In my opinion, the idea of never looking at more advanced sights than just the basic irons and of course the Stark’s ACOG and Blish’s Dot Sight is kind of absurd, from both a gameplay POV and an in universe one.
From the gameplay standpoint, you have a bunch of guns with a bunch of kinds of sights, so naturally people are going to prefer one over another. Even the ability to switch sights around between guns would be pretty sweet. The option to bolt other sights would be an awesome addition because one, if you hate, say, the Hochfir’s sights, no worries, just bolt a holo on it. Secondly, that would add a degree of freelance customization into the game (freelance as opposed to in the confines of what RNG gave your card) that I think A LOT of players really want.
From the in universe view (I’m a lore nerd, deal with it), ok, you’re a merc in 2020. Even modern soldiers that get what their government gives them have ACOGs and holos on their guns, I don’t think that these mercs that are getting paid thousands of credits to kill some people and steal some stuff are gonna run around with nothing on their gun but what the factory put on it.
Finally, that holo magnifier combo on the BR is sexxxyyyy, and I want it.