Hello Bungie, [b]After playing Destiny and Destiny 2 (PS4 & PS5) for 5690 hours (Top 1% in the world) and supporting Bungie with all their unpopular decisions for 7 years I'm actually thinking on quitting the game for the first time ever. [/b] Destiny 1 was by far one of the best games ever released, the gameplay was outstanding, the universe which mixed Marvel, Star Wars and Lord of Rings was mind blowing and the PVP was truly amazing. As a former competitive Counter Strike (Sniper AWP) I got strongly hooked to the game once you released [u]Trials of Osiris[/u], because it was a platform where I could compete on a weekly basis in a "Clan war/Pickup" style without much effort, just needed to get my team and we were rolling. All over this time, I've watched you absolutely ruin the sniper experience and turning it into trash, the amount of nerfs were so much that I cannot even remember it all, from zoom scope increase which turned the snipers into telescopes to a flinch so strong and so sensitive to other weapons, that a simple side arm could turn a sniper unusable on a long rage fight. When we got to Destiny 2, the sniper class in PVP was unusable, they were by far the worst special weapons in the game and didn't stood a chance against any other gun, they were so difficult to use that you needed to be an absolute genius to score some kills, the ratio between skill and usability was just broken. This situation went on literally for YEARS, you guys made your opinion very clear and public that you thought snipers were supposed to be like this, trash. I was forced to play with shotguns, fusions and all kind of weapons which I really hated playing, I loved the game so much that I never lost the hope that at some point the snipers would be fixed, because it was above all unfair and didn't made any sense that a weapon class was so nerfed. Now, let's get something straight, snipers are famous in every game because they are cool, there is always this image of this highly skilled, very accurate and lethal hero associated with the sniper character and everyone wants to be like him... In Destiny snipers as a special weapon were never broken, I'm an average sniper and if I kill 6 or 7 with my sniper during a crucible match I'm happy with my performance, but during the game I use both primary and sniper. Now if I use a Shotgun or a Fusion Rifle I will be running all over the place and I will kill at least 15 to 20 in a game solo using my special weapon and I can easily guarantee you that I will do an higher kill death ratio and will score way more kills that using sniper+primary. I was so tired of playing shotty and fusion that I forced myself to play sniper even if they were trash, for years I was struggling to do a good performance while I knew that if I used a Fusion Rifle I will always be TOP 3 at the end of each game. After YEARS hoping that sniper would be re-evaluated they finally were, I was so happy that I even wrote an article here "Thank you Bungie" ([url]https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/257891911?page=0&sort=0&showBanned=0&path=1[/url]). Snipers were an option again, they were not broken, they were not OP, but they were decent and a fair and I could used them again. During 3 months: - Was not crushed in any Trials game by a sniper monster with 2.5 KD because 99% those guys use shotties. (All good, I'm not asking Bungie to nerf shotties) - Did not lose a single game because the opponents were all using snipers, because that only happens when the enemy uses Arbalest (which is broken for YEARS!!!) - Didn't heard a single time a team saying "Let's all use snipers to turn this game around and win it!". Now let's look at the numbers in Trials of Osiris the average usage of snipers is not that high: - Hand Cannons around [u]2.000.000 each week[/u] - Shotguns around [u]1.500.000 each week[/u] - Snipers around [u]500.000 each week[/u] [b]* got nerfed!!![/b] - Fusion Rifles around [u]300.000 each week[/u] [b]* got buffed because of low usage!!! [/b] After 3 months, the snipers got nerfed again, the flinching was increased so much that they are trash, while testing yesterday I was getting ridiculously flinched by auto rifles firing full spray during long range combats, which makes absolutely no sense at all. I believe that this was the fastest nerf ever to happen in Destiny, while Arbalest and Drang which are BROKEN and OP are waiting for a nerf for YEARS and still to this day ruin the PVP gaming experience. It's pretty clear to me that someone at Bungie absolutely hates Snipers. [b]I'm sad[/b] of watching you force players to play with what you want because of your ridiculous big data numbers research. [b]I'm tired[/b] of watching you treat PVP in the most irresponsible way, changing metas every 3 months, while PVP is what keeps your game alive for years when your short content dries. [b]I'm sick[/b] of watching you value more [i]free 2 play[/i] players and listening to noobs whining than the hardcore players who stand by your side for 7 years. So for the first time in this last 7 years, sadly, I'm thinking on quitting Destiny... Best regards, David "Maybemore" Carvalho