Like with the sniper rifle changes. They think they offer too much power at extended distances and so they are reducing that power. Well, what if instead of reducing the power, we just reduce the ammo they can hold? I know it's a similar idea, but the problem I have with nerfing damage over ammo, is that a damage reduction affects burst damage, which is the most important aspect to destiny because of things like invulnerability phases, moving targets, etc. The reason people don't use autos over handcannons is because of the very reason you highlighted in the TWAB "because the game favors semi auto weapons," which in essence means burst damage over sustained damage. Nobody cares that the damage an auto can deal leads to more total when a handcannon can deal similar damage but more instantly. See what I'm getting at? If they adjusted sniper rifle ammo by 20-25% instead of the damage, we could keep the burst potential but their ability to be constantly used would decrease, giving more room to weapons like fusion rifles or shotguns as they would deal higher sustained damage, just lower burst damage and could be used more freely. Its identical to how you are handling aggressive frame grenade launchers just in reverse. You are decreasing damage (which affects the burst potential) but increasing the reserve ammo (hopefully to the point where it matches it's current output over a longer period of time). That wouldn't be bad and it would be understandable. I hope my post makes sense and if it does please consider this an option bungie.