scout rifles have always been usable...
anyway: so it starts...this is another reason i dislike playing mp...the minority of people complain about shyt, devs make changes for that minority, fukking with the game for the majority....most of the changes are usually just nerfs to the popular, 'it' thing of the moment, which is fukking stupid....instead of nerfing the auto rifles, they shouldve just boosted the shyt they thought was weaker...all nerfing does is start the cycle of complaining and nerfing for whatever the 'it'/popular weapon is at that moment....cause now watch, the same people that bytched about auto rifles are gonna start bytching about scout rifles...it's gonna get to the point the only gun being used is the hand cannon...which ironically, they boosted again, even though it's already powerful as shyt....
also, the nerfs are fukking up other parts of the game, making it less fun:
1. this isnt a pvp only game...the changes they make are gonna affect the pve part...so they're making the weapons weaker against the computer too, which is gonna take away some of the fun.....
2. what's the point of going after and upgrading some legendary weapons now?...if all they gonna do is nerf them, there is no point...which takes away some of the fun of the game...
That's debatable. You're spot on about the hand cannons though. I have seen an uptick of folks using these and they have dropped me a during times where I was certain I would win a gun battle.
I notice they didn't touch the fusion rifles though and those were EXTREMELY popular in the beginning.
I just don't think that scout rifles will receive the same backlash, but fukk it... I've been wrong before. I think the aim here is to force people to make actual decisions about the weapons they use in different scenarios. The Auto was a one gun shyt show, and i'm not even taking about legendary or exotics. Not saying it should be impossible to win with an Auto at long or short range, just saying it should be harder to. Not sure nerfing solves that , but to be honest its the least of my complaints with the game anyway