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Even if I got my last remaining exotic (4th Horseman) I doubt I would even level one bubble.
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nerf inbound
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Even if I got my last remaining exotic (4th Horseman) I doubt I would even level one bubble.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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I did it with a green fusion rifle. Bow to me peasant!
EroticSushi
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figadapaura
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Stop spreading these lies.
KINGofCRA5H
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jesus fucking christ
that felwinter's lie in the screenshot doesn't even have hammer forged. It gets worse, people! 
thorn never sucked, it just required a lot of skill and some theorycrafting with your build to succeed with. an appropriate buff would have been reload speed or magazine, or, what I'd have preferred, a buff that just made it more effective only in PvE. The unique effcts both visual and gameplay-wise have always been awesome. It used to carry a true intimidation factor in the Crucible for me, you didn't see it often but when you did you'd wonder if it was someone who knew how to use it, then if they started tearing up the scoreboard you'd become really afraid to run into them. When I finally got mine I got to be on the other side of that and loved it.
Now I'm surprised if I don't see it equipped on at least half of any good opposing team.
I don't want it returned to its original state. I like that it's an all-around fearsome weapon now and a more appropriate out-of-the-box reward for its bounty. But a modest nerf for balance purposes in order such that it isn't such a clear winner. It has completely unique advantages that aren't replicable on any other weapon and I don't see them discussed all that often in lieu of the more obvious perks, like the way the DoT damage floaters allow you to keep tracking a target through walls.
thorn never sucked, it just required a lot of skill and some theorycrafting with your build to succeed with. an appropriate buff would have been reload speed or magazine, or, what I'd have preferred, a buff that just made it more effective only in PvE. The unique effcts both visual and gameplay-wise have always been awesome. It used to carry a true intimidation factor in the Crucible for me, you didn't see it often but when you did you'd wonder if it was someone who knew how to use it, then if they started tearing up the scoreboard you'd become really afraid to run into them. When I finally got mine I got to be on the other side of that and loved it.
Now I'm surprised if I don't see it equipped on at least half of any good opposing team.
I don't want it returned to its original state. I like that it's an all-around fearsome weapon now and a more appropriate out-of-the-box reward for its bounty. But a modest nerf for balance purposes in order such that it isn't such a clear winner. It has completely unique advantages that aren't replicable on any other weapon and I don't see them discussed all that often in lieu of the more obvious perks, like the way the DoT damage floaters allow you to keep tracking a target through walls.
what I don't understand is why did Thorn started bothering a lot of people here so much recently, it's last buff was last year. With Suros it was as soon as Xur sold it that people complained it to be OP. Thorn has been like this since December I believe? And until now there's complains? Thorn is a powerful weapon, and it does take practice to become really good with it, maybe not as much time as TLW but deciding between range or balance and handling the recoil. It can have the best range but then it becomes very inaccurate at the distance. I really hope Thorn doesn't become the next Suros even though I don't use it that much now it's really sad to see an exotic weapon (and this one has a really great lore behind it) obsolete.
AmateurHour212
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xVaalbarAx
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what even
Sleepy Buddha
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also i'll take that thorn and raise you
If Bungie sold replicas of their hand cannons...
figadapaura
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what even
look at that loot system and weep
AmateurHour212
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what even
Maybe you should have kissed first and shot later...
SkylineRKR
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Maybe Thorn should go back to 6 bullets. Its still a 2 shot with skills, but you need to reload more often.
Lots of owners were satisfied with v1 once they got the hang of it. But due to early complaints Bungie decided to buff it someday, players actually got used to it in the mean time and laughed when the buff essentially made it OP.
Lots of owners were satisfied with v1 once they got the hang of it. But due to early complaints Bungie decided to buff it someday, players actually got used to it in the mean time and laughed when the buff essentially made it OP.
Hit 27 and got Vanguard 2, so am most of the way onto 28 since I was able to buy two purples. What should I be doing to try to get to 30? I have all purples now, except for my chest piece. However, I barely have ascendant materials (I never really seem to get them), so I have a long way to go to try to upgrade these purples. Any advice is appreciated.
haha, it first started bothering me when its buff was all still speculative, back in OT10.
It takes a while for the meta to shift; it wasn't considered top tier immediately by everyone. But I can certainly find you plenty of posts complaining about it the day of the buff if that would make you feel better. Things also shook out a little differently after the AR nerf/HC overall range nerf/PR buff. There's also the matter of new players or people who have only done the bounty since the buff and starting to use it immediately, there's no "comparison" taking place, it's just always been one of the all-around best weapon in the game.
range
it has an enormous amount of aim assist, I don't know what you're talking about at all
It can hit headshots from quite a ways out with extreme reliability.
Stantron
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. The downside would be if commendations get cut from all package reward loot pools. So it's basically risking losing ranking up factions faster to also be able to level up new gear with xp.
figadapaura
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You're right on level to be doing VoG. You'll be drowning in ass mats soon enough.
ethomaz
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Where you guys are getting these coins?
what even
It can have the best range but then it becomes very inaccurate at the distance.
Time to hit the Vault of Glass my friend! There's a newbie raid on Thursday night EST if you are interested.
figadapaura
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Crucible.
One always drops for me in the daily, other than that I assume they're pretty rare.
AmateurHour212
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Get a group together who can help you through the Crota's End raid. If you pick up a couple pieces of armor there, you'll be 30 without needing any upgrades.
Otherwise, hit up VoG and hope for some armor drops there. You'll have to max them to get to 30 but it's another option.
Twilight Gap
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Suros and basically every other auto was OP when Thorn was buffed. After Suros, it was the Mythoclast. Hand cannons creeped up once that was nerfed and then the Iron Banner following the Exotic buff (in February i believe) saw the rise of the Thorn.
The Last Word was rare even after it was sold in November, but Xur has sold it twice since then.
Bingo
ethomaz
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You be surprised how much guys I kill with Thorn or Hawkmoon from high distances... I kill even snipers on one to one fight.
Mito Vex is pretty great in PVP yet.
AR are useless now... even Suros
I think you should be able to engage too, though I think HCs definitely need to have a shorter fall-off than scouts. Scouts should be at pretty significant advantage in that particular scenario.
Otherwise I generally agree HCs just need lower aim assistance. The entire weapon category is just kind of out of position in that regard.
what even
With three negative k/d's I don't see a reason to complain about who got the rewards.
You can get three passage coins and six motes a day by running the crucible daily three times.
ethomaz
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Ohhhhh I got 20 wins in Clash and got none... I will play the Daily with all chars now... thanks.Crucible.
One always drops for me in the daily, other than that I assume they're pretty rare.
watch for signups to get posted each week at a moment when I am... not being lazy.... okay fine hold on
5/21 - Vault of Glass Newbie Raid - Normal Mode - 9:00PM ET
xVaalbarAx
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Yeah I know, but found it funny still.
grimlock33
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Everyone knows blue shotty's are OP.
Nerf all three. TTK is too fast.
iRAWRasaurus
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Kuma shock! Thorn never sucked...instead got buffs that were not needed.
GuitarAtomik
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So I haven't been following the finer details of how the new stuff upgrades. I know a lot of resource costs are being lowered, but are they doing away with Ascendant materials? If so, will pre-HoW gear still have the same resource costs and continue to require them (and only adding the Ascend option)?
SkylineRKR
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I think the reload buff was fine. The small mag was offset by the DoT.
It is an unintended side effect of Bungie's recent Crucible changes where they made special ammo spawn rare. So now its not as effective to run around with a shotgun or fusion rifle. so what the community has done is switched to handguns which offers the next highest burst damage
PVPers always gravitates to the highest burst damage they can get their hands on. Sniper rifles and hand guns. But most maps are not sniper friendly in Destiny like it is in other FPS. That leaves hand canons.
I can agree with that. it's just too generous.
When did they put it back in the game?
It's because more and more people are using it, some time has passed since the game released and a lot more people have the gun now in comparison with when the first buff happened.
If you're playing a clash/control match and 4 of your 6 opponents are using the Thorn then you're gonna have a bad time.
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