The weapon nerf is to try to phase out year one weapons to force us into using the new ones is what I got from reading it. Instead of properly balancing everything slightly, they are just gona force the weapons to be useless to try to create balance. The new ones are all being given stats that increase one but decrease another. Not to mention almost all of the good perks will be non-existent. I for one won't be deleting my year one weapons. All of the ones I've grown attached to ill keep regardless if there damage cant keep up anymore.