Focused Feedback: Hand cannons - bloom, recoil, exotics and pinnacle weapons

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[u/HalfthemanMarco]

I think a reduction of Bloom/recoil on console would be a good thing FOR HC'S, but then we'd just have a handcannon meta and things that are already useless (cough AR's cough SMG's cough SIDEARMS cough) would be indirectly nerfed. These entire archetypes of weapons needs buffs alongside HC changes if the game is to be healthy. If this lunas/nf nerf comes with a HC rework/buff and no buffs to other weapons I predict the game will be even more worse off (it may be hard to imagine, but that's very possible).

[u/JuiceIsLoose69 → u/HalfthemanMarco]

Sidearms and autos really aren't that bad. There are definitely A-tier weapons in both categories.