EDIT: Please ignore the poll, I accidentally posted it unfinished and now I can't change it.
[quote]As to all those who don't believe that Titans are the worst, and are trying to refute me. I could spend a whole video talking about it, but almost every point you all bring up - the other classes either have it built-in, or an exotic that outclasses it. Bubblebro is priceless in PvE. But for PvP, Titans are just at a clear disadvantage. As a person who has used every class, and every subclass, and has most time put into a Titan this is the consensus I've come to.
Thankfully it looks like Sunbreaker is going to change things for Titans in PvP, but let's look at it realistically:
Slowest agility : Yes you can use the "triple" tap jump to speed around, but it's not intuitive to most and it's not always practical to run around doing it in PvP and in a gunfight, you don't have the same speed to strafe or even run away - not to mention blink is just a get out of jail free card. It's so easy to avoid supers, heavies etc with blink, but titans can't get away so even overall titan's k/d usually don't match up with the other classes.
It's the "TANKY" class : We're supposed to be the frontline, however even when we max our armor out we only have 1 more health than a hunter in PvP I believe, and are tied with Warlocks. The Ram alone gives Warlocks like 22 more health in PvP which is insane.
Melee : We're supposed to be the melee class, but it's a fact our melee is the worst. No range to it. Hunters are above it especially with blink strike glitch, and the warlock is just a mile ahead of them both. Yes we have shoulder charge, but as you can see it's pretty easy to counter if you know what you're up against and titans also have to usually prep for shoulder charge beforehand knowing when it'll be up after sprinting, and how long it'll be up.
Supers: The Fist of Havoc is situational, rarely nets several kills, and you almost feel punished for using it at times because it always seems like you need to save it for a cluster, which rarely seems to happen. Warlocks have the same thing in the form of Nova Bomb, which they can send from a safe distance. Hunters have a super that pretty much guarantees 2-4 kills every activation.
Exotics: Yes the Saint-14 is great... in PvE. It can help occasionally in PvP, but using bubblebro in PvP is already putting you at a disadvantage. Ruin Wings are bugged and only useful for PvE. Arma is great for two grenades which can help, but warlocks have that perk built into their subclass already. Pretty much any other exotic is completely niche, or just offers a perk that's already in your subclass. Feedback fences? It tickles the enemy, I've gotten 1 kill across my hours of playtime using it. PvP you just have nothing that really helps, and so I often use Inmost light just because it lets me take 2 skills for my super.
You can all sit here and argue on and on about it, but I can say without a doubt that Bungie is sitting on data that backs up exactly what I'm saying - especially PvP. I talked to Luke Smith and Mark about this while I was at bungie for hours on end. The Titans just don't have anything they really shine at, except for being the staple for most PvE encounters with the Bubble. They told me they're aware of it and are always looking at ways to fix it. So fingers crosses, but even Bungie knows Titans are a notch down from the others.
The bubble is near useless in PvP because it can't protect against supers, you can't use it as a reactive defense because everything bursts it. Anyway like I said I could go on and on and on about this because as someone who wants the Titans so badly to be really good, it hurts to realistically look at it and know that we're just not at the same tier with the current build. I'm not going to respond to the comments to this because it won't get us anywhere, you're always free to disagree.
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-Mr. Fruit
This comment can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrH5FmnCm8c
This is probably the best argument for class balancing I've seen in a long time. The video (Specifically the first round) shows the clear disadvantages that the Titan has in the melee department, even with shoulder charge. And in the round where they were all using an auto rifle, Mr. Fruit absolutely crushed Blue and Rhabby, so he's likely more skilled than them, but in the other rounds in this series it doesn't look like it because abilities were allowed in those rounds.
Other Thread with more evidence: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/147725199/0/0
Statistics thread:
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/151174823/0/0
Tell me if you agree or disagree, and if you do disagree please give a valid argument rather than "Fist of Havoc/Shoulder Charge/Lightning Grenades is/are OP" or at least give some form of evidence to prove it.
Thanks for Reading!
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Edited by LoneHunter777: 9/5/2015 3:06:57 AMI love Mr. Fruit, but he's dead wrong about the Defender. I'm really tired of repeating myself, so I'll just copy/paste this from a comment I made not an hour ago (with some minor context and grammer alterations): [quote] The Defender is solid if you know what you're doing. Blessings of Light drastically tilts the odds of a Primary vs. Primary fight in your favor, especially if you strafe in and out of your Bubble. You and your team will be almost unbeatable in the mid-range if WoD is placed well and utilized properly Weapons of Light makes all high Impact Sniper Rifles a OHKO on any Guardian without an Overshield, however you can't wander too far from your Bubble. Sniping with the Defender's Weapons of Light is like being a Sentry in a watchtower. I can hold a chokepoint on lock for 30-40 seconds, and anyone who comes into my gaze is all but certainly dead. I'm still being a Tank, or as close to one as you can get in an FPS, by defending that section of the map (no pun intended). Defenders are the only class that can take a Machine Gun to a Rocket fight by using WoD as a Blast Shield. This allows the Defender to rack up a huge kill-streak virtually unapposed once the enemy's heavy ammo is spent. Lastly, Suppressor Grenades can be used to cancel Supers, particularly Arc Blade and Radiance. Personally, I don't see any point in using Armor of Light. Any smart player should just avoid you or drop a Super on you. The only reason anyone finds any success with Armor is because Blueberries are still dumb enough to think Felwinter's Lie can solve any problem. When people stop being dumb, Armor stops being useful for anything aside from giving your opponents one less threat on the map for 30-45 seconds. There are very few people who even know how to use a Defender, which is why so many people complain about how "weak" they are. Even fewer people know how to travel and fight around the maps, which is why Shotguns "dominate" Crucible. In 2 or 3 years, maybe less, I suspect the Defender will be the most popular because it can control chokepoints better than any other class.[/quote] EDIT Holy. F-ing. Crap. I try to help people out and I get all the dislike votes? And they call us Hunters the jerks. Is there a reason for this? Is my analysis flawed, or are you that blinded by salt? EDIT 1.1 Yep. . . Yep, it's the salt. Ya'll some salty sea critters. EDIT DEUX It is really, really sad that a Gunslinger Main like myself knows how to make the most out of a Defender better than the lot of you. 93 of you and counting. It's almost Year 2, and you guys have learned nothing about your main class. EDIT NUMERO TRES Apparently, none of you are reading the entirety of this mini-thread, so here's a How-to on countering other Supers as a Defender: [quote] If you place your Bubble well and use Weapons you can counter/survive most Supers. Vs. Arc Blade: Use Suppressor Grenades. Yes, I'm aware of the bug, but it has yet to fail me personally. Vs. Radiance: Use Suppressor Grenades and gun them down. Vs. Fist of Havoc: I tend to Suppress Titans on sight, but the bonus damage to your Sniper and Primary should be enough to kill them before they're close enough to Super you. Vs. Nova Bomb: Just sit tight inside the Bubble, Titan skate to safety if they're using Vortex. I will speak about Golden Gun at length because I'm very familiar with it. Gunslinger has to use 3 Sun Bullets to kill 1 Titan in a Bubble. 3 Sun Bullets that could have been used to kill 3 players instead of just 1; that's already a win for the Titan's team and I can't emphasize enough how wasteful it is to use Golden Gun on a Bubble. If you're fast you can Hard Scope with a Sniper and kill a Gunslinger between his 2nd and 3rd shot; Mr. Fruit made a similar play in a ToO video. Vs. Ward of Dawn: Dance Party! Use Gift of the Void in PvP. This way, even if you are Super'd to death, you'll generate an additional 3 Orbs for your Team.[/quote] EDIT FOUR Hey, Ive got an idea: how about you prove me wrong instead of down voting my post like childish Brats. Of course, if you could do that, you'd try to debate me instead of hiding behind your Down Clicks.