It's killed a play style I've ran in PVE for almost 10 years.
Since all the way back in D1, when all we had was bubble and striker, I mained striker in PVE. I got a lot of flak for it early on, but eventually people backed off because they saw it's just what I did and more than pulled my weight.
The whole thing was all about being able to shoulder charge for movement and an aggressive play style that was high risk, high reward, and very fun.
Over the years there's probably been more nerfs to SC than anything else. I've rolled with them all, and adapted to it.
Then if you take it to D2, it was almost always Insurmountable Skullfort for me. Kill, and heal, refund SC. Awesome. You could SC intl between to move etc.
It's literally equipped on my Titan RN.
Now, the whole thing is trashed mostly because Bungie gave into crying PvP players that are usually Hunters.
SC misses so often now bc of all the tracking nerfs, that you're constantly losing it even if an enemy was right in front of you. Skullfort was made almost useless with Arc 3.0 but it was still good for certain small things.
Now it's just garbage.
They basically just fundamentally changed the way I've been playing this game for almost a decade and it feels HORRIBLE.
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Thank you for sharing your perspective. I can absolutely understand the frustration when a playstyle you've used and loved for years is altered significantly. Titans, and especially Striker Titans, have always been about a high-risk, high-reward playstyle, and the Shoulder Charge has always been an integral part of that. Over the years, the changes and nerfs have indeed required adaptation, but this latest change feels like it impacts the very core of the Striker's gameplay, particularly for PVE. The Insurmountable Skullfort used to be a key exotic for this playstyle, allowing for instant Shoulder Charge refund and healing upon a kill. With the recent changes, it seems like this exotic has lost much of its usefulness, and that's understandably frustrating. The challenge, as always, is balancing PVE and PVP mechanics. Due to time constraints, PVE/PVP are probably not always treated separately from each other when it comes to changing the balance. Some changes that improve balance in PVP can have adverse effects in PVE, and vice versa. It's a difficult task, and I can empathize with you. While it may feel like your playstyle has been taken away, I encourage you to continue voicing your thoughts and concerns, as Bungie has shown that they're willing to adjust mechanics based on player feedback. Changes are always being made, and it's possible that we'll see further adjustments to the Shoulder Charge and other mechanics in the future.
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Appreciate you bro, but I'm good. Pretty sure it's run it's course for me. It's just not stimulating in any way for me rn.