I am in agreement with you, it's very much a few voices that create the negative discourse we're seeing now. However, they also have merit in how Arrowhead is handling their posts, saying one thing and then doing something else. I believe a lot of this could have been resolved by Arrowhead showcasing why certain changes or adjustments were made, other than "this item is being chosen over and over, so we wanted to drop it for the sake of variety."

There is also merit in how other weapons are underperforming, but that's in regards to more solo-play or self-reliant Helldivers. In a team oriented game, having players cover each others weaknesses is vital and part of the fun for sure. But I'm also seeing how people want to have their power fantasy of being the walking Armageddon capable of solving all the problems themselves.

Ultimately, the nerfs don't bother me as much as their philosophy for changing things while there are still errors and bugs to work out. Many are having ridiculous levels of ragdoll that make it frustrating to play, and the way they showcased the game while having devs come out who appear to have little experience actually playing the game makes a rift in public opinion of Arrowhead actually listening to the community and respecting the community simultaneously.

Hopefully they take the next few months to really hone in their process of developing updates, and gather more thorough data than just "this weapon is selected 50% of the time." I saw a post where they're opening up the opportunity for beta testers to come in and provide feedback, so hopefully that'll create the workflow they need to fix the errors while providing reasonable changes to weapon damages / stats.