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Edited by JTtheLoneWOOF: 12/19/2014 6:11:41 PM
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Review: ARACHNID/ exotic hunter helm

So.... I just wanted to write a short review on the hunter exotic helm ARACHNID which I have fully leveled up and have taken advantage of the perks. First off I have found the vast majority of people that make negative comments on a particular item do so because they either aren't using it in the right situation or environment; or they don't have the freaking item and they're just jealous they don't have it. So the Arachnid is a great exotic like almost all of them. First off let's consider the defense level as being higher than a legendary. That's one perk! Second the more you kill with a grenade the faster your super is replenished. As long as you use your grenade in the right way to kill than this is a big advantage. Last, the ZOOM feature for golden gun. For me it has made a big difference in the effectiveness of golden gun. It allows me not to fret too much and have more of an accurate hit rate on a boss or someone more powerful. People have been saying Symbiote gives you one more shot, but my theory for that is when I am under pressure in a night fall or crucible I can easily miss or hit them where it doesn't take as much damage. ARACHNID makes golden gun more effective. Period. And ARACHNID simply looks bad ass compared to Symbiote. So there's my review and two cents. Peace. Edit: I had Symbiote fully upgraded and once I got Arachnid I dismantled it. Call me shallow but I always felt like my hunter looked like a Teenage Ninja Mutant turtle when he was wearing it. I wasn't going to make my hunter suffer looking like that and having his peers make fun of him. That would be cruel. Lol. This is all MY perception of course. You are entitled to yours.
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  • I'm sorry, but if you think looking like a Ninja Turtle is stupid, you're a terrorist.

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    • Edited by Phoenix Hill: 12/19/2014 7:07:05 PM
      Lmao you suck if you miss four shots with a golden gold a zoom perk aint going to help you i mean i have both i dont need a zoom perk to hit my targets from a distance the two perks in my class makes sure of that having four shots means my people go bye bye and that point you made about the defense you do know all the exotic helmets go up high once you upgrade with xur or get a new one right like i said i have the new arachnid and the symbiote 2.0 the defense is the same you need to upgrade your gear

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      • How do you miss with 4 golden gun shots? How does the zoom help in crucible?

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        • Just read the specs on the helmet. Looks cool, but specs suck. Zoom on golden gun is nothing to do backflips about

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          • Just got it this morning for 23 motes of light from Xur. First exotic armor for my Hunter after 3 different tries from a Xur random engram. I was going to buy Knucklehead, but once I got this I saved those coins and got Patience and Time instead. Not the helmet I would have preferred, since I use Bladedancer more often, but defense and light level will be worth it. Might even toy around with the Golden Gun some more.

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            • This isn't me trying to brag, but it's really hard to miss with the golden gun, even in the Crucible. I've never had issues hitting my target even at long distances, so I don't see the point of the zoom. The few times a shot misses, the 4th shot makes up for it. I have the helmet by the way and I will try it out. Sure I haven't tried it out yet, but I like to think that I have accumulated enough experience with the game to look at the helmet's perks and have a good idea of how it works and how it will size up to others.

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              • Or you could rock the radar head and be cool.

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              • Honestly after watching footage of the zoom in action My view on it changed. I thought it would be not useful and more situational. To be fair the video I watched almost all of the shots he made could have maybe been done without it. But the zoom makes it more likely. Plus GG in pve actually gets damage drop the farther the shot gets (not enough to matter in pvp) The perks that increase it's accuracy and range for the class fix that. BUT with the helmet the damage drop off is much less. As if the helmet has those perks built into it. Someone still needs to convince me how useful the "don't touch me" hunter gauntlets can be. So far the only use I can see for it is if you are trying to solo something. Wouldn't help in pvp at all unless the camo made you completely invisible.

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                • I've been using the Symbiote for a while. today I grabbed the Knucklehead... I miss the 4th shot, but the ADS radar sounds fun.

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                • I have symbiote and arachnid I really like the zoom on arachnid. But I do still miss my 4th shot. Such a trade off. I wish a helm had both!! I will max both and use them situationally. It's good to have options. Arachnid really does look awesome! Especially with new capes and shaders!

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                  • Hmm this has made me think, I have run symbiote since I picked it up, and jumped at the chance to get an upgraded one. I wouldn't have even thought twice about another helmet, but after reading this I definitely want to try and get it, just to test it out. Thanks for the review and wish me luck with helmet engrams!

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                    • Edited by m00ninite: 12/19/2014 5:31:25 PM
                      Other than the new exotic boots I would say that it's arguably the best Gunslinger exotic armor. Not just because of the zoom making your shots more efficient, but the other perk as well. Replenishing your throwing knife when you get kills with your grenades is far superior to increased throw distance on Symbiote.

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                    • I have both the symbiote and the arachnid, and in most cases, the symbiote would be a better choice.

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                        I have it! It makes me sexy ;) plus the zooming with golden gun is so useful.

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                      • Dismantled it, I'd rather have 4 shots then a little bit of accuracy

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                      • I never miss my golden gun shots in PvE. Never.

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                        • Where the golden gun hits dosent affect damage done.

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