I actually enjoyed using autos. Personally, I thought scout rifles were more "effective", but I just preferred autos. Scouts can take enemies out crazy fast and deal a crap ton of dmg per shot. Autos, not so much. Granted, I'm talking PVE here I think that this nerf really hurt pve as well. Maybe these nerfs should have been pvp exclusive if they were dead set on listening to people complain about autos killing them.