The increase to ADS accuracy in 2.1 was appreciated, and I can tell a difference. But stuff like this still happens. In this clip I was using Hawkmoon with accurized ballistics and hammer forged, which brings the range up to a pretty high level for hand cannons. And yet, standing completely still, with my reticle directly over the head of a Dreg who is also standing completely still at medium range, the shot simply misses. Why? Just because.
I'm sorry but that's still not good enough. I'm not saying we need to go back to the days when you could practically snipe with even a low range hand cannon, but come on. Hand cannons are supposed to be accurate weapons. In fact I'd say their accuracy is even more important than that of a scout rifle (just not at the same range obviously). Missing a shot with a hand cannon means a relatively long wait for the next shot compared to a scout, so I should miss because my aim was bad, not because the game just decided I would.
P.S. please don't use this thread to complain about the Hawkmoon range nerf and say "Hawkmoon is dead." This is a problem with all hand cannons, not just one exotic. The only HC I've found to shoot reliably at this point is The First Curse.
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8 RepliesI do not understand how this thread still has traction. I have proven that there is nothing wrong with hand cannon accuracy, up close, or at range. I even snap-headshotted a dreg at four-to-five times the distance that you apparently missed, whilst aiming down the sights, and STILL guardians agree with what you are saying! To be fair, out of those that have responded, only AFLIBERATOR can actually 'shoot straight', and therefore, should know better. But, everyone else has such poor accuracy, that their opinion surely cannot count. When I say 'shoot straight', I am not not just being glib, it is a term which I use, that is backed up with statistics from the grimoire. To have the ability to 'shoot straight', you must have a precision kills ratio of 50% or above in the weapon that you are discussing. For someone who is competent with a particular weapon type, especially hand cannons, this should not be too hard a feat, as only half of everything that you kill, has to be through the head. You have to question the judgement of a guardian who finds his own ratio below this 50% threshold. Guardians in the mid-forties, may have some sort of opinion as to what is going on, but anyone below the forties, should concentrate on headshots, before they have an opinion on accuracy.