You're not wrong with your assessments. But I feel the gun nerfs have, in general, been overblown (though some of them were definitely harsh). The perk nerfs have been worse, but also less frequent. In general, the gunplay and abilities still feel as good now as they did in the beginning, which was the brightest spot of year one for me, along with vault of glass. To me, none of the nerfs affected the game in such a way as to make it unplayable the way I wanted to play. I have always preferred auto rifles and scout rifles, and I have always felt like I could use those guns effectively if I wanted to. Sure, I was disappointed when autos got nerfed. But I still used them and had fun.