A straight up one v one against pulse rifles fails more times than not. Why pigeon hole us into using one class of weapon? Pulse rifles rule all at this point and it's boring, the nerf to AR's and HC's probably went too far. My go to weapon in the crucible has to be either Hawksaw or Red Death but it's pretty mundane, would be nice to pick up another weapon and not suffer too much as a result.
Tried a selection of AR's over the last week or so and I'd say my K/D has been on average around 1.5-2 where as using PR's easily around 2.5-3. I've used almost every class of weapon in the Crucible pre and post nerf. Some nerfs go way too far imo. If a nerf is required, tweak it slightly and test don't obliterate it....
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I wouldn't turn down a buff to auto rifles (I think it should be mag size and impact) since that's what I use a lot but I can't say that they are underpowered if you're in their wheelhouse. It's a lot trickier to do though considering you have pulse, scout, and sniper rifles closing down any approach on these fairly open maps.