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7/20/2015 12:56:41 PM
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Agreed. The comment about Gjallarhorn being used as a "barrier to entry" so we have to nerf it is ridiculous. Just fix the RNG problem instead! Give it a bounty (like you suggest) or let Xur sell it every couple of months, make it 50 strange coins if you have to.
Thorn? Sure it's powerful and annoying but it's not "God Mode". Like anything it's easily countered with a change of tactics and I'm not even that good in PvP.
There are a couple of underpowered weapons that could do with a pick me up though.
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Gjallarhorn is the only exotic left that's still exotic, Xur doesn't need to sell it, and it doesn't need a bounty. When you finally get one you'll feel awesome, because you know it'll hold you in raids, strikes and even pvp.
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And therein lies the problem, but don't confuse exotic with elusive. It's exotic in power level but it's elusiveness is the problem. There is no mechanism to get it, it's just time and luck and unfortunately mostly the latter. This leaves some short timers with 3 or more of them and other with hundreds upon hundreds of hours without. My mate got it after about 100 hours in a Cryptarch level drop, the drop yielded a Legendary Heavy and then lady luck stroke again by decrypting that to Gally. Massive odds of that and a completely unrealistic way to do it. You could run nightfalls, again slim odds and 3 attempts per week. In itself this isn't a huge issue but the problem arises when said weapon is so overpowered that players make it, as Bungie said, a "barrier to entry". There are only two options, nerf it or make it more attainable. If they nerf it then you've lost your only exotic (7 weeks and counting 'till it's gone!). If they make it more attainable, and that doesn't mean easy, it can stay exotic.
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If everyone has a gally it will break the game, its as simple as that. Not like the game isn't broken already, but still.
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Never said everyone should have it, but they should at least have the opportunity. It wouldn't break the game anyway, it's useful against big bosses and annoying for a few seconds in PvP. It has its moments but it's not all conquering. My exotic of choice is the Ice Breaker(*), it makes so many encounters so much easier, it's hard to get but not impossible, basically an enjoyable experience. My most satisfying was Thorn because of the interesting bounty and it's good in PvP but still not my go to gun. Gally on the other hand is just a waiting game. Knowing it could be minutes or months away coupled with LFGs full of "must have maxed Gally" when you don't even NEED it. Doesn't really matter the changes are coming and actually, switching things around once in a while, maybe it's not such a bad thing? Time will tell. (*) That's getting nerfed too and in an annoying way that only serves to slow down the game.
