What's the best hand cannon? I went through the pain of getting Thorn. Though it looks cool, it sucks. Reload is slow.
Can anyone confirm damage for fully upgraded Handcannons?
Handcannons are hated on already. My problem with Thorn is getting it. It is a hard bounty then you get one of the coolest looking weapons in the game that just does not pull its weight. You have the Last Word and Hawkmoon that can be obtained a number of ways and it is better than Thorn. You actually have to earn Thorn by finishing the long bounty.
since this Post started I have acquired TDYK, Timur's Lash, and Hawkmoon [finally]. I also have been using Thorn a lot. My feedback is with TL, you can get great unique re-rolls through the IB reforge system. Thorn is funny to use! Shoot at the ships and you'll see what I mean. Overall it is actually very powerful. Great impact. Easy target precision acquisition. By far though, Hawkmoon is the most balanced. Hawkmoon has ridiculous range and accuracy.
Edit: Asking for damage of fully upgraded HC
Edit 2: Problem with Thorn
Edit 3: New HC
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Timur's Lash
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Yeah no. Just finished the thorn bounty and was psyched to get a hold of it. Used it for 5 minutes and was grossly dissapointed. Reload speed is a killer when you only get 6 shots.
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When it comes to pve thorn is trash in most situations, for pvp its a beast. I use TDYK for pve and for crucible bounties thorn takes the spot. Once you learn to aim for the head and know how much life the DoT will take you can shoot and move on. When it comes to reloads its a little rough, i usually blink away in a random direction getting the enemy off my back which usually buys me enough time to reload.
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It almost comes down to everyone saying Last Word or Hawkmoon. Which one is better?
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Lord High Fixer for its high range, impact, and super fast reload speed. I keep trying others but nothing comes close to The Lord High Fixer!
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I have it fully upgraded. It hits weaker than my fully upgraded high fixer. I guess the dot makes up for it. It's pretty good for crucible .. There is no reason to fully upgrade it if you're just gonna PvP with it though.. Just get to the mark of the devoured park and you're done. All it need is a higher round capacity or a faster reload rate. That buff can't come soon enough.
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Red Hand IX it's awesome.
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Fatebringer. That is all.
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Can you help me with exotic weapon bounty thorn on xbox one
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Edited by Chapstick: 11/8/2014 12:15:14 AMwhy would you ask "is it thorn?" when you obviously already know it sucks... I hate it when people treat their forum posts like freakin advertisements, your not selling anything and if you were id tell you to shuv off. /end mini rant
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Im one upgrade away from fully doing up my thorn, now I wait for the "buff" we thorn users were promised. Thorn needs a few extra rounds cause six is pretty meh when you can get other hand cannons with 11+
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Thorn is a beast with Chain of Woe and good aim
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Edited by DukeOfStuffing: 11/7/2014 10:53:05 PMIt's definitely either hawkmoon or the last word. Thorn is subpar to even some blue cannons. It's cosmetically the best, imo, however.
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Last word no doubt
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I have every hand cannon except red hand but lord high fixer is always my go to. It's range is crazy, it's basically a sniper with 12 rounds. Fatebringer next.
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After all the pain of getting Thorn, I think it is an amazing hand cannon. It looks amazing, gunshot sound is distinct and awesome, and the laser sight is not that bad at all. Although the reload is complete crap, it can be easily counterbalanced with my Chain of Woe (I'm a gunslingin' hunter!) The Thorn is ideal for PvE, but I have been slaughtered by it in PvP as well (though the Last Word outclasses it in PvP by far!) All in all, I think Thorn is an extremely good hand cannon, and adaptable for all styles of combat (with a very interesting grimoire story to boot!)
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Thorn is good for pvp but requires a different play style and you have to land those head shots. It sucks for pve and needs a buff of dot resetting and possible dot stack for critical hits in my opinion to be useful in pve. The last word is good in pvp but the range makes it a poor choice for most pve. Don't have the hawk moon but hear is good for pve and mixed review for pvp. I have the devil you know and that was my go to before the vision of confluence SR in pve. That hand cannon just rocks. The fate bringer looks like the best hand cannon for pve but I don't have it yet.
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Thorn is great for PvP and a lot better in PvE once you get all the function upgrades. Just takes a while and while it's cool to use it's not very effective in endgame.
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I have fatebringer and love it.
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Hawkmoon for PVP fatebringer for pve
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I love the last word the fate bringer and the devil you know.
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Thorn is tactical Last word is putting bullets in stuff
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Fatebringer.. That is all
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My last word is better than thorn
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The spray ability of Last Word essentially turns it into a hip fire shotgun at close range, surprising people who thought they could run up and double melee you. This makes it a versatile weapon, as it still is able to kill at long distances very effectively.
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Fatebringer raid hc is one of the best