1. Everyone will have it!!!
I know you want to think these forums represent the majority of the Destiny community, but they simply don't. Millions of people don't use these forums. Millions of people don't check Xur, millions of people don't play on the weekends. Millions of people don't have the strange coins. Even after Ice Breaker was sold 3 times, people still don't have it. You still see threads about people having missed it or not having enough coins for it. Guaranteed if Xur sells Ghorn, the next week people will still be asking for it. So to think that every single Guardian will be rocking Gjallarhorns if it goes on sale is not good logic.
2. It'll break the game!!!!
Nope. I play on many strikes where all 3 of us have a Gjallarhorn and guess what? The game doesn't break. Sure, bosses are downed about 30% quicker, all it does it make an already easy task slightly easier. - not exactly game breaking since even ROC strikes aren't particularly challenging. Also, this requires all 3 people to have a Gjallarhorn (see point 1) and have full Gjallarhorn ammo (doesn't always happen) or possess synths (doesn't always happen) and be willing to use them (doesn't always happen). Also, there will always be people who want to equip other exotics.
3. If everyone has one, Bungie will nerf it!
What are they waiting for? LOADS of people own Gjalarhorn. Certainly, a majority of my friends have it. Many of the strikes I'm in (with mates) contain 3 Gjallarhorns. Videos of people destroying Atheon in 15 seconds with 6 Gjallarhorns have been around for months (I think even Bungie posted one). And there's many videos of people solo-ing Crota with a Gjallarhorn (here's mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4n_KULs5fg&sns=em ). What are Bungie waiting for? They know how exactly powerful it is, many people already use it to make the game easier, they've had many opportunities to nerf it ... but they haven't. I hardly see why they'd suddenly get the nerf-hammer if Xur sold it and the percentage of Gjallarhorn owners jumps up by 15-20%
4. I don't want Xur to sell it because it will feel so much better when I finally see it drop!
Then don't buy it, simple.
5. I won't be a special snowflake
Shut up
6. People should earn their Gjallarhorn
The word earn means: to gain deservedly in return for one's behaviour or achievements.
Receiving something by RNG is the antithesis of earning because contribution to any activity is not taken into account (or even needed), nor is your skill level a factor of what you receive. Basically you can suck terribly or not even be at your controller get a Gjallarhorn. Being granted something at random is not earning, it is the complete opposite. Technically it takes two weekly heroic strikes to have enough coins to get an exotic of Xur where as getting a weapon at random requires you to be present at only one activity.
7. But ... I like being special
You are already special, in your heart, for many reasons, and a digital gun isn't one of them.
Edit. Reason 8. If Xur sells it I/many players would stop playing.
This is frightening because if you are saying that you're being led along solely by a carrot on a stick, that makes you an ass. If Gjallarhorn is an artificial way to pad your Destiny experience, that's sad. If you think that starving the player base is a good method of player retention, please don't become a game developer. The simple truth is that if something is fun, you'll do it. I played many years of Halo (and other games) because they were enjoyable activities, without the chance of that random loot. Also, saying you'll quit if you finally get that weapon you want is puzzling logic. If you finally get that weapon you want, wouldn't you want to ... enjoy using it? And play more? And if you collect every exotic, there's plenty of other goals to chase, I don't even have to name them.
Edit: Reason 9. Xur will NEVER sell Gjallarhorn again, it's confirmed to be off his loot table.
I gather you get this I information from that MEGAMAN chap. The same chap who has also written:
[i]-Xur's list of items of sale can be changed in real time, not just via patches.
-Bungie manually controls when he appears, where he appears, etc. Therefore, they can do things like prevent the originally scheduled Xur from appearing and replace him with an different Xur prepared in case of emergency.
-I have already seen Xur appear with a different list of items than what originally appeared in my data. When I checked that Xur's list of items, they were all identical to what ended up going on sale that week. The next week, he reverted to his original scheduled list. Therefore, I've concluded that Bungie prepared a different Xur for that one particular week.
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So no, it's impossible to say Xur will never sell Gjallarhorn with absolutely assuredness.
ALSO XUR IS SELLING GJALLARHORN THIS SEXOND SO YOU'RE EXTRA WRONG!
Ps. I own 3 maxed Gjallarhorns and I would love Xur to sell it.
Post post script: in regards to bosses being downed quicker ... how is that a bad thing? Does anyone out there really think "gee that strike-boss died too quickly, I would have loved to have shot at it for another 7 minutes. Bullet sponges are where the fun is at."?
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Good job, I fully agree with your post. Now, for all the butthurt kids who have Ghorn and dislike this just because they're butthurt, I am going to state which things in destiny are earned: -Bought Weapons and Armour from vendors (including the Variks' inventory) -Taking some time out of your day/week to get some SC (continued at the end) -Completing Exotic bounties for a weapon (some of which take forever) -Getting 3 34's, all different classes (sorry, but those of you who have 3 34 Titans, warlocks, or hunters, you don't count) And finally, continuing from early on and what will make SOOOO many Ghorn-kid owners Uber butthurt -[i]Earning[/i] SC to be able to be a weapon or armour piece from Xur (or getting 23+ motes of light for an engram) And that, my fellow guardians, are my only ways of earning ANYTHING in this game.
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And this is why I wish we never had xur or he only sold a few set exotics
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I wonder if this guy actually believes what he wrote.
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Edited by Zhaythoven: 4/11/2015 2:40:56 PMYour reason 1 and 3 contradict each other so those points are invalid, then the other points you made were just blabbering.. So other than wasting time talking in a circle, what were you proving?
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You sir just won the forums.
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Edited by Grinning Skull: 7/31/2015 4:39:44 AMWell I think xur should sell it but only at the lighthouse for 100+ strange coins
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Reason 7 just gave me the feels :)
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Boom give this man a medal he won the internet....for real tho
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You have restored my faith I humanity! Extremely well put!
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This has got to be one of the most intelligent posts on the destiny forms to date.
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Lol. I would so make a huge argument against this....ur lucky I'm lazy. I got my galls 2 days ago and went insane. 862 hours of hard work..I earned it! And those that have 200 hours and buy it from xur? Cheaper than rng. Oh, and everyone knows about xur. They will eventually hear it from a friend anyway learned about xur when I was a 27. And I begged him to sell it. Now I plead he don't couse gally makes the game 30% easier, that's a lot. Truth with void burn does a third of what gally does without a solar burn. Op? Yes. Does it brake the game a little..yes and so does ice breaker, blackhammer, etc. U want a challenge when facing a boss. Dang now I realize that fired me up. Well, anyway good luck with ur opion!!!
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You make a good point and i agree. Played 1200 hours still dont have it and if he sells it i buy it . Even if Xur sells thorn instead bounty i dont mind that, i earned my 2 pieces 1 still need to do last strike. I could not point it better than you did! Its refreshing too read a more mature way of thinking on how to play and see this game!!! Cheers m8
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Comment on your #3, bungie is nerfing ghally. In patch 2.0
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You're delusional if you think "millions of people" play Destiny.
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He cant sell it because so many people would buy it that he wouldnt have inventory space for all the coins!
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Well written and entertaining. Stuck at the airport and this certainly helped.
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They won't sell it because the game is all about the chase. Once you have it there's not much else to shoot for. So Bungie will never sell it to keep people playing.
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Felecia are you on your period?
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I like #5 the most lol
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Well said
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Necrobump
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Carpal Tunnel.
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Great post! It's official as of last night. Every one of my friends (some who haven't played as long or from the beginning) have theirs. My RNG luck is rough for this weapon. Will I ever get it? Depends how much longer I play the game. Or Xur could just sell it again already. I won't be disappointed in fact seeing xur having sold it would make me happy probably just the same as it randomly dropping
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Wow... I was beginning to think i was the only guy in the forums that understood all this.
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But if u n3rdz zurn the gajallerh0rn that meens u didn't ern it becuz u r skrubz and don't dezerv it, loz3rs