Pinnacle weapons are in a weird spot right now. I think Bungie was originally trying to make them feel exotic as a legendary weapon, but now they just feel like ever-so-slightly above average weapons.
Personally, I think they should be high risk, high reward weapons. Powerful, but only in the right skillful hands. Take Redrix’s Claymore/Broadsword for example: an unforgiving archetype that’s outclassed in almost every way by aggressive frame pulses- until desperado is proc’d.
[b]Luna’s Howl/Not Forgotten[/b]
-make 180 rpm again
-Magnificent Howl only procs on the next precision hit
-Magnificent Howl only does 100 damage to the head
-No body-shot multiplier with MH
-Reduce aim assist value
Note: when the beef was announced, I got the vibe that the main issue Bungie had was that it could two-tap if you cleaned up another guardian with the first 2 shots. This should bring back the 3-tap, avoid the 2-tap conundrum, and make those 3 taps require more skill
[b]Recluse[/b]
-Return Master of Arms precision damage to pre-2.7.0
-Body-shot damage does not change between default damage and MoA damage (no bonus from MoA)
-MoA can only proc off of other weapon kills
Note: Recluse right now is pretty balanced. It has a lower damage bonus than KC, trading it for ease of use. However, I prefer my pinnacles high risk, high reward.
[b]Revoker[/b]
-change Reversal of Fortune to return 1 round to reserves upon a precision kill
Note: Revoker in and of itself is ok for balance, but it feels like a training sniper than a real pinnacle. A perk that rewards hitting your shots is much more appropriate
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I had finally obtained Luna’s howl in season 8. Unfortunately since it was nerfed it didn’t perform as well as I hoped in PvE where I like to play. I kind of wish they could have just made the changes on the PvP side and kept it the same for PvE. The Revoker I think is perfect as is. True it feels like a “Sniper For Dummies “ fun but that’s pretty much me. It’s my go to sniper for my PvE outings. Recluse still feels like a beast so I don’t really have a problem with it. I don’t use Redrix much but it is pretty fun when my aim is on point during strikes and such. PvP i hardly make use of its perk to utilize it. It’s situational because I’ll kill someone and then no one else is around to use Desperado on. The only thing i wish is that you could pull these originals from collections (like you do now) but get random rolls on new versions. Unfortunately Redrix is the only one that drops with one perk column change. On a side note I love the looks of all four of these weapons. From an aesthetic point of view they’re some of my favorites.