Bump. Sorry I had to leave early. That's the problem with living on the east east coast. Stupid time zones.
But yeah, I think it's safe to say that any popular weapon or subclass is simply the result of the nerfs to other weapons or subclasses. They get crappier, so people stop using them. Other stuff gets used more. It becomes "popular" and gets nerfed. And so the meta turns.
Stupid way to run a game, if you ask me.
I agree with the overall point of not a good way of doing things.
The one positive I could see about rotating meta with subclasses at least gives everyone a chance to feel strong with whatever given class you've chosen at some point through the games existence.
Honestly think every subclass outside of defender titan has had their time so far.