When we informed everyone that changes were coming the team went through and took a deep look at the weapon. While these changes feel like a nerf, the damage reduction isnt very high, the impact area change is once again very small, the ammo is now in line with other weapons to a degree.
Also, i think while not mentioned, that the perk compatibility did change with the plasmatic discharger putting more ideal perks like damage to mist monsters on it. All these changes really mean that the weapon is still performing extremely well and when you go in and play with the weapon in game, you shouldn't notice a drastic drop off in you're ability to eliminate husk.
For those that have just read the notes, i would highly suggest jumping into the game and giving it a go and see how it feels.