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2/5/2015 9:00:33 PM
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The New Weapon Update
So it seems like auto rifles, pulse rifles, fusion rifles, hand cannons, and shotguns will be updated pretty soon. Being a scout rifle user, this doesn't really affect me that much, but what about you guys?
I know for a fact that a 9.7% damage buff for pulse rifles is going to help out a bit, especially for guns such as the red death & oversoul edict. But for fusion rifles & auto rifles, how much do you guys think the range & projectile spread nerfs are going to affect them? I think it'll most notably be seen in the crucible they're probably the most used weapons there (at least from my own experience, up for anything, suros regime, etc). Maybe they're be less ohk from fusion rifles in midrange.
I just wanted to know your thoughts on this.
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11 RepliesEdited by Batz: 2/6/2015 6:10:21 AMWhat Bungie's beloved metrics fail to acknowledge is that this is a preference issue and not a OP issue. Pulse rifles and whatnot could be significally better than ARs and we'd still have the majority of players using the latter - for the simple fact that it's an easy to use weapon. In the case of the HC it's more of a style issue. My guess is that they could buff pulse rifles by 50 % and we'd still not see that many with it. It's a boring weapon to use and it requires more precision than an AR - precision being something 95 % of the players don't have.
