Thorn looses out to vex, the last word and felwinters lie at close to mid range. Looses to scout rifles & pulse rifles at long. It's overused as people think it's a lot better than it actually is. The last word is even less of an issue as it's terrible at range. It's low mag size means you are also screwed if you find yourself against multiple opponents. Also at its effective range you are in range of a shotgun user. The damage buff while ads needs to go though. That bugs like having a final round sniper when it happens.