A Matrix is a great gun except for 2 factors. First it its a bit heavy. Second it's not very efficient. Efficiency might not seem like an important thing for a front player, but to use a smaller tank so you can tuck in and get the same number of shots as a larger tank requires efficiency so efficiency becomes a key aspect for a front player (I play front btw
) Any who, for a front gun I might suggest the E-mag or a timmy as a better pick than the matrix. The matrix is a sorta varient of the shocker, same accuracy, similar weight, and similar bad efficiency. SO its not the best front gun you could have, though it is an excellent marker.