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Edited by Olympicwolf:
6/26/2016 7:42:13 PM
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"Hunter's Reigned Supreme"?
Ok...
Care to explain then how Nightstalkers; which according to your own data struggles to even reach, much less maintain, a 1.0 K/D ratio and appears to be constantly outpaced by every subclass of Warlock, were 'reigning supreme'?
If these statistics were the basis for determining the rebalancing of Hunters, why did Nightstalkers receive any nerfs at all. Clearly the abilities dubbed 'OP' by the community weren't enough to catapult the subclass to success. It was neck and neck with Sunbreakers and only did regularly better than Defenders (except of course during those four days on the memorial day weekend when Defenders finally surpassed another subclass). If you're going to start pulling charts to explain your reasoning, at least be consistent.
EDIT: So the whole point of this, which seems to have flown over most of people's head, is the fact that there was no statistical reason to nerf Nightstalkers. Like Sunsingers, they got hit just for being "frustrating". It's BS and a practice that can justify any nerf to any class. If that's how it's going to be, then Strikers are going to be next on the chopping block and I don't want to see that happen. There will always be that one ability or class that the community complains en masse is OP, and that's how it's always going to until everything gets nerfed to the point where there's no unique differences between classes. That will destroy Destiny far more than any content shortage ever will.
Sunsingers were never OP. In fact, I was always of the opinion that they needed a considerable buff to keep up with the new classes. Fire Bolt grenades where basically Incendiary Grenades that did less damage, were actually easier to dodge, and required two perks to even be effective. Don't believe me? Check out BA Gaming's video [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um1GmhM8rcA]OPness[/url]. Were there some abilities of the Nightstalker that were OP? Perhaps. There's certainly some arguments that could be made for Wombo Combo and Shadestep, but as Bungie's data chart shows, they weren't nearly the auto-win abilities everyone made them out to be. Like Firebolt Grenades, like Shoulder Charge, just unique to the class and occasionally "frustrating" to a few players. Not enough to warrant nerfs though.
All in all, it never ceases to amaze how many people still think Bungie knows best, despite the entire history of Destiny being evidence to the contrary.
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2 RepliesA Warlock is working on an assembly line next to a hunter. Day in and day out they manufacture the same product . During the month of October, the warlock shines and is able to produce more of the Slapadick product than the hunter. He is given a small raise and told "Good job" by the bosses. The Hunter is upset over this event and tell the bosses that he was only outperformed by the warlock because he observed the warlock using and automatic wrench on the Slapadick assembly line which although is more effective in producing results , is a policy "No,No". The higher ups review the data and although are glad for the warlocks productivity find that he is in error and his pay raise and praise are quickly taken away. It is now November and the Hunter, feeling that he is on even ground once again with the warlock begins to shine through the use of an effective but long since abandoned method of quickly assembling the Slapadick product. He is awarded at the end of his month with a pay raise and much praise until the warlock points out to their employers that although clever, their is a reason, although never explained, why this method is not used anymore and if you reward the Hunter for this it may set a poor example for future employees. The Hunter is downtrodden when is employee of the month parking spot and gift card or taken away and he goes back to producing substandard work on his respective line. No complaints are filed from either the warlock or Hunter as they are now producing evenly, although below the company's needed quota. In December a new employee arrives. It is a Titan. Everyone knows the "The new broom sweeps clean" and the warlock and Hunter are pissed because they know they have been ham stringed by each these last two months . The Titan begins to make is way to the line and quickly shoulder charges the whole thing sending Slapadick products everywhere. The warlock and Hunter look at each other, wink and whisper "got em". We all know how the rest goes.
