I agree that they are trying to make their weapons in TTK more relevant, but having to wait three more seconds for one shot is not that big of deal. It could have been much worse. They could have made it like Invective and you would have had to wait 30 seconds for 3 bullets. That is a bit extreme, but I can understand that they want to eliminate some of the pacifiers for bad players. The IB is definitely one of the crutches in Destiny. It makes complete sense to me to up the total amount of regen time to 48 seconds for a sniper rifle as compared to a shotgun that takes 30 second for a full mag for tactical purposes i.e. using a sniper means you are already in a safe spot compared to using a shotgun which means you are up close and personal needing a faster regen time. However, I think instead they should have buffed all other snipers in order to allow for more equality and broader use of weapons. I feel bad for the people who have time restraints because they are going to have to put more time into this game now. All in all I am all for being allowed to use different weapons, but instead of nerfing there should be buffing. At least for PvE and having to deal with damage sponges.