Unfortunately all the cries to stop the nerf hammer will never be seriously considered. Bungie has sold this game as a cooperative raid/strike/patrol game and now rely solely on PvP to keep interest in the game going. So with that said they "balance" classes and weapons based solely on the PvP stand point. Look at the late year 1 early year 2 shotgun nerf where shot package was removed and distance/damage was greatly reduced. In PvP it quieted the crying, in PvE it destroyed a shotguns ability to get you out of a sticky situation. Sorry everyone about the wall of text.