Having no AA does not equate to "skill" - I think that's a false equivalency. The controller does not allow the same precision in movement as a mouse. AA is needed for controllers. And I said before, I've played with great players that still dominate consistently.
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Having no AA does not equate to "skill" - I think that's a false equivalency. The controller does not allow the same precision in movement as a mouse. AA is needed for controllers. And I said before, I've played with great players that still dominate consistently.
Twilight Gap
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If only the whole sub would be like that for Crucible. Not that the criticism is unwarranted, but they sure pick some weird stuff to rally behind.
I don't post this to brag, but when this can happen, snipers are broken. You can tell, even my aim was shit and the game gave me the kills.
I definitely feel like AA/bullet magnetism needs to be reduced. Probably not to the point of nonexistance, but y2 Destiny has to be the easiest game I've ever sniped in.
I definitely feel like AA/bullet magnetism needs to be reduced. Probably not to the point of nonexistance, but y2 Destiny has to be the easiest game I've ever sniped in.
GlamFM
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Twilight Gap
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I sort of did the opposite this time around. I went mostly with this bad boy last IB, and it did pretty well for me.
Twilight Gap
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Don't think anyone wants the aim assist to be removed completely. That would make it impossible to hit anything. But the way I see it is that different archetypes should have different aim assist values. The more damage it does, the lower its aim assist should be. That way you can't get a really easy body shot and then switch to a primary for a quick shot or pull off ridiculous revive snipes all the time. You have to be really good with the sniper to use the really powerful ones.
That's how it was in Halo 3. The Snipers didn't necessarily change in power, but the Human one had less aim assist and a slower RoF than the Beam Rifle, whose rate of fire and aim assist was offset by less ammo capacity.
I switched to the high impact snipers for those kills on supers and revive shields, but it was hard to go back to anything else at all because of how much more aim assist they tended to have compared to the low impact ones.
I don't post this to brag, but when this can happen, snipers are broken. You can tell, even my aim was shit and the game gave me the kills.
I definitely feel like AA/bullet magnetism needs to be reduced. Probably not to the point of nonexistance, but y2 Destiny has to be the easiest game I've ever sniped in.
Nothing wrong with positive feedback - bet you were happy when it happened. Not every shooter has to be homogenized and be for esports. Destiny is an easier game, and it's okay.
You have a good idea with that, but Halo 3 had the worst sniper - absolutely hated it compared to CE, 2, 4, and Reach. Never jived with me.
Phaethon0017
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When I say I need 3 runs, people think I'm joking. I need these runs or else I can't return!
I remember that. And sadly the best loot I've ever gotten from a Year 2 Nightfall was a 295 Ghost shell to get my sorry Titan to 300.
I may have but I'm not buying him!
I got so much better when I realized all I had to do was swipe and pull the trigger anywhere near their head to get a kill. For a while I was spending too much time lining up my shots and getting killed first. For better or worse, it really is to the point where anyone can snipe without much skill.
I didn't play IB this weekend but was the sniping problem infinitely worse in Clash?
Twilight Gap
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Well it didn't have hitscan but a lot of people consider it the best because it was the most difficult to use. I absolutely hated Halo 4's sniper and Halo 5's sniper feels like it belongs in Destiny with how much aim assist and bullet magnetism it has.
GustyGardens
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More than likely, they're upset that Bungie is locking away content behind some kind of pay wall. It's the internet and people are always upset. Always.
Rollo Tomasi
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I don't think there is any other difference besides cosmetic for the normal and harrowed version of the raid weapons.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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First nightfall gave me god roll darkblade helmet. Int/Disc, Better already and Darkness slayer. Thanks Alak Hul 
Twilight Gap
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noomi
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Ahh that's right. I remember now
Yeah, I had so many friends on my list to the point that I felt like it was starting to make my system lag. I had a "great purge" a few weeks back where I just about removed 80% of the people on my list, nothing personal
Twilight Gap
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Bro what? Adjusting the values on weapons - especially the sniper rifles - isn't going to make the game for esports. What kind attitude is that?
The game doesn't have to become super hard to play to be balanced.
Halo 2 and Reach are my favorite. CE felt good too, though.
I just wish where AA and bullet magnetism weren't such a stigma. Maybe I'm just getting old, haha.
I wasn't talking about adjusting values. Should have elucidated: I do not want all games to focus on balance and be super competitive. I am fine with Bungie adjusting values - just their end game shouldn't be how to make it super competitive.
This is the full thing:
Penny Arcade's Destiny comics are all pretty good. They seem to genuinely like the game, but aren't afraid to point its flaws, like basically any Destiny community on the Internet.
tbh I feel like H5 sniper is how the snipers should feel in Destiny.
Easy to snipe in the grand scheme of things but not as laughably easy as it is now. The AA in Destiny is so high I couldn't aim for shit with the H5 sniper at first despite the high magnetism. All you have to do in Destiny atm is swipe in the general direction of an enemy and you get a kill :/ At least you need a little precision in H5 (although not much)
Beam rifle in 4 had stupidly high AA if you ever got to you use, you felt more inaccurate zooming in with it than hip firing.
Many more people used snipers, yes. More people than I ever remember using them in year 1, at least.
There's a difference between an easy game and an imbalanced game, and the crucible sandbox is extremely difficult to balance.
rofl yea. Not gonna lie that shit was fun tho. Getting multi kills with ease without even aiming in was good times.
But yea they should've nerfed the hell outta that AA.
Until they separate PVE and PVP, there will never be true balance. I'd be very happy if they went into the MW2 direction, though.
Twilight Gap
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What does that even mean? Bungie already said they have no interest in balancing the game like they would balance a Halo game, e.g. "Two men enter, the better man leaves, the lesser man is respawning, and that's Halo." -- Luke Smith
Destiny will never be that kind of game.
Rollo Tomasi
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I guess the light levels are different. Unless you get that magical 310 overlap!
Good, but it seems like a lot people want a balance similar to Halo.
I can't say, but I had strings of games getting wrecked by snipers. I was playing on my Titan and multiple times, I'd get killed with one sniper shot before even being able to throw a hammer.
perineumlick
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Anyone need NF? I'm at the shrieker room now; got room for 2. PSN is perineumlick.
Twilight Gap
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The weapons will only benefit from balancing like Halo because then they wont have to fuck the meta up every 3 months. But they're not going to suddenly put in even starts or make it so players miss most of their shots.
gutter_trash
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yup, Year 1, barely noticed snipers, but since the birth of Trials and the move on to Year 2. Sniper explosion
I rather go back to the days of Fusion Rifle lasers than spend another year against Snipers.
Twilight Gap
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When I say I want to go back to 1.0.2.2., I choose to forget being sniped across the map by Final Rest.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Bitsurugi is playing story with......Bitsurugi2.
That lust for referral rewards
That lust for referral rewards
Maybe I'm just trying to relive the old days of MW2 via Destiny. That is why our desires fundamentally clash. I will agree that even starts will be extremely boring in Destiny.
Bitsurugi is playing story with......Bitsurugi2.
That lust for referral rewards
Sub accounts work on PS4 lol?
Bitsurugi is playing story with......Bitsurugi2.
That lust for referral rewards
Can you make another PSN or XBL account? If yes, do you have to play the story together to get the rewards?
noomi
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Bitsurugi is playing story with......Bitsurugi2.
That lust for referral rewards
hahaha, how is that even possible?
Twilight Gap
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I'm not invested in the e-peen MLG crowd that Halo spawned, but after playing Destiny competitively for a bit I would absolutely like to see the game come closer to Halo as far as outplaying players goes. I got way too much trash talk from people who thought they were good by blinking around with Thorn and Shotguns.
Two PS4s.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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I don't know, ask him
probably a friend made a new account and playing with him for referral loot
Speaking about Sniper kills, here is a highlight of IB for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDj3SwYFSh4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDj3SwYFSh4
Comment, Like and Subscribe!
Twilight Gap
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On the point of Fusion Rifles, what were the best ones from Year One?
I remember I had a godly Plug One roll with Kneepads, Accelerated Coils and Hipfire.
Paging Hawkian.
I remember I had a godly Plug One roll with Kneepads, Accelerated Coils and Hipfire.
Paging Hawkian.
TalentBurke
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Two spots open open did HM run, starting at Totems. Psn KeanBurke. Join if you want in
Speaking about Sniper kills, here is a highlight of IB for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDj3SwYFSh4
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I like how you were so excited and happy and in disbelief that you pressed the touchpad instead of the share button.
Twilight Gap
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If the new Sparrow was a Timebreaker, i might be tempted. Every other Sparrow is too slow after using that.
figadapaura
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How did you survive that last guy? loooolSpeaking about Sniper kills, here is a highlight of IB for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDj3SwYFSh4
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I like how you were so excited and happy and in disbelief that you pressed the touchpad instead of the share button.
Xbox record that
Shadestep THA GAWD
Wait, I have two PS4s... how do I go about doing this? Or do I still need two copies of the game, two PS+ subs etc.?
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