Think about it. Did you see any complaints about Thorn or The Last Word when Auto Rifles and Fusion Rifles were usable? Suros, with the Health Regen and general all around awesomeness at the time was a PERFECT COUNTER to Thorn. Plan C could also be whipped out as a panic button to escape that 2nd headshot.
Don't nerf Thorn or Hand Cannons as a whole, restore Auto Rifles and Fusions to pre 1.1.1(or just give autos the old damage and crit modifiers). If you guys go by the same logic you used to nerf Auto Rifles(people were using them too much), then it just becomes a domino effect until every weapon type is shite.
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Sounds like a great solution to me. The other option is to nerf the Thorn and then you'll get the same problem all over again next week when scout rifles are the new dominate weapon. The solution isn't a nerf but providing a viable alternative to the rest of the weapons. Nerf's aren't going to generate a balanced gameplay.