They are the most balanced they have ever been in my opinion, most people use hc right now because autos still suck, everyone's favorite pulse rifle archetype was nerfed to shit, and scouts aren't designed for most pvp engagements. Please reconsider.
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They are still the best weapon foe PvP. You will be OK. I haven't noticed much of a difference. It will impact the Litc users more then people who were using rangefinder.