I think Bungie nerfed them into the ground. Without their range, they can't compete with scouts and pulses. I still see the Last Word around, but it will always be the fastest-kill hand cannon.
Agreed? Sad to see their legacy end. Maybe, one update, they'll be back in all of their glory.
Edit 1: yes yes the last word is still the most-used gun ever. Even after nerfing, that thing still destroys for some reason.
Edit 2: First Curse anyone?
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4 Replies3 hand cannons needed a nerf in pvp, all 3 were exotic and yet every single hand cannon was nerfed because of these 3. They were hawkmoon, last word, and thorn. Same happened with auto rifles when the only major problem was suros regime. One thing bungie could do to prevent the over nerfing of weapons is 1, not nerf something everything a few people in the community whine that they got killed and 2 seperate pvp and pve stats for weapons. If hawkmoon is to strong in pvp then nerf it in pvp, it didn't need any changes to pve