Hand cannons have been a powerhouse for far to long now.
Long range and only needing 3 shots to kill and 2 with certain perks.
A 50% nerf is something that it so sorely needs, it would make it more balanced and open up for more options.
Come come and defend your beloved.
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In actual combat, you simply do not bring hand cannons, to a rifle fight, it's pure nonsense, I hate HCs. They don't work in PVE, either, you don't have the range of pulses, or scouts, if you are not relying on your abilities to clear. On a side note, I do like a nice hand canon, the ones in the game however, do not really strike my fancy all that much. I would be motivated to play hand cannons more in PVE, if we had dual wielded ones.