Ever since Bungie announced that we'd be getting a bigger hammer for the hammer of sol, I was in love. The thought of ripping through a whole mosh pit of foes with this thing always seemed like a power fantasy come true. When I got to using it, that fantasy only lasted for a little while, and ended before I even got the Roaring Flames perk, which is supposed to be the butter to the burning maul's bread. After I got it, it still felt lackluster. I have more fun detonating everyone with the new sentinel and cleaning up everything else with Dunemarchers. The problem with this isn't the fact that I just prefer the Void Subclass over the Solar, it's just I genuinely feel that the Burning Maul is weak despite toting the largest super weapon we have in our arsenal. I want this to be the beginning of a discussion about this subclass, because I love the Sunbreaker to death, and I don't want the new super to be swept under the rug because it's the only super that doesn't one shot guardians in crucible (Stormcallers don't either, but they kill either much quicker or they aren't as avoidable as the maul). So, what are the problems with this Subclass, and what can be done to remedy this? I hope to at least go through some of my problems and suggestions, and feel free to leave your own here (or just say I'm wrong and it's balanced in terms of crucible). Starting off: The base damage of the maul in just about any activity (unless you're killing thrall) is wimpy. The other hammer is smaller and does more damage, even swords can destroy an enemy in one hit that the maul can't. Maybe I'm focusing too much on the single hit damage over the massive number of hits you do with the spin attack. But it shouldn't take half of my super to do what one hammer does in less time. The remedy is just a base damage increase to the maul and throwing hammer (not enough to one shot guardians), possibly up to par with its damage at RF*3 "But what about Roaring Flames? It'd become way too powerful with multiple kills." Yea, it would. I was thinking of reworking Roaring Flames too. The Grenades wouldn't benefit from the base damage buff anyway because then it'd just be a straight upgrade over the other skill trees. So, how would we remedy Roaring Flames? Just make it do something different. I have two possible options. 1: Getting kills with your abilities reduces your cooldowns on all abilities. Since Forsaken and the subclasses that come with it are all about synergy and abilities feeding into abilities, this would fit nicely. Or, 2: Roaring Flames increases your health regen each time you pick up your hammer. About the Hammer itself, it's just a minor gripe, but the bounce angles are always weird IMO. Sometimes it bounces straight up, sometimes it goes into oblivion, who knows. The Cyclone attack, where you slam your hammer and it creates a vortex... No one likes that mechanic, throwing something into the air. It puts in more trouble than it is worth when you're still in super. My rework would be to pull enemies into it. Not a massive range to pull in enemies, but if they start moving to it, they will certainly not be getting out. This also sets up massive crowd control from the swing itself, too, along with the vortex damage. Now what about PvP? It's by far one of the weakest supers. Like I said, bump the damage up. The biggest and easiest way to escape it is just jumping out of the way, and the less damage it can do, the easier it is to escape. Considering that it's basically melee range only, once they escape, you either have to chase or hope they're stupid enough to not jump out of the way of your cyclone. Increasing the damage, and possibly making its "tracking ability" more in line with some swords, would improve the viability of this super ability. "What do you mean by 'tracking ability'?" The link (assuming it works) displays how a sword can "reach" a target above its wielder. That is essentially what I mean. The Code of the Devastator is by far my favorite Titan skill tree, if not, my favorite class skill tree overall. It's not my favorite because of its power, but the thought of it is just something that appeals to me. Its execution is weak at best, and laughable at worst. The largest super weapon is the weakest, and I just want to make it as strong as it can be, to reach its potential. TL;DR Buff the damage on non grenade abilities, rework roaring flames, make it more consistent in crucible, and maybe make the hammer bounce at you (not to you) on hits.