I find people seem to overlook all that Thorn has going for it. - A DoT that ticks for 6 seconds, in other words, you have no shields for 6 seconds, that's HUGE in PvP. - Screen blur that is extremely annoying and distracting, and limits your field of view. - I think everyone can agree now that it's 2 headshots + poison to kill someone, yet Thorn has 8 bullets in the clip, giving you 4x as much as you need to kill someone. - Excellent Stability, which means shots are almost identically where they were before the previous shot - Range that is a bit absurd for a handcannon given it's range stat. - Impact that is enough to make a sniper miss by a large margin if they are hit before they fire. The damage isn't OP. If you had a base thorn with no perks but 365 damage, it wouldn't be on everyone's hit list. It's only when you start combining all the added benefits like screen blur and 6 seconds without shields that it becomes strong. No other gun has perks that impair the player's abilities.