User blog comment:Legionwrex/Leviathan Review./@comment-24174486-20120902002705/@comment-5131329-20120902035907

Some people who use power heavy classes (ex.Adept) use only one weapon (ex. a pistol), so reducing the weight even more reduces cooldown times even more. This is especially true for the Scorpion, the Arc Pistol, and (to a lesser extent) the Paladin.