I never found it OP in previous games
in KZ2 it was balanced because of how hard it was to snipe combined with spot and marking (even cloaked snipers). It would just end up being sniper vs sniper..while the rest of the battle raged on...once they did that wack crap in KZ3...it broke the game.
when people realize the power of the spawn beacon...the matches intensity will be turned up nothing like a Killzone match when both teams are on point.