Ever since Destiny launched, Bungie's found itself in a seemingly never ending cycle of balancing weapons that players appear to be using a bit too much. With update 2.0.0, which will release before The Taken King launches in September, the developer's at it again, and this time, it's the super popular Thorn and Gjallarhorn that are getting the biggest tweaks.
For the former, competitive multiplayer's favourite hand cannon will have its lasting poisoning damage reduced, while the latter's wolfpack rounds will also deal reduced damage. As for weapon types as a whole, it's perhaps no surprise that hand cannons are being hit hardest, with their long-range damage, accuracy, and magazine size all being toned down. What's more, shotguns are being taken down a peg when it comes to instances outside of the Crucible - and guess what? Bungie's decided to buff rifles all over again. Like we say, the cycle just never ends.
We'll be hearing about the patch in more detail at a later date, but does it sound good to you? Will Bungie ever be able to find that mythical thing called balance? Shoot yourself in the foot in the comments section below.
[source bungie.net, via eurogamer.net, neogaf.com]
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Just leave well enough alone and eventually we will all adapt i have just got ghorn but i make a point of not using it in pvp i preffer improving my skill to just making a crater. Whats the point of grinding for god knows how long when the reward just gets nerfed!
I generally use invective as much as possible, a shot in the face and a quick stab is pretty satisfying.
This is dumb. We worked pretty hard to get some of those weapons. Nerfing them to change our gameplay is just poor design. "Look we want you to play more like this...!" Absolutely dumb. I have no wish to play Destiny anymore after it hits.
I've almost finished getting the Platinum, I am trying to get the Vex for Packing Heat Trophy. They should just leave the game how it is, I can understand if your new to the game getting owned by Thorn in PvP. Otherwise Thorn players are nothing to worry about, I just want Bungie to make Exotics a bit more easier to get. Because at the moment it's just to much luck based, otherwise tie the Exotics to skill. Like finishing a raid flawless should guarantee a Exotic weapon, not just shards if your unlucky (like me).
I'm not gonna lie...when i soft capped at lvl 20...i lost all intrest in the game..it stopped being fun nd started becoming a grind..but as of late ive decided to get back to it by investing in the expansion..figured they ironed out all the kinks...but what i came back to was worse than i left...not that the gameplay has changed..its still kinda the same...bungie thoroughly nixxed every little tweak and trick that the player can utilize to get ahead ..it all started with the 1st loot cave..thats when I noticed it..then they saw fit to go on record and issue a public statement...when I read that It became apparent that they wanted people to play a certain way...sure we'll give u all this equipment..but we're gonna tell you how to use it...and we reserve the right to tamper with your shit as we please
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