Impressive and long answer. Just to add on one thing as it has been discussed a fair bit. Of course simply removing crit chance would cause issues. But ideally it would be accompanied by a general rework of traits and properties. When I am talking about that I have always this thread:
in the back of my mind. Different issues talked about here, are already adressed in there like ammo economy and Attack Speed on slow weapons as well as other offense traits. It was just a bit to much for one thread. Also, the suggested system needs lots of refinement and more than likely has some issues still untouched because nobody can safely consider each potential consequence.
Generally, I would say that both a Stagger Talent rework as well as a Traits & Properties rework are things the community has been asking for. So there is a chance to take away some stuff if something else is added.
Also thanks for the input on other new weapons, it hasn’t been discussed much. As sidenote, also glad that the value of Opportunist is more recognized on a broader basis. A year back, this was not the case so much.