[quote]Agreed the change definitely slowed down matches considerably. It very well could be a console thing as you mentioned, not sure myself. I just dont seem to have many problems other than match pacing. It could also be that I truthfully rarely used special in Crucible. I always leaned on my AR.. just kept slamming my head into a wall. Lol So it could be that I was so ingrained to play that way. Sucks that your having such a rough go of things. I guess just hang tough for now? We got what like 8 months the most till D2? Fingers Crossed for that.[/quote] I mainly used the special defensively, or a light push to an OBJ, I used it as a tool, not as a primary, which hurts when the weapons you have the most kills with in this manner gets taken from you. It gets worse though, as my primary of choice, my Hopscotch, went from being able to get kills to not being able to register a single kill. I don't think my aim got that bad from a patch on specials, but perhaps your notion that I used my special in tandem is throwing the rest of my game off could be my problem, as it was very instrumental in my playstyle. Guess I'm tired of literally saying to myself "would have won that fight, pre patch" or " would've stood a chance pre-patch". It's difficult for me to hang tough when I feel like I'm disappointing my team mates game in, game out, who know I play better than the scores have shown. Heck I had a flawless card yest, that I literally felt like I contributed nothing to the team, and that bothers the heck out of me, as I know I could play considerably better, but I can't for some reason. All after this patch. After I see the sandbox changes, depending on what I see, I may quit PvP entirely. No team wants the dead weight that I seem to be lately.......

Dude I am positive you're far from dead weight.

I dunno, maybe it's my frustration in having with going positive at this point is making me feel that way. Heck on my card, I struggled with getting two or three kills the entire time, while my teammates were basically carrying me, and every clutch attempt I was put in, I failed. I want my team to be able to rely on me to be able to at least hold my own, but I felt like I just wasn't able to do that at all, and it bothers me. This wasn't the first week I've felt like that, either. Maybe it's just me having trouble adjusting. Maybe I'm just over thinking things. I just know that I'm disappointed in the way I've been playing, and no matter how many games I play, it doesn't feel like I'm figuring out why. I thought it might be the sidearm/icebreaker thing, and me refusing to force myself to use said guns, but it feels like something more, as I've tried it and still haven't faired better. Heck, my Finnela's HC felt better to me before the update than it does now. Dunno why that is exactly. I'm probably just overthinking things though, as my play, no matter how bad it was, helped in someway to contribute to the victory, so I shouldn't look into it as much as I am. I just can't help but think there's something wrong, as my main character I've been struggling with her as of late, and I've never had this issue trying to play her before now. Just feels as if after 91 days played on her, I've suddenly turned into a player just starting the game again, that's the best way to describe it.

It really sounds like you might be over thinking things. Just play for the enjoyment of hanging out with your teammates. I find that when I try to be good or do something specific it never happens. Once I give in and "go with the flow" it just seems to fall into place. Wish I had some Kung Fu wisdom for you or some up lifting hiku . Lol How about a crisp high five?