-Edit (Disclaimer) This is coming from a top 500 player on leaderboards Hello there, this is going to be pretty much a rant about the current Crucible meta. Firstly my name is Myst, I'd like to say that I'm a pretty decent PvP player, specifically Trials. You see, I've been a Sniper main since day 1, and combined with the sniper patch they put up a few months ago, and the current high caliber pulse rifle (clever dragon especially) meta they pretty much make them useless outside of 3v3. Even in 3v3 however, they are suffering as a whole, but not as bad due to the slower gameplay feel. What do I think they should do? I think they should give higher rate of fire pulses a large range drop off. For instance, weapon types like Hopscotch Pilgrim with have a great range for damage, as well as stability. But the lower rate of fire like Clever Dragon, will have a range drop off lets say after medium range. This way atleast other types of pulse rifles will be used. For high caliber rounds? I'd say just take it off of high rate of fire pulses. That perk combined with high rate of fire pulses right now is destroying the meta, as I'm sure you all know. Next I'd like to talk about shotguns. You know, the whole thing that started "what's a primary". Ever since they reintroduced matador in year 3, shotguns have been roughly 75% of the crucibles secondary weapon kills according to facts. (This is all shotguns, if you can find out matador specifically I'd love to know) The numbers themselves should be a huge indicator for Bungie to find out to balance them in some way. I'm not sure how they could do it, besides maybe reducing base range of higher impact shotguns, or maybe widening the spread. Snipers, are they OP? Depends who you ask. In the right hands, a sniper can be VERY useful, but for the general community they are pretty bad in their current state. I have around 22,000 sniper kills in PvP as I'm typing this, and in my opinion I think they should stay the same as is, if the above standards are met. Meaning if they balance shotguns, pulses, and high caliber rounds, I think snipers will once again be viable in more situations in their current state. Stormcaller Melee/Juggernaut Shields. How infuriating is it to play against 3 people on the opposing team using such an annoying strategy? In my eyes, you'll see me rage a bit. Combined with Clever Dragon and Matador, it makes me say toxic things that I regret saying later a lot of the time. I think the Stormcaller melee perk that grants extra range should be reduced. That way the other options will be viable, and the melee will no longer be known as the "thunder snipe". Next we have Juggernaut. This perk is so incredibly annoying, to the point where I can't explain all of the rage it makes players feel. Either lower the time the shield is up, or reduce the damage the shield can take. Lastly I'd like to talk about the current state of the game compared to before, like year 1. I can confidently say that majority of players that have stuck with the game since year 1, have preferred year 1 over the following years. I'm sure a lot of it is the game is running stale, (which I understand) but mixed in with some PvP aspects as well. What are some of the issues now in PvP? Auto rifles are bad overall in PvP. Scouts are good on some maps, but get outclassed by pulses. Hand Cannon's are great if you get the right roll, but the whole "phantom bullet" thing just doesn't make any sense. Sidearms are actually not that bad, but again get outclassed by shotguns. Fusion Rifles... I actually like them and they are really good if you know how to use them, but once again, get outclassed by shotguns. Pulses, Shotguns, and Snipers are up above, of course. If you've made it this far, thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to read this. Best Regards, Myst