Honestly, the damage nerf wasn't so bad. But it hit two-fold with the range decrease, especially in PvE. I notice the damage fall-off almost immediately, like I'm shooting through water. There's no reason you shouldn't be able to keep enemies at bay with an AR, scouts and pulse will still take individual targets down faster at that range.
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It is not just PvE fans that are livid about the changes to auto rifles - Crucible players are too. Now a whole category of primary weapons is uncompetitive, and there were only 4 to start with!