Don't get me wrong Bungie, I love most of the things you have in the TWAB this week, and it address more than a few things that have needed to be addressed. 120's being too oppressive, bringing Astral Horizon and Felwinter's back into the fold properly, tweaking Bastion... the only thing that I casually disagree with is the sword nerf, for Lament and Guillotine, but that is just because I enjoy my strong blades in PvE.
One thing I will say that I vehemently contest is the nerf you are making to Quickdraw. Of course, I understand the 'why' behind it; especially on shotguns (not just those two above outliers), but I am begging you, please spare three types of weapons from this nerf, primarily sniper rifles. There are quite a few snipers that lack the option of Snapshot, and as such QD is the the only viable replacement.
I understand that some may argue that the presence of Surplus can make up for some of these, such as Far Future (I'm going to talk about this one later) or Apostate, but in a fast paced game like Destiny 2, I want my snipers (which are usually at a disadvantage due to the map design) to always be snappy since the enemy will move much faster than compared to other games. A slow sniper in Crucible ONLY works if one is hiding at the back of the map camping, and quite frankly, I prefer to actually move around the arena. And, let's be real, the majority of the maps in the game don't have much in the way of campy sniper lanes in 6's that won't be instantly shotgun rushed.
Also, scout rifle's in general aren't the best feeling, same with the majority of 180 HCs, and Quickdraw helps them feel less sluggish. While some can get Snapshot, a lot will be suffering in terms of handling. Some snipers will have zero handling perks beyond this crippled QD, such as Ikelos SR and Widow's Bite. Maybe they aren't popular snipers for Crucible, but I like trying them all out to see what I enjoy using.
Far Future is in an interesting place for me in particular due to its perk pool. I snagged a QD Opening Shot roll early this season and tried it out; instantly fell in love with it. But I look at the other perks... especially with the nerf coming to Frenzy, it is kind of garbage for PvE. So it's limited to good use to PvP... but it's going to be a slower, more sluggish sniper than before because of the QD nerf, or I'll have to obtain a Surplus roll... in a Crucible meta that still revolves around abilities more than gunplay the majority of the time. So I'm going to be punished for going against the meta with a sniper I enjoy.
So please, I plead that you spare those weapon types somehow, because I've so many Quickdraw sniper/unorthodox primary rolls that will be crippled to just a fast swap time all because of shotguns.
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19 RepliesI Don’t mind it, its cheese being able to land a body and then finish off body with a hand cannon. Specials all need to not have quickdraw honestly, its so easy to abuse specials in this game its ridiculous.