It's awesome that STS is finally releasing some weapons that are pushing people back toward class weapons again. I've been a cannoneer and rifleman for my whole SL career, and am thrilled that the new weapons are make those load outs awesome again. I'm only a little sad about it, because now it mean I'll have a harder time picking them up for a song like I used to. I've tried pistol+shield as commando, and found it works great for tanking bosses (the only enemy cannons seem to have trouble with), but hate that it gets used for everything, especially given that commandos have a skill for +300 armor. It's thrilling to think cannons (and maybe even rifles) might finally make a comeback.