The Hardlight is by far my favorite Auto Rifle in this game. It was the very first Exotic I got in the game and I got it in the Crucible match like the 3rd week into the game. It was really hard to work with in the beginning (pre-buff) cause it couldn't aim for crap cause it would spray all over the goddamn place. Now the recoil isn't nearly as bad as it was before i'm assuming cause of the update. It's really good in close-quarter matches like fire base delphi and other smaller maps but if you get the Suros Regime its better in larger maps but I still prefer using the Hardlight cause its fun as hell.

I Think you should either give it to a hunter or recycle it.

It acts out as an SMG rather than an Auto Rifle. If anyone has any hate towards the gun, it's because they don't know how to use it. If you understand how to use it, then you should never, in almost any case, ever have a problem with the gun.