A lot of you guys remind me of the ppl who would defend Telesto and Wavesplitter, which were obviously way worse than other fusions. They would toss around silly insults too. :D Here's the thing... shotguns have a disadvantage built in that they need to be pretty close, and truly put you in danger if you don't OHK. Snipers can only OHK with headshots, which takes more skill, forces the guardian to be relatively stationary, and people have more options to avoid them. (Unless you're getting spawn camped on First Light.) D2 maps aren't as sniper friendly as D1. Fusion rifles can be fired very quickly with back up plan, and can kill at a range where they aren't in any immediate danger from anything but another fusion rifle. They get a good bit of aim assist and flinch doesn't mean much because you generally start by aiming at the feet anyways. They can safely fire twice before being in shotgun danger. It's past a point of balance. Talk amongst yourselves. :D