The PS is also not THAT good it needs nerfs like you said multiple times now.
It’s absolutely a top performer and it’s real strength is that it’s relatively likely to get a PS at such a level. There are several Blessing combos that get it to be a top performer and the base stats are usually relatively easy to get right. That’s honestly the biggest nerf it received; going from needing just a single blessing slot to be a top performer to having 3 to 4 blessing combos to get it to “similar” strength.
So? One of the best ranged weapons (flamer) is on the melee specialist! Hell even the big ladd has access to some of the best ranged arsenal. Does it truely matter that a “specalist” has tools to help with the part of the combat “they are supposed to be week at”? While teamplay is very important, the different classes are not so closely locked into their special roles that it’s unacceptable that a ranged specalist has a top performer melee option and vice versa. Neither should they.
What matters 100X more is that all options are at least viable and fun to use while not completely breaking the balance. Currently not many weapons achieve this 3-point optimum. We shouldn’t nerf the few that actually get there! There are so many other weapons that miss the mark on any of these 3 points and those should be changed first imho.