In the last interview with Jon Weisnewski, I think Crucible Radio asked him and the guys he brought about buffing Primary weapons. I believe Jon and the other guys said that they wanted the game to be more about team shotting. A good portion of the community seems to disagree and chooses to try and use their OHK Specials for as long as they can. They also tried to limit Special ammo by just reducing the amount that we can carry, but that just hurt PvE.