Theres 4 exotics that we haven't seen in the wild yet, probably dlc.
Fate of All Fools-Scout rifle
Necrochasm-AR
No Land Beyond-Sniper
Dragon's Breath-Rockets
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Theres 4 exotics that we haven't seen in the wild yet, probably dlc.
Fate of All Fools-Scout rifle
Necrochasm-AR
No Land Beyond-Sniper
Dragon's Breath-Rockets
Spaaaaaaaaace
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I got a helm while hoping for a Mytho, want to trad...oh nevermind =/
You were soloing it underleveled? I don't think that was intended to be easy.
I did this weeks nightfall twice but I had two friends both times.
It doesn't have those modifiers. Regardless, no reason the raid, which is supposed to be the most difficult content in the game, is actually the most reasonable, whereas nightfalls just feel like one-shot fests. Even on my main character who is 30 has been one shot in nightfalls. The last thing they need to be adding to strikes is huge damage modifiers, why can't they impose some other restrictions like no auto-rifles allowed or something, at least then there would be variety.
I like soloing nightfalls, I've been doing it for a few weeks now. I didn't ask for it to be easy, though, just reasonable. Nothing is reasonable about being one-shot.
I just got a New Monarchy legendary handcannon drop that I really, really like.
http://www.bungie.net/en/Legend/2/4611686018433230244/2305843009215779105#gear
Anyone know if the slight damage nerf that comes with explosive round upgrades is a bad tradeoff?
http://www.bungie.net/en/Legend/2/4611686018433230244/2305843009215779105#gear
Anyone know if the slight damage nerf that comes with explosive round upgrades is a bad tradeoff?
Indrid Cold
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Wow I've now been kicked 3 times, with 3 separate error messages, in 5 min. 12 pts away from ib rank 2. Reading the patch notes along with bungie's insistence on nerfs and killing player agency rather than content and bug fixes is really pushing me to take this back to gamestop. Their flippant hand waving for "dlc"(cut content) and pr isn't helping either.
you're kidding, right?
So I see they're going to make Pocket Infinity suck now...
You also do triple damage too.
BananasWithGuns
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From my understanding it is. It ends up decreasing your overall damage dealt.
http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2h2fp2/how_it_works_weapon_ability_explosive_rounds/
Oh well - moving faster while aiming down sites in that tree might be better anyway as it also has radar visible while aiming down irons. Woo!
Still doesn't make it interesting, I don't need triple damage anyway.
Dunno about the explosive rounds perk since I haven't unlocked it, but that gun is pretty fucking good. It was the same one I was using in the video I posted earlier today.
Could go all emo and make a video to put on youtube of the patch notes followed by dismantling the weapon to sad music.
lifeexpectancy
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Uhhh dude, we're talking about PVE, and in PVE without its massive damage my scout rifle outclasses it every step of the way. 34% damage reduction in PVE means -
Vision of Confluence Scout rifle - more ammo reserve, almost never run out of ammo, easier to get crits (100% perfect stability), does fire damage just like Mytho
Mythoclast - only thing it had going for it was more base damage, take 34% of that away, and it is now outclassed by VoC on every measure
Reptars Revenge
Member
My friends birthday started an hour ago. He already got a legendary gun drop and the cryptarch package had a legendary gun. Hmmm don't every rush and change their birthdays yet haha.
I have an scout rifle with explosive rounds and found the decrease in precision damage really noticeable. The area of the explosion is just far too small to give up the extra damage from precision shots.
I need this weapon. Is it exotic or legendary, and does it drop from normal or hard mode? Any particular boss?
On my Warlock I can't decide between the raid helm which is great and Apotheosis Veil which has a touch more discipline. I'll definitely keep them both. The question is, 'Which one to shard first?'
Will probably meet some resistance with this, but Icebreaker needs a damage adjustment. Every time I bring up my special weapons my Patience and Time is just sitting there looking all sad. P&T can be a fun PvP tool. However, there are plenty of other non-exotics that can get the job done which frees up an exotic in the primary or heavy slot.
Will probably meet some resistance with this, but Icebreaker needs a damage adjustment. Every time I bring up my special weapons my Patience and Time is just sitting there looking all sad. P&T can be a fun PvP tool. However, there are plenty of other non-exotics that can get the job done which frees up an exotic in the primary or heavy slot.
It drops from both normal and hard. I've seen it drop from bosses. Wouldn't be surprised if it's in the chests as well.
Legendary, I picked it up off Normal Templar I think.
Exactly. Love this gun. Only thing I use.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It is a legendary that drops in both normal and hard. I like it, but it has less range than most other SRs.
I'm also a bit annoyed because the game gave me a second one. lol
Um no make that 3 hours.
Doh, thought it was 2 am central for some reason.
lifeexpectancy
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It drops from Normal raid. Legendary, fire damage, primary slot weapon. I've got three copies of it now, one for each of my toons lol. Only one is upgraded max. The one on my Titan is at 50%, and the one on my Hunter is around 30%. It dropped off Aetheon once, but I can't remember where I got the other two. I'm pretty sure it can drop from the Templar fight too, probably other checkpoints as well. I think only Aethon's Epilogue is restricted to the boss man himself.
It's pretty much the most useful all-around weapon in the game IMHO.
Twilight Gap
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wait a minute.... so by using explosive rounds on my fatebringer, i'm bringing a potential 2sk in crucible to a 3sk?
I did like it for solar burn missions like the nightfall two weeks ago but the thing was that the damage output from scout rifles was too low. There never was a single reason to pick them over a good hand cannon.
After that buff though the Vision and Mida Multi tool are gonna be godlike.
I got another exotic bounty >.>
The same set again, though, lol.
Looks like I need to level my confluence next.
robertsan21
Member
34% decrease is just too much!
for PVP I dont mind if they nerf it, but for PvE ?? what?
for PVP I dont mind if they nerf it, but for PvE ?? what?
lifeexpectancy
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The reason was always the magazine size. I've never been a fan of hand cannons. You may be looking at damage per bullet, but you need to factor in rate of fire and how many times you're reloading in say, 50 shots.
I didn't actually sit down with a calculator and do the math, but my gut was just telling me that over the long haul I was putting out more damage more consistently with scout rifles than with hand cannons. They're also easier to aim with and get crits with at medium to long range. The muster test was doing any high-level content solo. I was soloing level 28 weekly heroics and nightfalls at level 26/27 using scout rifles. Hand cannons? Not so much. Auto rifles? Only if they were really good (suros, aethons), but then I was running out of ammo. Scout rifles are just bread and butter, all day every day.
Hell, they're basically semi-auto snipers (although much lower damage) with 5x the magazine size.
I've been using scouts PvE since day one and every time I try something else I always go back to them. If I could get a void and an arc damage primary slot legendary scout rifle like the VoC, I'd probably never need another weapon again since my Gjallarhorn pretty much one shots anything I wouldn't use them on, even on Hard mode raid.
TemplaerDude
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I don't get why you rebalance PVE and PVP the same, it makes no sense to me. Bungie is singlehandedly making me want to just stop playing altogether with these incompetent decisions. Between that and two straight events that are loads of bullock's, I'm starting to lose significant interest in playing this game as the days go by. I honestly expected more from them.
Megatron
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Happy it got a boost. Very fun gun to use.
Yu Narukami
Member
Haven't upgraded Pocket Infinity yet and they are nerfing it?
Hah I'm mostly joking about the whole trading part. To be honest, I could see opening up trading to be horrible. Already on destinylfg.net you see people trying to buy/sell Atheon kills. I would imagine this would extend quickly to items. Even an auction house could spoil the game horribly like vanilla Diablo 3. The only addition I could possibly see would be the ability to trade with people in your fireteam when something drops, but most things beyond that could be horribly exploited.
Fantastic Scout Rifle. I have two of them. One unused in vaults since stats are identical but if I ever get tried of switching weapons between characters I will levle it up =)
It really makes the VoG easier.
And Wizards aint got shit on me no more in Strikes/Missions/etc
Yu Narukami
Member
What is GAF's opinion on the Expansion's rumors and the 3rd subclass? Is it legit?
Thing on a Spring
Member
My scout rifle loyalty seems like it's finally going to pay off. Can't wait to get home from work and take my two babies for a spin.
Loving the vex nerfs too.
Loving the vex nerfs too.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The exploding bike is pretty dumb. Especially since there's no cool down timer when you blow it up. I still wish I got some raid gear though.
Why u no invite
I hoped on LFG site.
My friends list is still a little funny.
To be clear, you can run the raid 2 times per character right,
once on normal, and once on hard?
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