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Edited by Ghostfire239:
5/31/2025 7:16:15 PM
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What’s wrong with slugs? I stopped paying attention to the meta for about a year maybe a bit more. Has something changed?
I’ve had slugs as my main special weapon for since launch but I never really heard of anyone having issues with them or calling especially easy to use (compared to most specials) until this moment, so I’m just a bit curious.
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i find it funny how good slugs are now. back in beyond light i put like 500 kills on chappy in a season or two, never touched it again til recently 😂
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Edited by Ghostfire239: 6/1/2025 3:55:24 AMYeah they’ve always been really good, just not super meta (except in season of the splicer). I used to have chaperone as my main special weapon until season of the splicer. Once I saw so many people picking it up I knew my baby was gonna get nerfed and figured I might as well find a new slug to use in advance (just in case the complete destroy it), which is what I typically do when a weapon/exotic I like gets popular haha
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yes pellet shotguns have become so bad, slug shotguns became the default now
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6 out of 10 times they whiff and I am not even exaggerating
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Yep ik. Thats why i played fusion. Then stopped playing pvp because nothing feels good to use anymore. Just primary weapon spam.
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Primary spam is fine if it’s still interesting and dynamic, they are meant to be your main source of fighting. That’s why they are called primaries. Specials are for special cases.
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Then make primaries fun to use. Rn they are even more lame than d2y1. Jumping is heavily punished forcing you to have a gameplay similar to cod mw3 mobility wise. And everything that isnt a 120 or a pulse riffle is mid at best. The game was funnier when space magic and special were everywhere. We dont need their pseudo balance. If we want a competitive pvp there is other games. D2 used to be that funny pvp game where you can go on insane streaks with specials. Anhilate a team with supers or abilities. Fly everywhere and jumpshot (aka shots were going where your crosshair is without penalities) Now its just a weird slow paced primary weapon teamshot fest, where every attempts at jumpinc can and will result in you being at a disadvantage during a gunfight. And abilities are just there to be annoying. Smokes...heals..invis..etc... Where before it was funny ohk stuff that both made you laugh to use and rage to face XD. D2 pvp is now bland af. And i wont even mention the stupid super tiers, it forecer killed diversity for supers. I cant remember the last time i saw a roaming super in trials lmao.
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They have been seriously good but we have steadily been getting envelope pushing slugs with better perks and stats. Slugs are mega consistent because unlike pellets you don’t need to worry about pellets whiffing They obviously have more range and when sliding a lot of range. They do a ton of body shot dmg which makes it good for cleanups. Now you have perks like lone wolf and opening shot to make it easier to hit shots and reduce the downsides.
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Damn, that’s unfortunate. I really liked things when slugs were good but still rather lowkey and being overshadowed by pellet shotguns. I really hate when something I use become a meta pick down the road lol
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Same thing is happening with me and lightweight knives. They used to be super strong before the buff but now they are simply busted. They are getting nerfed 100%
