Hey guys! This is my first attempt at Designing an Exotic weapon, hope you like it! [b]Disclaimer! The grimoire picture shown is that of the Cabal Heavy Slug Thrower, aka their Gatling Gun. I did not design this, Bungie did. If somebody wants to photoshop the exotic background or draw it, be my guest, I suck at art.[/b] RHODES PILLAR Exotic Machine Gun "the last stand of the Colossus who wielded this weapon is honored by both Cabal and Guardians alike." [quote]STATS • RoF: 100 • Impact: 25 • Range: 35 • Stability: 55 • Magazine: 300 • Reload: 0[/quote] PERKS • Solar Damage: this weapon deals Solar Damage. • Belt-Feeder: this weapon does not have reserve ammo. (Does not mean regen ammo) Instead, it has a cooldown bar which if filled will overheat for 5 seconds. • Juggernaut: increased Stability, +3 Armor. In exchange, -3 Agility,‎ and Jump abilities are disabled. Barrel Column Upgrades: • Aggressive Ballistics: More predictable recoil. Enhanced Impact. Shorter range and more recoil. • Smart Drift Control‎: ‎Predictable and controllable recoil. Penalty to range. • Field Choke: More range and Impact. Increased recoil. Support Perk: • Hip-Fire: this weapon has increased accuracy while firing from the hip. Stat Column Upgrades: • Snapshot: aiming this weapon is incredibly fast. • Hammer Forged: Improved range and accuracy. • High Caliber Rounds: Oversize rounds built to stagger targets and leave them reeling. Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle. Exotic Perk: • Seventh Wonder: greatly increased Stability, +2 Armour. Rounds fired from this weapon explode on impact, dealing a portion of their damage. [quote]GRIMOIRE: A weapon honouring the last stand of a Cabal Colossi, this Machine Gun, dubbed by Guardians as Rhodes Pillar, was used by an unknown Colossus to defend his legions shipwrecked warship from the hordes of Hive that fought to drive them out. While he did not survive, his legion managed to secure a beachhead and stand their ground against the Hive, and granting us Guardians access into the Dreadnaught. This Colossus will never be forgotten, he will always be feared by the Hive, he will be mourned by his comrades, and he will be respected by Guardians. A true legend, those who wield this weapon hope to live up to its nameless former owner. [/quote] COSMETIC APPEARANCE it is aesthetically identical to a Cabal Heavy Slug Thrower. When aiming down sights a holographic sight will show. It has a very low zoom. HOW TO ACQUIRE This weapon can be obtained from completing the Raid, Emperor's Hand, on Hard by defeating the Cabal Emperor, Imperus __________. Pros: • very high stability, like a laser. • maximum RoF. • decent range. • provides almost as much armor as a revive overshield. • explosive rounds give your enemies hell. • very, very large magazine. Cons: • impact is of the lowest class, same as the Backscratcher 9.0 • aim assist is low on this weapon. • very low zoom. • overheat lasts 5 seconds. • very low mobility, you will not be able to use jump abilities (still able to basic jump.) • increased Armour does not stack with Blessings of Light or Radiant Skin, or any armour ability that increases armor. Gameplay: the feel of this weapon is to be the opposite of MIDA, instead of being a completely mobile speedy Gonzales, you become a tank, slow moving and tough as nails. Since it is the Cabal Gatling gun, your FoV would be a little more freed up. Edits: [spoiler]Edit: I encourage everybody to read the Pros & Cons of this weapon before labelling it OP. Edit 2: balancing: • replacing persistence with hip-fire • Remove the -2 agility from Seventh Wonder exotic perk. • Armour buff does not stack with Blessings of Light and Radiant Skin, similar to how Defender Titans Force Barrier does not stack with Blessings of Light. • Tweaking the explosive rounds feature of Seventh Wonder perk. Explosions will not disrupt precision hits, at the cost of the additional damage not harming the opponent hit with the initial round. (Thoughts?) Edit 3: to all those who are saying it looks like a rocket launcher, I am using the grimoire picture of the Cabal Gatling Gun. You are thinking the barrel is the rockets tube. Edit 4: replaced the overheat at 75 rounds with a cooldown bar.[/spoiler] Anyway, this has been another one of Heli's Designs! Look in my portfolio if you want to see my raid boss, Apophis the Devourer, my PvP map, Shipwreck (aka Ghost Ship), my ideas for redesigning Taniks the Scarred, and my popular Destiny Fanfiction, Fireteam X. My Portfolio: http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/147136494/0/0