Quite a few interesting sandbox changes were made in the latest TWAB, though I'd make a discussion post talking about the changes and what it means for me.

Sniper changes:

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• • Damage to Major enemies and above have been reduced to pre Shadowkeep values (~-20%).
  • Adaptive Snipers precision multiplier has been reduced from 3.25x to 2.95x.
  • Rapid-Fire Snipers base impact has been reduced from 100 damage to 90 damage.

Grenade launcher changes, generally won't have an effect on PvP:

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• • Aggressive Frame grenade launchers are now Rapid-Fire Frame Grenade Launchers.
    • Rapid-Fire Frame Grenade Launchers have had their damage reduced to account for their Rate of Fire (0.8x), but now also have increased reserves.
    • Previously, Aggressive Frame Grenade Launchers fired faster than Adaptive but had the same damage.
  • Damage to Major enemies and above by Power weapon Grenade Launchers reduced by ~10%.

Lord of Wolves:

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• • Release the Wolves now significantly reduces this weapon’s accuracy while active.

The long-awaited Last Word nerf:

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• • Fan Fire now adjusts the precision scalar while hip-firing.
  • Fan Fire impact values have been adjusted.
    • Precision Hip/ADS adjusted from 67.95/67.95 to 68.27/52.2.
    • Non-Precision Hip/ADS adjusted from 50.01/50.01 to 38/38.
  • Aiming down sights no longer provides additional effective range (damage falloff).
  • Reduced stability for Mouse and Keyboard input.
  • Reduced the effective range.
  • To improve the experience, adjusted the way target acquisition is handled while hip-firing.

Some shotgun balancing:

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• • Target acquisition for non-slug Shotguns has been adjusted to no longer account for precision locations.
    • Previously, target acquisition could actually cause the player's spread to deviate from the intended aim vector, causing most of the spread to miss.
  • Cone angle is now adjusted on a per sub-archetype basis and is no longer adjusted by the range stat.
  • Aiming down sights no longer adjusts effective range for this weapon archetype.

Fusion rifle changes, mostly to high-impact frames and backup plan:

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• • Target acquisition for Fusion Rifles has been adjusted to no longer account for precision locations.
    • Previously, target acquisition could actually cause the player's volley to deviate from the intended aim vector, causing most of the volley to miss.
  • Damage falloff for this weapon archetype can now floor at 0.5x (Previously 0.75x).
  • Effective range and the impact of the optics stat for this weapon archetype has been reduced across the board.
  • Backup Plan
    • Backup Plan now adjusts impact to match the Rapid-Fire sub-archetype while active.
    • Charge time is now set to match the Rapid-Fire's sub-archetype * 0.85 while active.

AUTO RIFLES GET A BUFF!!

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The following impact values have changed:

• • Precision Frame
    • • 17/27.2 Default/Precision (Previously 17/25.5)
  • Adaptive Frame
    • • 15.75/25.2 Default/Precision (Previously 13.75/22)
  • Rapid-Fire Frame
    • • 13.4/20.1 Default/Precision (Previously 12.5/18.75)

So what does all this mean? It means The Last Word will be less of a problem and hopefully make the hand cannon meta slightly more diverse(with specific regards to Luna's Howl and Not Forgotten). The fusion rifle changes mean I will be farming yet another Erentil, chasing Firmly Planted and Tap The Trigger. Auto rifles will probably see more use, and 600 RPM adaptives are good already. What this buff means is that I'll probably be chasing a well-rolled Gnawing Hunger every other week from the Reckoning.

The sniper change means I'll probably still be chasing a Supremacy from Last Wish(because I need a good kinetic that isn't Revoker), and I will still continue the hunt for a snapshot/box breathing Beloved from the Menagerie.

As far as my progress goes, I've got some good news. Unfortunately, the Beloved roll I want still eludes me. Weekly reset just happened, and I still don't have my god roll Gunnora's Axe.  On the bright side, Thorn is starting to really work out. Apostate isn't an opening shot Twilight Oath by any means, but I'm pretty satisfied with it. I also finally got Bastion, which has been an interesting learning curve compared to other fusion rifles, mostly in regard to damage falloff.

Oh yeah, also this: