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If you get into a certain range it is. Tlw does have a counter though. Thorn does not even if you kill the other player faster. If he is accurate you eventually die by the poison.
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Used both quite a lot. The last word simply outclasses it unless you stand still whilst shooting. Both massively more powerful than most other weapons though.
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It outclasses it in its intended range. Thorn outclasses every gun in every range except the last word in close range.
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Intended range doesn't apply in PvP. It's all CQB apart from a few lines of sight.