A few notes before I begin: I am neither arguing for nor against fusion rifles Only traditional fusion rifles are considered All numbers are theoretical I already know I’m scrub Now let’s begin: Variables: Fusion rifle 1 = x Fusion rifle 2 = y Max TTK = All body shots Min. TTK = All headshots Sample weapon 1 = A Sample Weapon 2 = B Max TTK of A = 1.5 seconds Min. TTK of A = .7 seconds Max TTK of B = 1.9 seconds Min. TTK of B = 1 seconds So in the case of A Charge rate of x/y should be( (Max TTK + Min. TTK) divided by 2) or 1.1 seconds *This charge rate means that assuming both weapons are at their effective range a skilled player with A will beat a player with x/y because they will most likely be closer to the Min. TTK and vise versa. But: In the case of B the charge rate of x/y would be 1.45 seconds. Now let’s say that the charge rates of x/y are- x = .9 seconds y = 1.4 seconds In the case of x it is fairly balanced with A but in the case of B the charge rate is faster than the Min. TTK which in turn would make it op In the case of y it is fairly balanced with B but in the case of A it is almost the same as the Max TTK which would make it underpowered or unused Now this data is all fair and well but how does it correlate to the main problem of Range and Recoil? It matters because if fusions rifles are brought up to a state where their range and accuracy are improved to a useable state then that is when the problem stated above occurs. This example was also with just two weapon examples but Destiny has thousands of weapons with hundreds of different TTK’s. In conclusion, although fusion rifles are a great weapon idea on paper, in action they’re hard if not impossible to balance due to their nature. You will almost always wind up with either fusions being too powerful like the launch of destiny or too under-powered like now. Notes: There is an argument that fusion rifles can be pre-charged but that is a lot about player skill which can only be accounted so much when balancing because in contradiction NLB is op because it one hits to the head If you have read to the end than I am thoroughly impressed and commend you for reading.