I think sidearms remain the least used special and there's no real way to make them as effective as the big three. They simply don't have the same stopping power-- bang for your buck, so to speak.
Also, over the years, people have bitched relentlessly about shotguns, snipers and fusions being OP. I've never seen anything about sidearms in my time on these forums.
Looks like they're just trying to incentivize more individuals to pick up sidearms.
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Wormwood. You obviously haven't used it