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5/23/2015 10:57:42 AM
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Why is Thorn so good?
So I understand it does dmg over time and it seems to be a two shot kill. But what makes it better than say... The Last Word?
I've noticed it kicking my butt but I don't think it's game breaking like everyone else seems to.
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#Necro
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Simple: massive range, 2 headshot kill, I have noticed that sometimes the final round perk triggers in the middle of the magazine, The dot helps you in knowing where the enemy is. It has a much higher dps than other guns. I use it cause it is the best around, I feel bad but better than losing to it
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Its range
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15 RepliesRemember when thorn was awful
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1 ReplyThe things I like most about it are that the dot ticks let you judge where an opponent is behind cover. Protip: if you're going to try to pop out of cover and surprise the thorn user, wait till the burn stops and your health comes back, because he is aiming right where your head is going to be when you try and get the advantage . The burn greatly slows down enemies. If you see a group rushing from a distance, a shot from thorn will send them scattering for cover, many will sit and wait for the burn to clear, thus intrerupting any kind of concentrated assault. A group of four guardians charging an objective becomes much less daunting when they get strung out with stragglers crouching in cover waiting for the burn to leave. The flood of enemies changes to a trickle. Those are my favourite things about it, the ability to deduce a targets behaviour through walls and how disruptive it is to the enemy teams flow of combat even when it doesn't get the kill.
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Thorn is very very good at mid range combat and kills exceptional well against a damaged enemy. Apart from that and what you have said that's mostly it in my humble opinion.
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The only advantage it has over TLW is longer range and easier to use. IMO they are both over powered, but Thorn is more user friendly.
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7 RepliesIt's because once they land those two head shots, there is literally nothing you can do besides commit suicide to deny them a kill.
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It's the fact that you can land two hits with it and fall back to safety while the enemy does from the poison. With TLW, you have to land enough hits on the person to kill them with the shots themselves.
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The lingering also prevents your shields from recharging for that much longer. So it's a pain in the ass to get hit by even one shot
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It's not game breaking but it's a lot better than any other weapon besides a heavy or sniper
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It's so good because people complained it sucked so Bungie buffed it. Now everyone is complaining its op. I thought it was fine how it was. I hope it goes back to its original state.
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3 RepliesIdk but I love it......[spoiler]ty to toland the shattered[/spoiler]
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Because of the damage over time you will not get your health regen, that's the main problem
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Because Thorn.
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2 RepliesJust vex it
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Two shot headsot kill. Very good handling Very good RoF Poison damage kind of disorients enemies
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Last word is better.
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The last word fires faster and the Thorn a bit slower. But the accuracy and stability is better on Thorn than TLW
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2 RepliesThorn is great using pot shot techniques using cover. TLW is better when you can isolate the Thorn user and can gun him down before he gets to cover. Thorn feels balance when put against other exotic primaries TLW Red Death Vex Mythoclast Bad JuJu Hawkmoon The are some honorable mention legendary pulse rifles that are also better than Thorn in a good number of situations.
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4 RepliesEdited by Penguin Emperor: 5/24/2015 6:27:09 AMOp gun 2 shots and your dead to to lingering damage Just like warlock Rez is op I think thorn need to shoot slower (just my opinion )
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It is only better than TLW at range.
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1 Replythe biggest issue I have against it is the range......it shouldn't be able to hit people across the map like a sniper
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4 RepliesEdited by PyroMan15: 5/24/2015 2:19:03 AMIt shoots bullets bigger then my fist.
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Damn that is what I keep asking myself every time I use it
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1 ReplyEdited by SiIver K: 5/23/2015 12:25:59 PMImagine a hawkmoon or fatebringer -Now give it the thorns fire rate -but keep it a 3hk to the head, like Wofcrota being a 3hk instead of a 4hk -now add damage over time which also stops regeneration and leaves u vulnerable for so long. A huge advantage in pvp where even a second is forever --becomes a 2hk...CONSISTENTLY -now give it huge range -now make it easy to aim compared to other handcannons -now make opponents screens go green & screw not only their peripherals but disrupts their pacing/flow This thing not only kills very fast past medium range, but its easy to use If you're good at aiming u can outgunn tlw and even machine guns. BUT WAIT, imagine having tlw quick kills up close while hipfiring at a distant mid range consistently... Plus u only need 2 headshots which are easy to do with it THAT is the thorn. Broken and easy to notice why after using it. Its all advantages and easy mode
