User blog comment:Donotdiddlekids/Hopes And Dreams for Black Ops 3/@comment-3361508-20150405023740/@comment-24756040-20150405154111

The range modification actually made sense before the EPM3 was modified to be a flat 34 damage. Buffs will do that to variants.

Just look at the Pro Pipe; great variant, but the buff makes it look far less appealing.