I haven't used it in PVP but I don't play a great deal of it. In PVE it rules, even with only 6 in the chamber I prefer it to my The Devil You Know. I like to take my time when playing though, I don't rush Strikes or Story missions so the reload time is completely irrelevant to me, ducking into cover to reload and going for the head all day long, with my P&T or Ice Breaker in my special slot, BLAM!
If I was to buff it though I'd add 2 more bullets to the chamber and a perk that makes the final bullet deal a poison AOE blast, which damages nearby enemies over time as well.
I'm very interested to see how Bungie actually does Buff it.
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It is interesting to see how non PVP players see the weapon. I found myself having trouble doing damage to a boss with Thorn. Do you use it for bosses or do you switch to other weapons?
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Thorn for mobs, The Devil You Know or Monte Carlo for bosses. Although when I fully upgrade the Thorn and it's finally buffed that could change, the poison over time effect could help out on bosses (I don't have it unlocked yet)
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I don't know why but the dot does not apply on all bosses. The big servitor on the earth strike does not suffer from it.
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Edited by Ve7n00m: 11/10/2014 12:12:41 PMGlitch maybe? Or maybe poison has no effect on Void based enemies, who knows! Either way I think poison should be added as a permanent damage type, have a big poison Vex snake boss on a Strike?