I don't think any sensible person wants fusions to go back to how they were in Vanilla. And they removed the Jolder's Hammer impact archetype from the game for a reason.
But I also added shot package back, thus fusions would need to be great. And Jolders Hammer type is because machine guns would be horrible and pointless if primaries were this good.
I disagree. Terminus can kill in 4 bodyshots while Thorn kills in 3. Machine guns are good because of the flinch they cause. And I think Fusions should be put back to how they were in HoW, shotguns should remain as they are now with shot package returning to give them a little bit better kill distance, and snipers just need more random flinch when being shot at. Full auto on sidearms is a good idea to make them more viable, leading to a more diverse special weapon metagame.