I'm hoping you're mixing up PvE with PvP. But if you're not, you, sir, are too mind bogglingly ignorant to describe. ARs were nerfed because of SUROS, and SUROS was overused because of the Iron Banner bounty. That was it. In PvE, ARs weren't the best weapons at all. Hand cannons and scouts held that title. Now, thanks to whiners, who complained about PvP, ARs are the worst weapons in the game. They don't nerf ANYTHING because of PvE. Gjallahorn and icebreaker are still as awesome as they should be. Because they aren't OP in PvP. Only in PvE. To even suggest that it was PvE players that caused any nerf, you are sorely misadvised.