The way I would look at this is simple:
You guys knew that this would probably going to be thing. You knew that there is a LOT of hate for your character. You knew that there were bandwagoners and "tier whores", etc who were doing well enough with him in large numbers. Nothing about this nerf was a surprise.
Now, you have an opportunity here. There is good to be had from this situation. For starters, I'm sure there's a quite a bit of you who actually would play the character because you legitimately love the character. You guys can have your chance to shine because I guarantee you those bandwagoners are gonna go flock to
and probably
since they survived the patch. This is your chance to show some depth and creativity. How can people call him braindead if you PROVE he's more than Down Throw kill confirms? This is your chance. Sitting here getting salty/sad fixes nothing. Innovation is how you rise above the challenges presented to you this time. Luigi is still a playable character. Go figure it out. Champions are those who can accept these barriers and break past them.