Cozmo, buddy, I know you can't change any coding, but I ask you, [i]please[/i] forward this to the sandbox team. (This first section will cover PvP only unless there are range, stability, or other noted changes) [b][i][u]Auto Rifles:[/u][/i][/b] Low fire rate: major increase to damage (2-3 less shots to kill) and/or less damage falloff to compensate for a lower rate of fire. Focused fire: increased damage bonus given by focused fire across all auto rifles. [b][i][u]Pulse Rifles:[/u][/i][/b] Low fire rate: major increase to damage (should 2 burst most armor builds, no more than a 7 headshot kill). [b][i][u]Scout Rifles:[/u][/i][/b] No changes needed. [b][i][u]Hand Cannons:[/u][/i][/b] All: Removed phantom bullets. [b][i][u]Fusions:[/u][/i][/b] Dieing no longer despawns projectiles. [b][i][u]Sidearms:[/u][/i][/b] Added more visible archetypes. PvE: increased damage All: increased stability [b][i][u]Shotguns:[/u][/i][/b] All: Undone most/all of the handling of speed nerfs, increased range, slightly increased damage for increased consistency (no more 3 shot kills point blank is what I'm saying) [b][i][u]Snipers:[/u][/i][/b] Legendary quality and below: decreased flinch recovery rate. Low impact (Tao Hua Yuan and lower): increased ammo reserves. [b][u][i]PvE specific changes:[/i][/u][/b] -increased revive speed. -increased ammo reserves [b][i][u]Weapon Specific Changes:[/u][/i][/b] Dreg's Promise: increased damage by at least 50% Thorn: increased DoT damage to compensate for the new artifact that reduces DoT damage. Universal Remote: now balanced individual to shotguns, does it have the buff to handling that the other shotguns have (good compromise?) The Chaperone: can now 1 shot headshot at any range that the shotgun can do damage. Fabian Strategy: rework the Front Lines perk. [b][i][u](Sub)Classes:[/u][/i][/b] (Any grenade that is mentioned in one subclass's changes will persist into the other subclass). [b][i]Gunslinger:[/i][/b] Tripmine: increased damage to 195, the closer somebody is to the tripmine, the faster it explodes. Swarm grenade: another damage increase. Golden Gun: added damage resistance while pulling out the gun (wears off once GG becomes shootable). [b][i]Bladedancer:[/i][/b] Arcbolt: Increased damage Arc Blade: increased lunge distance. Flux grenade (and by extension every other sticky grenade): Fixed consistency issues for sticking. Escape Artist: now activates immediately after hitting a link Strike. [b][i]Striker:[/i][/b] Fist of Havoc: changed animation to accurately reflect where you'll die to it, fixed consistency issues with regards to when you'll hit somebody. (Very few functional changes) Lightning Grenade: changed animation to more accurately reflect the grenade's range ( no functional change). [b][i]Sunsinger:[/i][/b] Viking Funeral: increased bonus damage amount, ease of getting stacks, and amount of time stacks last. Flame Shield: now activates immediately. Angel of Light: added a slight damage resistance while perk is active (no more than 30% damage resistance). Solar wind: increased pushback effect. Firebolts: Increased damage, removed all nerfs from the previous patch. [b][i][u]Matchmaking:[/u][/i][/b] Full connection based matchmaking outside of Iron Banner.