It's the truth idky people hate this meta or think otherwise unless you are only playing "sweaties"/skirm. I use First Curse + Sidearm and do fine in normal and Trials. I feel no need to use TLW/Sniper, Mida/Shotgun, Thorn at all. There are only three things I actually can't use in this meta: High Impact/Low RoF Auto & Pulse Rifles and Short Charge Fusion Rifles. If all you are doing and all you are seeing are tryhards then that's your business. Even when I played Crimson Doubles I went against against maybe 5 Thorn users. If you think this meta is as centralized as HoW you clearly aren't paying attention. Some playstyles are more prominent or "easy to use" (not an insult) like TLW/Sniper, Mida/Shotgun but those are two playstyles.