Disclaimer, I am just looking for opinions because I stopped playing sweaty PVP to regain my sanity :D, so naturally I wont have the best understanding/opinions on the current things. So I currently am just a QP casual. Also, this is in reference to PC only.

So a little story. I picked up Forerunner this season because I got a really nice Brigands Law to pair with for PVP. I noticed my Youtube feed filled with youtubers who claim that there is an ongoing "sidearm meta" which confused me, because I didnt expect the sidearm buff to be this powerful in PC of all things. I start playing QP, all the while using Forerunner with the Brigands Law, or a favourite bow of mine just to test out. Oddly enough, there wasnt alot of sidearms. Once in a while I see a drang and Ive seen maybe one or two Forerunners, so it left me confused. However, I see the Trials report from last week, and I was shocked to see Forerunner and Drang so up high.

So my question is now: what really is the state of Forerunner? Too OP or fine as it is? How and Why did it become so popular in Trials (Because from what I remember, Forerunner DID NOT receive any buff from the sidearms change as stated by Mercules in a tweet)? And that brings me to sidearms in general. Are what the youtubers saying regarding the sidearm meta true or is it just Drang being Drang? If so, why is it so uncommon on QP and only seen in Trials? Honestly you could argue that it is because Im in a casual/lower skill gap, which would make sense to me.

How I felt about Forerunner since its inception: Its a very good weapon...against primaries. If I duel most primary users as a Forerunner main, I will win if i land the fairly easy 3 tap. But if I face a sniper, shotgunner or a fusion rifler, its always a death sentence for me. Of course, skill and destiny "features-and-definitely-not-bugs" will ultimately dictate the real outcomes lmao. Feel free to state what you think.

I will say, if i had to nerf Forerunner, I would say reduce the starting ammo to 4 instead. Let the Forerunner mains earn the ammo.

EDIT: Ive been observing the comments, and I see the following observations from y'all:

i) Most if not all comments say that Forerunner is not at all OP. In fact, as a special it is actually quite weak against people adept with the already prominent specials such as snipers, shotguns and fusions. It seems that it is mainly used to counter problematic primaries (mostly pulses), like NTTE and EVEN THEN it may lose.

ii) Most sidearms are fine; thanks to the recent changes, some people started to see its specialty. Only (sort of) problems are Drang and Rangefinder rolls. Rangefinder rolls will inevitably be addressed after the perk is fixed, and Drang may or may not be adjusted depending on next season.

iii) If i had to solve the "Spike in usage of Forerunner in trials" mystery, i have two theories (with the help of some of you here): 1) It was overhyped by someone (no names xD) in regards to the patch notes even though it was addressed to have no effect OR 2) Some snipers-mains used it in compensation for sniper changes or maybe snipers felt weak in that map.

That begs the question, why are so many youtubers talking about this non-existent sidearm meta? Are we playing the same game?....

EDIT 2: Thanks for the overwhelming amount of replies guys. Really gave me insight to what the hell is going on with the sidearms. While the conclusions we drew out earlier about Forerunner (and most sidearms) is the same, what I DID learn is that I need to listen to youtubers less often lmao. Ive had this exact lesson before so many times yet for some reason i keep forgetting it even after having almost 3k hours in it. Just astounds me that people need to do so many misleading and nonsensical "META" videos just for clicks. I wanna enjoy destiny youtube but its getting harder :/