[b]POLL: Which New Hunter Exotic will Provide the Best Advantage?[/b]
[i]Guardians, the House of Wolves Destiny Expansion II is almost upon us. In it's wake come several new armor pieces for us to seek out, acquire, and subsequently ponder over. I'm very much looking forward to getting my hands on some fresh gear, many of us have maxed and extensively tested all of the Hunter exotics, and are particularly excited about the new additions and what they can bring to the table for us knife-wielding thoroughbreds of the Frontier.[/i]
[b]Exotac Angel Hunter [Helmet]
Special Perk ' Angel Hunter ' - Increased Weapon Accuracy after Jumping[/b]
[b]Ikaheka's Hooks [Gauntlets]
Special Perk ' Touch of Venom ' - Melee Attacking an Enemy whilst Invisible Poisons Target [DoT]
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[b]Unremarkable Bones [Boots]
Special Perk ' Not Bound by Law ' - Upgrades Double Jump with an Additional Jump[/b]
[i]So there's three new exotics for us to mull over, at first glance there's nothing that really stands out as potentially game-changing for our class. Indeed, many will find them to be entirely underwhelming. However, they are all interesting in their own way and dare I say it? Potentially fun to use. The Exotic that catches my eye in particular are [b]Ikaheka's Hooks[/b]. I wonder if I could combine them with the already lethal '[b]Backstab[/b]' perk on the Bladedancer in the Crucible which very nearly kills an enemy in one strike [full-shields] as it is. Add the new gauntlets into the equation and could we be looking at [b]a one-hit-bleedout-kill[/b] under the right circumstances? I think this might be the case, but I do not claim to know with any degree of certainty.
Now you Destiny jump enthusiasts out there listen up, what about the [b]Unremarkable Bones?[/b] Hunter's are well known for the swiftness in which they bounce and hop themselves through the air, however we've never really been about the height. Usually falling short of the Titans for example with the overall vertical lift they can achieve. No more, these boots will make us the fastest and loftiest class in Destiny assuming they actually function as we hope they do. How will the perk on these things affect the Hunter jump exactly? For example will the additional leap stack with the 'Higher Jump' provide an additional 'Higher Jump'? That would be the ideal scenario, but the facts remain to be seen.
Now, I perceive the [b]Exotac Angel Hunter[/b] helmet as the ugly duckling of the trio. I could be totally wrong and it ends up being quite special, and indeed I hope that's the case but [b]'increased weapon accuracy after jumping'[/b] isn't something that's got me all that excited to be honest. I'm not even that sure what accuracy directly corresponds to in Destiny, but hopefully with this exotic taking effect you can really feel a dramatic tightening of the bullet spread with certain weapons enabling the user to be laser-accurate with [b]auto-rifles[/b] to name one weapon archetype. Although reduced shotgun spread does sound potentially quite appealing for you blink-shotty fiends out there if that's the case with this helmet.[/i]
[b]Let me know your thoughts guys, interesting times ahead.
- Zeph.[/b]
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Bit of an update. Planet Destiny just released a video a few days ago of all the official perks on HoW exotics
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i will enjoy jumping around the kill ranges of novabombs and rockets
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Quad jump or hopefully double blink. LETS -blam!-ING GO MY BODY IS READY.
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I NEED THOSE BOOTS JUMP JUMP JUMP ......... JUMP think of the possibilities!
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The exotac is now called celestial nighthawk
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Where's the option for none cuz they all look like ass?
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Boots. Hunter jumps in my opinion are awful. Maybe it's because my first character was a Titan, but even warlock jumps I like better. I guess hunters have blink for Pvp, but in pve, a quad jump would be useful
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Increased accuracy after jumping means less jump penalty to your accuracy. Handcannons have the least jump penalty, for example.
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Boots ftw
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Can someone link me what they look like?
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I here how I expect the HoW exotics to be 1: Bones 2: Exotac 3: Hooks Bones for ease of cheese I assume exo will let us finally jump shot And hooks just seem useless
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Only voted for the helmet cuz it looks dope
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The helmet is going to be poop. Increased accuracy after jumping? That's the best you can come up with for a exotic -_-
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I'm planning on mixing incendiary blade with ikaheka's hooks for probably a one hit melee each time.
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will those boots give a gunslinger with triple jump on a fourth jump or waaaaaaaaaaat?
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Increased control triple jump
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As a warlock, I am extremely jealous of that helmet. Jump sniping is going to be so deadly in the right hands, particularly people who have a halo background.
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invective, blink, and exotac will be busted in PvP. remember this comment when i kill you.
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Hooks for Bladedancer, for sure. I can't wait to get my hands on those gauntlets. Or those gauntlets on my hands, I should say. Bones for Gunslinger, three midair jumps? Who wouldn't want that? The helmet, though? Why does it even exist...?
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I am sticking with my Symbiote and Mask of the third man. In my opinion most if not all the other exotics are bad.
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Damn I must day that these exotics sucks! I need to say the ones of the other classes
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Exotac did end up being special with glowing eyes
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Guess what? Hunters suck. lel
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We thought don't touch me'a were going to be bad too,guess we will have to see
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More extremely gimmicky, niche, perks that will be fun to toy around with but won't be very practical. Titans and Warlocks get all the good stuff. Oh well, at least we gave badass cloaks.
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That helm will be beast in PvP. Jump shotting to evade enemy headshots is sick.