There is a way to take the DOT off when you get hit by thorn, learn it and stop calling for nerfs. Now that DeeJ mentioned another weapon balancing in the works which will only mean breaking the game more.

Thorn does need looking into, otherwise the guns aren't overpowered, it's because of Bungie's incompetence and lack of vision. The maps are pathetically small and built for close quarters combat encouraging close-medium range weapons, the nerfs to auto-rifles and fusion rifles made people migrate towards hand cannons and shotguns, ToO brought out the Thorn usage all the more, and Iron Lagger also brings out the weapons that ensure fast and efficient kills. It also doesn't help that due to all this retaliation and continued usage of the easy kill weapons, PvP is just a pathetic joke of a game mode. What also adds insult to injury is that Bungie won't so much as peep about any sort of nerfs, adjustments, balances, etc. for PvP, they're just teasing us with The Taken King. I get it that they have a contract to fulfil(or is it fulfill?) with Activision to roll out DLCs/expansions, but they need to step up on management and balancing. Honestly Angry Joe's review rating for Destiny should be reduced from 6/10 to 4/10, because 2 points went towards PvP at the time. Now, PvP is just a damn joke, not even a shell of it's former self.

They are overused. they are not overpowered. They are overused because the maps and the game modes all force people into fights at close-to-mid-range...and these are the best weapons for combat at those ranges in the current meta. They seem OP, because (in a series of catastrophic and ill-considered nerfs), Bungie broke all the other weapons designed to fight at that range. Back in January, anyone with Thorn who ran into someone with an AR at close range was in serious trouble....and was very likely going to die. Today....You can't kill anyone with an AR that is actually looking at you when you pull the trigger.

Its not so much those guns being OP as much as the other guns all got to big of Nerf Bat. If theyd readjust those, then a lot of guns would be competitive in TTK and people would choose more based off of what range and map they are playing vs one or two wepon types outclassing everything else as is what is currently happening,

Last comment was right on point .. Buff Ars and Fusions back to where they were and I guarantee you, we'll never have this discussion again..

If they would buff auto rifles and fusion rifles I think less people would use handcannons and shotguns.