I don't think it needs a nerf but that auto rifles need to be returned to their previous state. Before the auto recipe nerf the only complaints about Thorn was that the bounty was to hard. Guns like SUROS and Vex out gunned it easy. I miss using my SUROS. It was my go to PvP weapon and Thorn was my PvE weapon of choice. But now I use Thorn for everything since the guns I want to use suck now because of Nerfs. Ever since HoW the Thorn nerf topics have been abundant. But I rarely ever die to thorn and only one time can I remember getting killed by its dot.