Community: Bungie, please buff trace rifles in PvE!
Bungie: Thank you for your feedback and we hear you, Guardians! So therefore we have decided to nerf Ruinous Effigy! But don’t worry, at least we aren’t touching other trace rifles!
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Just recently got the weapon and I've been having a ton of fun with it. One of the funnest weapons out there for sure. The 25% damage reduction for aerial attacks combined with the significant decrease in damage from the drain effect is going to make this weapon another useless exotic and is going to suck the fun out of it. Really hoping this nerf doesn't happen
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Meh. I probably should get that.
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I guess you've never been on the receiving end of an Effigy bubble and three Guillotines one phasing a Gambit boss with zero stacks... The Effigy bubble is more effective than Oppressive Darkness, and bosses cannot stomp you when you're using the bubble. It is a ridiculous dps weapon.
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I don't know, it felt a [i]bit[/i] OP to me, so I get why they are Nerfing it. Am I happy with the Nerf? No, because Bungie has shown in the past that when they Nerf something ( especially an Exotic ), they just make it completely useless. They aren't very good at this sandbox balancing thing. It is however an odd choice. Aside from the Contact Public Event, I don't see many other players using it. I barely ever use mine, despite it being OP. Its not like everyone was using, and abusing it.
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The nerf wasnt even necessary. Again they do not test their game. They make last minute changes to say the least.
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Most dumbest nerf WTF bungie?? Bring back Deej
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it is uncalled for . they better stop creating weapons all together
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It seems overkill. I can’t say I’m thrilled. But I can only assume during their play testing they realized 6 people draining a boss as a dps method wasn’t very exciting even if it was effective.
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In truth, Effiigy got boring, fast. Why the sudden nerf tho? We can only guess.
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stasis and the new raid my money is on that being the reason it got the nerf
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Yep, its easier to nerf weapons then to create good content. That has been their classic excuse.
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This gun was broken since day 1 and you knew it! Of course it’s getting a nerf...
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Ya’ll are acting like the Effigy is getting buried. The only real hit is the drain.
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devs nerfing effigy? then i want a refund on my ornament then. what a waste of silver
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When a Bungie nerf doesn’t make any sense, look to the next raid. I’m betting Ruinous Effigy was going to break a raid fight....
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outbreak perfected will be next
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Sus possibly preemptive b/c future “content”
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[b][quote]Ruinous Effigy Nerf[/quote][/b] This type of nerf makes Destiny more FOMO than ever. If you didn't play in the season it was "good", you will certainly miss out since they nerfed it down so quickly. They did the same thing with Touch of Malice in D1 (outside of the raid). FOMO tactics are just another turn off. Not making me want to jump back in that's for sure.
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Well to play devil’s advocate, they may have actually play tested the game this time. What if the orb slam and the new stasis classes broke the game? It made everything do a lot more damage then expected. It’s possible. Maybe. I dunno.
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You could clap a gambit boss in seconds with an orb and three swords.
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We all knew Ruinous Effigy and Falling Guillotine were going to be nerfed after this season. They were the stand out weapons this time, and anybody who didn't see it coming either hasn't played long, or doesn't know how Bungie works. 😂
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It's heartbreaking but I see its power. It helped me solo Flawless as a Hunter in Prophesy. I saw the weapon as a survival tool. I wouldn't bring it into GM, but raid encounters are the best for it. The stun is still there, HP drain is still there, just need to hold the drain a little longer then slam. After realizing its power I was hoping there wasn't much noise from the community to grab their attention, but they were aware. I will still use it in raids, the nerf is not a deal breaker.
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It got nerfed? What is the point of making awesome weapons if they're just going to get destroyed. Same with mountaintop. Tired of ppl who only use 1 weapon in pvp getting stuff ruined in pve & taking fun away from ppl who switch it up but still want hard earned beasts to stay beast
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I hate nerfs but this one was expected if you use the gun frequently. You can easily run strikes and Dungeons with suppressing enemies the entire time and dunking majors. Keep one minor alive to get another orb and repeat. The gun is also fun to use. Fun and negating stomp mechanics are 2 things Bungie won't stand for. I'm surprised it took this long to nerf.
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It’s most likely being nerfed because of future content. Lunafaction and Orpheus got nerfed before Menagerie was released and I would say it was justified on various encounters in the activity. Just my opinion, feel free to disagree.
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The gun is fun to use and make the game easy. Fun = nerf Easy = nerf