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1/21/2015 3:37:04 AM
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Pulse Rifles are simply Amazing!

I was always a Hand Cannon or Scout Rifle guy, but OMG, Pulse Rifles are my new favorite. Red Death dominates in every aspect. Bad Juju is the most underrated gun, infinite ammo is very useful lol. Coiled Hiss is solid all the way around. New DLC pulse rifles are a lot better than the 1.0 pulse rifles. I might not ever use a different primary again. What do you guys think of pulse rifles?

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  • [quote]I was always a Hand Cannon or Scout Rifle guy, but OMG, Pulse Rifles are my new favorite. Red Death dominates in every aspect. Bad Juju is the most underrated gun, infinite ammo is very useful lol. Coiled Hiss is solid all the way around. New DLC pulse rifles are a lot better than the 1.0 pulse rifles. I might not ever use a different primary again. What do you guys think of pulse rifles?[/quote] I believe that Pulse Rifles are the least powerful of the Primary Slot Weapons, based on extensive testing by myself and other members of the Community. Strongest Exotic Pulse Rifle (PR) is Red Death with moderate Impact and a Healing effect, whereas the weakest Exotic is Bad Juju with low Impact, an ability that increases Super charge rate, and an instant magazine reload ability when NPCs are killed. Only problem with Juju is that even with the increased magazine size, the Impact is so low that it will take 2+ magazines to drop an Ultra/Major of equivalent Guardian Level. This is the same problem that most PRs suffer from is low Damage per Second (DPS). Assault Rifles (AR) usually have a higher RoF than PRs, a larger magazine and an equivalent (if not higher) Impact causing a noticeable difference in damage when parsed over time. Differences in DPS are even more pronounced when comparing HandCannons & Scout Rifles against PRs, with Pulse Rifles being at the bottom of the pile. I honestly am glad that you found a PR you enjoy playing with; keep in mind that the last time Bungie checked data on weapon usage, not one Legendary+ Pulse Rifle appeared in the Top 10 Weapons for PvE or PvP - that's a Red Flag showing that the PR category needs to be buffed...hopefully that buff will be coming soon to return Bad Juju to it's rightful place as a favored Exotic. :-)

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