Maybe they should take note of what they did right with halo - Have special / heavy weapon pickups. That would alleviate the sniper/shotgun meta that is going on.
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Destiny |OT38| The 0.04% of the 4%
- Thread starter DrDrizzay101
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Maybe they should take note of what they did right with halo - Have special / heavy weapon pickups. That would alleviate the sniper/shotgun meta that is going on.
Darryl M R
Member
I want this in Destiny 2
Zoso Achilles
Member
What's that
Pandora012
Member
So HM Raid anyone? 10pm est?
Pandora012
GibbShift
WipedOut
Kaikken
lostsupper
Taffy
And we are FULL.
For those that I am not friends with are these your psn?
Pandora012
GibbShift
WipedOut
Kaikken
lostsupper
Taffy
And we are FULL.
For those that I am not friends with are these your psn?
Why this is not a thing for special ammo I do not know.
Darryl M R
Member
Community art of an exotic hunter helmet
Really?
I mean, at least sniping takes a modicum of skill. Sure, it's a one shot, but it's an earned one shot, versus, you know, having someone point a conspiracy theory D in your general direction and take you out.
Seriously, they should at the very least treat special the way they do heavy. You get both special boxes then you deserve to snipe until you're out of ammo. Reduce the amount to two magazine clips, problem solved with Shotties and Snipers. You die your ammo dies with you until next special pickup.
It's not when you have super aim assist weapons like 1000 Yard Stare, shit just magnetizes to peoples heads
Getting into shotgun range without dying is the skill part of shotgunning. Not so hard with pre-nerf blink admittedly, but now, shotgunning is absolutely more difficult than aiming your reticule at head height and waiting for someone to walk into it.
I would agree that Shotguns are about where they should be at.... Finally. One negative thing I would say about them now would be that they are inconsistent when it comes to range. It never seems that two shots at range are ever the same. I would say that is more likely due to lag than the weapon itself but still very frustrating at times.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Currently the game is just missing the "magic" items, touch or feeling IMO. And there is no "expansions" like TDB or HoW
. Just waiting for that burning passion to return to destiny. Thus igniting the flames of loot chasing in myself 
Don't fail me bungie. Of course rl, my shameful gaming backlog, and etc is keeping me busy as well.
I do miss playing with DGAF. Those were some of my favorite and best gaming experiences I had. Damn might boot it up just to see how Pvp and pve are for fun.
even though they were poorly received
Don't fail me bungie. Of course rl, my shameful gaming backlog, and etc is keeping me busy as well.
I do miss playing with DGAF. Those were some of my favorite and best gaming experiences I had. Damn might boot it up just to see how Pvp and pve are for fun.
Just like how it's really hard to stay camped in a corner and wait for someone to come around the corner? But if the response to that is "Oh, you'd be dumb to that", the same response can be made for people who don't peek around corners first to see the glint of a sniper.
I'd say snipers/shotguns are both in need of a rethink, to be sure, but it does neither of good I suppose to both underestimate how difficult it is to get into close range for a shotgun kill, or overestimate how easy it is to get a head shot with a sniper.
Blink is still very much a problem in my opinion, since it's often a get out of jail free card when it shouldn't be. But more than that, I'd say the single biggest problem in MP has a lot less to do with weapon balancing (they are unbalanced), then the lag we're all having in our matches. A bad meta is a bad meta, but with this kind of lag the offensiveness of the weapons is really magnified a hundred fold :\
the_log_ride
Member
If only this were the case.
JohnOfMars
Banned
Currently the game is just missing the "magic" items, touch or feeling IMO. And there is no "expansions" like TDB or HoW. Just waiting for that burning passion to return to destiny. Thus igniting the flames of loot chasing in myselfeven though they were poorly received
Don't fail me bungie. Of course rl, my shameful gaming backlog, and etc is keeping me busy as well.
I do miss playing with DGAF. Those were some of my favorite and best gaming experiences I had. Damn might boot it up just to see how Pvp and pve are for fun.
I've been playing the last month on Tuesdays with DGAF just to hang out with them. I only run my Titan but stick around and run it 3x with them. Don't even care about loot.
320 Class Item. Sorry Not Sorry, LT.
lol, I know right? I jumped ship from the Eirene to 1000-yard when I was told it had crazy aim assist (though they had to nerf the LitC to make it a compelling argument imo), and now find whatever assist it does give to be more a problem than a boon :\
To everyone saying that ammo regulation is the problem though, how do we deal with things like Ice Breaker, which you still find people rocking in Trials because they don't need to bother with ammo (which is still a OSK if it's a precision shot)? I guess the easy answer would be "Well, fixed the weapons on a case-by-case basis" -- but Bungie seems to be unable to do anything without a hammer when it comes to classes of weapons.
They should have given us doubles on skyshock. I could have gotten into that.
JohnOfMars
Banned
Was playing Wicher 3 and looking at picking up the expansion. This review had a pretty good burn:
Witcher 3 is sooooo good, though. And so is Diablo 3 and the new 2.4 patch.
There's never been a better time to stop playing Destiny.
Witcher 3 is sooooo good, though. And so is Diablo 3 and the new 2.4 patch.
There's never been a better time to stop playing Destiny.
So anyone for Trials on Friday?
Kor of Memory
Member
Anyone know what the 2 Weekly Crucible playlists are this week? Is Doubles one of them?
That's what the wife and I did. It's fun to pretend what you'll do with all that money and free time. For an evening.
That's what the wife and I did. It's fun to pretend what you'll do with all that money and free time. For an evening.
EL CUCO
Member
You missed the sweaty doubles we did last night, after CM mode.
Mass Appeal
Member
Was playing Wicher 3 and looking at picking up the expansion. This review had a pretty good burn:
Witcher 3 is sooooo good, though. And so is Diablo 3 and the new 2.4 patch.
There's never been a better time to stop playing Destiny.
So anyone for Trials on Friday?
I am definetly getting the expansion for Witcher 3. Finally have been getting into it now that I have all this downtime with no Destiny taking up most of my play time. The game is just beautiful and deep in every part. I just love wandering off into the land because its so mesmerizing. Definetly the first game this gen to make me say wow many times.
JohnOfMars
Banned
As a dad, it's the first game that really pulls my heartstrings. Running around Kaer Mohren with Ciri. Right in the feels.
I restrict myself to just playing sword (or hilt) and super only sweaties. The skill gap is much higher.
captscience
Member
Am I the only one that wants a return to RNG exotics and the removal of 3oC?
Keep exotic quests for some gear but chasing exotics provided the greatest incentive to repeat end game material. The excitement of getting a coveted piece of gear has been completely lost. The NF has been rendered pointless. Shared experiences like hosting Gorgon's and awaiting Xur are gone. Of course they need to make truly great exotics again.
Was playing Wicher 3 and looking at picking up the expansion. This review had a pretty good burn:
Witcher 3 is sooooo good, though. And so is Diablo 3 and the new 2.4 patch.
There's never been a better time to stop playing Destiny.
So anyone for Trials on Friday?
It is sooo good i just got it last week, im not even halfway through the game its so immersive
Destiny 2 needs that liveliness in its world to give me that same feelingbrianjones
Member
is witcher worth getting on consoles? keep reading about how pc version is so much better
JohnOfMars
Banned
Playing on PS4 and aside from load times and 30 fps (if you care about that, I don't), it's fantastic. It's definitely not a reason to skip it. It is a tremendous game.
Boombloxer
Member
I logged in on my Wizard, TR meteors doing 2B damage, normals doing 44-80M. I'll play this some more.
This--most of the time, we have the 16 bomb glitch, or someone being warped into a shade strike.
ME:A is something I've waited a long time for. Hopefully the MP is as good as 3, because there were at least 7 guys I'd play with on any given night, ans saving Gold Runs with the AIU or Geth Trooper or Turian Havoc was so good.
Double Donut
Member
Barely. The aim assist and bullet magnetism is huge.
I can definitely say this because even I can snipe somewhat successfully, and I'm a goddamned terrible sniper in every other FPS I've ever played. I feel like as long as I have the reticle on the upper half of someone, I will get a headshot, guaranteed. Hell, even if the reticle is a few inches to the left or right of their head, magnetism will usually give me the kill anyway.
And then there's also the fact that there are perks literally designed to up the assist. Hidden hand.
JohnOfMars
Banned
Finally got my Hammer of the Ancient Barbarian build finished. Hammer smashing for up to 10 Billion is delicious. They nail the power fantasy in that game. They also have so many diverse builds. There aren't really builds in Destiny. I really hope Destiny 2 brings some real variety.
the_log_ride
Member
Nice clips. I'm not seeing anything that raises a red flag. With that gif of the quickscope kill, I mean, how often is he pulling off shots like that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRJ4CdU8sMk
Is what this guy has to say completely bs? I'm not being facetious.
Mutanthands
Member
Yes. With as stingy as the game is with useful loot, not having the 3oC to boost loot opportunities would actually make me play less.
Now, boost the blues/purples up to 310, and crank up the drop rate and variety. Then we talk about limiting the exotic drops again.
igordennis
Member
Cant say i agree with him at all. Show this video to twilight (person i respect the most when it comes to pvp around here) and he will probably burst out laughing at the "1k stare is actually harder to use than LDR or x" part.
I can agree that flinch was increased especially for pulse rifles and Mida but thats not nearly enough to stop snipers from being what they are currently in the meta.
A lot of people feel this way, you aren't alone. I can't say I agree though. I mean a pure RNG system like Destiny's makes sense when there's a ton of good stuff to get. But Y1 had 27 Exotic Weapons from launch through HoW.
Of these 27:
5 of those were Vanilla bounties.
3 of them were HoW bounties.
2 of them were Raid-exclusive drops.
3 were PS exclusive
The rest were all sold by Xur - twice or more.
My point is, Exotics weren't rare. There were too few and they all got sold or were otherwise guaranteed by just playing (except the PS exclusives, those could be elusive). With so little loot and so many Exotic rolls, we swam in duplicates. Getting something didn't make you lucky - *not* getting it made you unlucky.
Narmer's Horn, Noomi's Hawkmoon, Raybunzy's 4th Horseman, Drizzay's Thunderlord... These were just frustrating and unfair situations where someone played as much as I (or more!) but was left waiting for a super long time just because randomness. That isn't cool. But that's just my opinion!
Subtervotion
Member
Was playing Wicher 3 and looking at picking up the expansion. This review had a pretty good burn:
Witcher 3 is sooooo good, though. And so is Diablo 3 and the new 2.4 patch.
There's never been a better time to stop playing Destiny.
So anyone for Trials on Friday?
This is great. Good on CDPR for the burn.
Imagine if Bungie didn't get in bed with Activision. Imagine the game we could be playing right now. As much as I like Destiny, it could have been so much better.
Agent_Tiro
Member
Personally, I find 1ks hard to use. I came from killzone shadow fall which had zero aim assist. And for me I hit headshots easier with other snipers, the Eirenne for example. No idea on the aim assist stat for it but I reckon it's lower than 1ks.
Snipers are ridiculously easy to use in destiny. I've hit shots before that I have no right in hitting.
I see both sides of the exotic debate. But I'll never forget checking reddit at 6 am one friday last January and seeing Ice Breaker listed. Both T-44 and I had been wanting it more than anything else since the week after it was originally sold the month of launch. I texted him and we both flipped the fuck out. So much fun. I miss moments like that.
Darryl M R
Member
Every week I do NF 3 times and every week I am disappointed.
Only exotic weapon I need is Super Good Advice and I just need a few more armor pieces on my Warlock and Titan.
Only exotic weapon I need is Super Good Advice and I just need a few more armor pieces on my Warlock and Titan.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Imagine if Destiny had the loot and replayability of Diablo 3.
It would be the best game ever. That's why we want it to be like game X. Because we want Game Y to be as perfect as Game X.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Eirene AA is very low, ~20. 1kYS is 56, 71 w Shortgaze.
If people do better w Eirene than 1k it's because they don't do fast, drag scope snipes ala Krafty. Sniper AA really only helps for these playstyles due to reticle slowdown, it's not gonna help slower more deliberate snipers who try to line up shots before firing.
Liquidsnake
Banned
When is the next IB?
There really is nothing to do between weekly resets man. This game is just about done.
There really is nothing to do between weekly resets man. This game is just about done.
I think we find out if its worth coming back to January 21st.
ReignofSparrows
Member
So appeals to authority aren't valid because you can appeal to your own authority? That doesn't make much sense. It's better to actually look at the claims made rather than who is making them. Better players than Twilight have been divided on the topic, so there really is no endgame if we're looking at who instead of what.