I'm a skilled player. Recently, I got a sweet hand cannon with rifled barrel from Lord Salad, so I fully upgraded it and prepared for my reign of terror in Iron Banner.
I was able to [b]consistently [/b]land the 1st headshot, then miss 3 bodyshots in a row while being mowed down by auto/pulse rifles. There were no exceptions. Surprisingly all my opponents all had unflinching too!
I tried a new strategy. I fired slower and my shots now registered!... But I just died more, never able to land the final bodyshot in time.
I have come to the conclusion that the purpose of hand cannons is to kill the user. Bungie sure has a weird design philosophy!
UPDATE: Yo Bungie! If you could at least [u]add a bloom reticle[/u] like on Halo: Reach's DMR, [i]that'd be great.[/i]
UPDATE: I made a rant about weapon stats, but I moved it [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/211662975]here.[/url]
The main lessons for this thread are that Hidden Hand [i]probably [/i]increases bullet pull, and Rangefinder is [i]definitely [/i]desirable on HC's... The Water Star can roll with both!
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Edited by Chastice: 8/24/2016 6:58:44 PMYa know, all the people who were bitching up a salt storm in year one about hand cannons are probably the ones who are okay with the bloom. You know what I've learned from playing and reading all these wonderfully written and literate posts on the forums is? *Snipers are a crutch *Autos are a crutch *Pulse rifles are a crutch *Shotguns are a crutch *Sidearms are a crutch *Universal Remote is for bad kids *scouts are fine, but nerf the MIDA!!!! *Every weapon, ability, class, subclass, dance emote is OP. Bungie plz nerf! Watch it kiddos. Just like they took shot package away, they may take your hidden-hand and short gaze away on that Longbow you finally "earned." Just the thought makes me feel all a tingle!! [spoiler]Yes, my crucible ability isn't great. Yes, I have a Longbow with hidden-hand. I got the damn thing in my second crucible package after the update. My first thought: "Why the hell would I want this thing?"[/spoiler]