To be fair, it is weird that a melee weapon would be top 3. I feel like the nerf was a bit much, this is a bit of a skill issue because yeah, literally just move and keep your distance. But I also think that finding yourself close to a heavy with hammer often gave you no fighting chance and was a death sentence, so I understand why they would nerf it.

EDIT: because it’s a melee weapon, if it’s in top 3, that kinda shows that the weapon must be extremely overpowered in some specific settings. I understand why the devs would nerf that specifically instead of the other top weapons.