There's never a bad time to break out the best Nerf guns, but they're a particularly good way to chase off those January doldrums. New year, new you... new Nerf blasters? Sounds about right to us.
The weapon will no longer drop as Uncommon (green) or Rare (blue), and ... the spawn rate nerf to snipers, the biggest change in the current weapon meta is the buff to the Drum Gun.