So, it shouldn't be on par with other hand cannons, even though it's an exotic? I mean, I hardly ever see the dot kill anybody in crucible, and having 9 rounds instead of 6 was needed... it's still less than a lot of HC's. The stability is also on par or less than most Legendary HC's.... so making thorn have a larger clip, and more stability to make it as good as Timur's Lash, TDYK, or The Last Word doesn't make sense? That leaves us with DOT damage, which, let's face it... most of the time the DOT doesn't kill anybody unless it's a damn close battle and you've already put 4 or 5 rounds in them. What they did to fix Thorn made perfect sense.