs better than most box weapons.