My first Exotic was Thorn and I adored it, even when I knew it was terrible at the time I got it................until it was buffed beyond belief and proceeded to create the state of Crucible we have now. Half of the point of Crucible is using weapons that you enjoy, but there are people such as yourself who want to play just for the sake of getting kills and stats (even though you specifically don't have a K/D above 1). This creates an environment in which the lesser players have to use the same weapons as you in order to keep up, and many of the better players use those weapons so they don't fall behind. Sure, I like having good stats, but I don't play the game religiously using the most OP weapons so they can be higher. Scout Rifles are my favourite weapons, and being good with them in Crucible, like you with your TLW, is an added bonus for me. The difference is that my weapon is far more difficult to use and less-seen.