OP implies that in any situation, this weapon will always be better than what the other person has. People say weapons like The Ambassador or Direct hit are OP and "a crutch" but the whole gimmick of the weapon is that it has a high bar for entry to use correctly. The Ambassador requires you to aim, the direct hit requires you to get...direct hits, and the basher requires you to place your melee hits wisely, you can't just swing it around all willy nilly like other scout melees, and the weapon rewards you for this in the form of bleed damage. Boston Basher is not OP, find ways to move the scout away from you and you will have less trouble with this weapon.