It's balanced by the fact that the high impact ones like Nirwhen and Spare change can afford alot more bodyshots than headshots. Keep getting bodyshots with a Hawksaw or Grasp and you'll kill slower than a High Impact Auto rifle.

Auto Rifles in the archetype of SUROS Regime needs to be buffed.

High impact autos are in a very similar state, they could use some help as well.

Low impact pulse rifles need to go. They have little to no damage drop off, are god at all ranges, and everyone and their -blam!-ing mother over uses them because of how good they are. Same with high impact shotguns. Instead of nerfing shotguns themselves nerf the high impact ones and leave the low impact and high fire rate alone. Suros type of autos need a another 3-6% buff. Bloom needs to go away on fast firing hand cannons, snipers need their bodyshot reduced (should have been like this in the first place not precision nerf)

I somewhat disagree, I think Bungie did a fine job with pulse rifles. [b]Grasp of Malok[/b] = 23 to head 16 to body = 3 headshots to kill 23*9 = 207 = kill (23*6) + (16*3) = 186 = not a kill Rewards precision with lower ttk. [b]Hawksaw[/b] = 25 to head 17 to body = 2 headshots 1 body shot kill. (25*6) + (17*3) = 201 = kill (25*3) + (17*6) = 177 = not a kill Rewards precision but leniency with the body shot makes ttk higher. [b]Hopscoth Pilgrim[/b] = 30 to head, 20 to body = 1 headshot 2 body shot kill. (30*3) + (20*6) = 210 = kill (20*9) = 180 = not a kill. Leniency for not needing as many precision increases ttk. [b]Spare Change .25[/b] = 34 to head, 23 to body = 3 body shot kill (23*9) = 207 = kill Leniency because there's no precision shots needed increases ttk. I think that's a nice little pattern, but let's go farther... A lightning grenade does 122 damage Let's look at damage needed with one burst in conjunction with a lightning grenade to kill: 122 + (23*3) = 191 = Grasp is not a reliable one burst kill for high armour 122 + (25*3) = 197 = Hawksaw is not a reliable one burst kill for high armour 122 + 30 + 30 + 20 = 202 = Hopscotch can one shot after a lightning grenade with only two precision from the burst landing 122 + 34 + 23 + 23 = 202 = Spare Change .25 can one shot after lightning grenade with only one precision from the burst landing. Throwing knife does 142 damage Let's look at body shot damage in conjunction with throwing knives. 142 + (16*3) = 190 = Grasp is not a reliable kill for high armour. 142 + (17*3) = 193 = Hawksaw is not a reliable kill for high armour 142 + (20*3) = 202 = Hopscotch is a reliable body shot kill 142 + (23*3) = 211 = Spare Change is a reliable body shot kill Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe a charged warlock melee is 122 as well. So look at the lightning grenade numbers for that. Higher impact archetypes go in conjuction with your subclass abilities easier. It's also more lenient with how many precision shots you need to kill. That's the trade off for pure gun ttk. Don't get me wrong, I understand your point and see where you're coming from. I just want to put, what I think, Bungie's train of thought was when making pulse rifles. In my opinion I think you got it right with the recoil direction. It needs to be fixed for the higher impact, so counterbalance is not needed. The damage however is fine. An increase in ADS/weapon handling would be good too, so the pairing with sublass abilities is more noticeable.

My parthian shot has an almost max stability roll, and that thing 2 bursts without a problem.

Well when a pulse rifle can kill with 12 rounds at range but an auto rifle needs to be close and takes practically the whole magazine and more. Thats a problem, id say nerf all pulse rifles into the ground and buff autos.

The problem is not the guns. It never has been, Bungie messed up with the set health each player has. A increase to health would allow Bungie more flexibility in weapon kill times. It would allow for a buff to higher impact lower rate of fire guns.

Or you could just get better. Or use another pulse rifle.