When I first got the Thorn (8 months ago) It was crap, absolutely awful, but I loved it, it shot giant f-n thorns into the head of enemies, it has an awesome look fit for a game like destiny, and the sight picture was very creative. It was a great gun. Then it got it's boost, and it's popularity took off. Bottom line, the Thorn is an awesome creation by the Bungie team, and should be taken a little less seriously on the stats side. Good job Bungie you made a gun I never want to stop shooting.