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Edited by WulfBytez:
12/11/2015 8:23:07 PM
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Pulse Rifle 2.1.0 PvP nerf up to 19% for Low Rate of Fire weapons?
The [url=https://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Update---12082015/en/News/News?aid=14094]2.1.0 patch notes[/url] say
"
[i]Pulse Rifles
Reduced base damage
Low RoF (The Messenger, Spare Change): [b]9% reduction[/b] from previous base damage[/i]
"
but the in-game numbers suggest the PvP nerf was bigger, and there seems to have been a separate even bigger nerf for Lyudmila-D.
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Armory/Detail?type=item&item=2050931044&itemname=Super%20Pox%20VLO]Super Pox VLO[/url]
Pre 2.1.0:
Single bullet to body: 26
Single bullet to head: 38
In 2.1.0 (close-range hits with range 51 rifle):
Single bullet to body: 22 i.e. [b]15% reduction[/b]
Single bullet to head: 33 i.e. [b]13% reduction[/b]
Some of the posts in [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/178816345/0/0]this thread[/url] suggest the nerf affected [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Armory/Detail?type=item&item=263993300&itemname=Spare%20Change.25]Spare Change.25[/url] in the same way,
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Armory/Detail?type=item&item=2790109141&itemname=Lyudmila-D]Lyudmila-D[/url]
Pre 2.1.0:
Single bullet to body: 21
Single bullet to head: 31
In 2.1.0 (close-range hits with range 53 rifle):
Single bullet to body: 17 i.e. [b]19% reduction[/b]
Single bullet to head: 25 i.e. [b]19% reduction[/b]
Since the Lyudmila-D shoots pulses in bursts of four bullets (thanks Hakke!), the 2.1.0 change is similar to removing one of the bullets.
Are the patch notes wrong, or am I missing some other subtlety?
Update #1: added range details.
Update #2: discussed in a [url=https://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update--12102015/en/News/News?aid=14179] weekly update[/url] and retroactively corrected in the [url=https://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Update---12082015/en/News/News?aid=14094]patch notes[/url] (but without any lasting indication that several edits were made to the patch notes after they were first published, and the earlier [url=https://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Weapon-Tuning--December-Update/en/News/News?aid=14016]preview[/url] is still inaccurate).
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4 RepliesJust use the high rof, low impact ones like hawksaw or suros pdx45 if you want to use a pulse still. The nerf dropped crits from 27 to 25, but they are still three burst kills and you can fire them as fast as you can pull the trigger, really doesn't feel all that different.
