This reminds me of League of Legends~ On forums and reddit, those who vote and post like to feel hip, so they claim to main support and flood that option in polls, giving the impression that the community loves playing Support.. In reality, they spend a large amount of time fighting over ADC and Mid in champion select, with the last pick thrown into the support role. Its the same here. People will vote for hand cannons despite the fact that the largest majority of the game use Assault Rifles, Sniper Rifles, and Shotguns(in PvP perhaps) Handcannon is the hip option, with gems like the Hawkmoon and last word every player's dream.