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Edited by CitrusTheNile:
9/24/2015 2:32:03 PM
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Shotgun Nerf Contradicts the Idea of a Shotgun
I have continuously been let down by patch 2.0. They killed shotguns. It has taken me a full clip of 6 point blank range shotgun shots in order to take down one yellow when the enemy is at light level 240 and 280 and I am 295. There is no point to using a shotgun if it is not going to deal crazy amounts of damage. High risk high reward. Bungie has taken away the high reward part of the equation. The shotguns should not have been nerfed 45 percent. That is -blam!-ing half. PvP can suck a dick because the massive shotgun nerf did not fix the amount of shotguns being used in PvP. The ONLY people who are truly affected by the nerf are the PvE players.
A side note. I have The Chaperone and it shoots slugs. It should have the furthest range of ANY shotgun. Does it? -blam!- no.
Secondly, rocket launchers are pretty much useless now since I have not seen one with tracking. The only rocket launcher I have seen with any type of aiming assist is the Future War Cult's rocket launcher. Other than that machine guns are the way to go in Destiny. The new mechanics that have been introduced have destroyed the usability of the rocket launcher. A possible AoE buff could be used since the commonality of aim assist perks has significantly dropped in my opinion. Not only did they leave the most sought after gun behind (Ghorn) they also killed the rocket launcher class all together. How many of you have a rocket launcher with either tracking or proxy det? Perhaps I am one of those unlucky people who have not been blessed with a rocket launcher that helps counter the movement mechanics of the taken i.e. I shoot a rocket at the ground at them and they simply teleport out of the way without failure.
This is my analysis from what I have been using now that TTK has come out.
EDIT: I know tracking is a perk for all rockets, I am just pointing out that it seems very rare compared to year one content.
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1 ReplyEdited by FrenetiCreature: 9/24/2015 1:11:04 AMI totally second this! Shotguns are almost worthless now, especially in PvP. Honestly, it's all got to do with people being whiney little brats, "I'm not getting the score I want, because I keep getting killed!" Uh, well that's the point of a gun, it kills you. TLW, Thorn, and now shotguns being nerfed is honestly just ridiculous. I've had my share of run-ins with them, just like everyone else, but guess what? I get over it and move on. I also enjoy employing those same guns sometimes. But, as I write this, I realize that this is only ever going to be a perpetual problem, because those same guys that cried about the Thorn, shotguns etc, are always going to cry about being killed. Whatever weapon they get killed by the most, they are going to whine until it's nerfed, but whatever weapon people find effective after each nerf, they're gonna use, because it's effective. But, those same whiney people will continue to cry about it. It will just keep going and going. As a word to those whiney brats, you're not always gonna have the best score, there's always going to be someone that's better or found a more effective way to kill than you. Get over it and don't be a sore loser. I understand that a lot of (not all) people that play these games and take them so seriously are nerds, that in highschool didn't play real sports, but that's one of the first rules of competition, DON'T BE A SORE LOSER!
