Handgun headshot damage nerf

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Did the handgun really need less headshot damage? Before the patch, it did 86.5 damage, now it is down to 76.25. Why? Did the handgun really need a nerf?
Would you rather people spam body-shots than actually go for headshots? Why would you change a sniper in this way?

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Pretty sure its buffed against bosses now.

I am not aware of a nerf.

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It received higher base damage against them, but just try out the handgun in the keep and you should noticed the significantly diminished damage numbers.

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Bugged? Or intended?

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I hope bugged, but it seems like it may have been intended, part of the ā€˜damage curveā€™ changes for the handgun and longbow. I assumed this would primarily affect the stacking of str pots/ult, but not the usual headshots.

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Yeh, if so thatā€™s ridiculous as it just makes skill even less valuable and further makes him a meh choice.

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Whyyyy are you doing this to beloved Krubes?!

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Because disingenuous scumbags with a beef for the ā€œranged metaā€ make QQ threads ad nauseum lying about overall character performance relative to other classes and demanding changes.

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the patch says increased damage against bosses.

Bosses are the 4 special characters or the minibosses?

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The minibosses are probably included
I believe halescourge and skitter end-bosses should count too, questionable whether the two chaos warriors and the stormvermin boss count.

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Of all the balancing changes that could be made to improve the viability of weapon choices, I donā€™t think nerfing the handgun was the way to go. Like you said, it should not disincentivize taking time to aim for headshots. In general Iā€™m worried about the possible repercussions of less rewarding and enjoyable weapons. The handgun seemed alright as it was.

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Did really anyone ask for this? I feel like even the people calling for a huntsman nerf didnā€™t want a headshot damage nerf. Iā€™m hoping this is just a case of the glaive/exec nerf from a bit ago, accidental colateral damage, rather than intentional nerfing, because if it struggled with anything, it was that headshots werenā€™t rewarding enough, not that they were too rewarding!

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