I suspect this is going to be a slight buff in long term effect, if you change how you use the weapon. Bear with me for a moment... It does the same damage per shot as a waking vigil or thorn now. However, it is still going to have the same bloom and recoil of a 180 hand cannon. NF isn't losing any range, which means it can still compete at pulse rifle range. This means that at a distance, the weapon will now be more viable as a team shooting weapon. The slower rate of fire also makes the weapon more usable with peek shooting. If there is no team shooting happening, this gun will still kill in 3 shots more consistently than any other hand cannon in the game. It will still be a pinnacle weapon, just not a totally broken one. P.S: I have my luna's, I have my recluse, I did both almost totally solo. (almost)