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The RoF was three times as fast as it currently is.
Even if they buffed the damage from 50 to 100 durable per shot, it's still less overall dps than on launch.
And we aren't even considering the fact that this was a "compensation buff" because they bloated health pools for all enemies.
All the compensation buffs to the Arc Thrower never bumped it back up to its original glory.
The stun isn't even something you need if you can kill enemies faster, and stunning enemies is actually an extremely boring and unfun mechanic that feels like cheating.