It's a little op, it has a very fast time to kill. I feel cheap when I use and I don't use it much. I just hate reloading after every kill even when I use gauntlets that speeds reloads with hand cannons. . I kind of feel the same way about thorn about thorn isn't as op. I use thorn when I go up against good players or full parties. Hawkmoon is the way to go for me, it's more fun to use and for some reason people do that really complain about how powerful this gun is. It's like they have respect for people with Hawkmoon.