I use a pulse rifle in PvP because I have skill. No da!age over time, 2 burst crit kill, but all bullets have to land. The perks I use are more a PvE setup, I generally can outshoot snipers with my pulse rifle (lack of lenseflare helps) Hand cannons range WAS nerfed. People just reroll range perks and deal with the stability because they're used to it. Just like I'm used to the kick on my pulses. Scouts are designed to have range, but be harder to use in close quartets. Pulses are the best of scout and autos, hand cannons were designed for closer encounters which is why they dominate PvP. This balancing issue us there, you just sound like you're whining that your Suros isn't op and that's tanking your kd.