I was doing exceptionally well with the new Iron Banner Pulse rifle last night. So much so, that it was really making me enjoy crucible again.
I got an exceptional roll on mine:
Iron Red Dot
Hand Laid Stock
High Caliber Rounds
Rangefinder
After playing a while today, I noticed a slight change in the performance of the weapon. I noticed that last night, I was consistently able to 3 burst players. Today, I was able to kill people only after firing off 4 bursts. So, I asked a friend to join me and we took several stills from the night before and compared them.
Last night: http://imgur.com/a/KbHi7
Today: http://imgur.com/a/zb9yr
The damage difference isn't that steep, it's only 1 Damage from the crit (24/23), Not making the gun unusable, it just means that in normal fights, you'll need to hit all shots on target to even have the possibility of a 3 burst kill.
Edit: I understand that IB is Light Based, however, I checked the guardians in question and am within 2-3 light of them. I also checked the damage on other guardians, (Hunter, warlock) and from different distances. Same numbers.
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The two guardians might have a different armor build