Okay, I'll buy this. (Destiny)

by Claude Errera , Sunday, April 19, 2015, 16:05 (3449 days ago) @ iconicbanana

Looking at the stats I always thought that Thorn was way better anyway. You have to be sure to land every shot to get the 3 or 2 hit kills, but that still looks more deadly than Last Word to me...

I beat Thorn wielders on a regular basis in 1v1 shootouts. (I lose to them sometimes, too - but it feels like the balance is in my favor.)

The speed with which TLW kills means I can get off 4 shots to their 2 and duck behind cover - they're dead, I'm recovering.

Sniper range->pulse rifle range: Thorn Beats Everything.
Pulse rifle range->shotgun range: TLW Beats Everything.

I do my best to stay out of sniper range of anything unless I have a sniper rifle in my hands, though... so this caveat hardly applies (to me). :)