Yeah, poor game mechanics due to a lack of imagination spawned by Luke Smith who was very butt-hurt that his VOG raid bosses were being blown off of edges that maybe, just maybe, the moron shouldn’t have put there in the first place.

Wait, when you get close to a big thing that wants to kill you the big thing wants you to keep you out from under it? Amazing… we need more research on this unfamiliar topic. but no seriously melee before it stomps

Punch when the animation starts and you prevent being sent flying by the stomp, or block with a sword. And constantly shooting crits also makes the enemy stomp less frequently.

OR, here me out, trigger the stomp and move back for 1 second to avoid the stomp for a couple of seconds

They toned down the push back mechanic, but I also notice that it’s becoming a problem again. Those psi ops bosses sent me off the map several times during the previous season. Now the phalanx send me flying across the map with their shields.

Aliens of different species go boom with the same stomping mechanics. Even the ones without feet!😂😂😂 Guess who created this?... B! 😂😂😂 Talk about uncreative. What a game huh?... 😂😂😂

You can literally negate any stomp in the game by using the glaive shield which is also a 97.5% damage reduction while shielding. You can use a sword to guard You can use a sword to swing back to the boss /stomping foe. That's pretty much it, but that makes for alot of options. The other thing is willing to be able to play with your eyes open. It's very obvious when a Cabal enemy is about to stomp. Spend some more time in the activity you were doing and practise. Because stomps is really not a big boy problem around here. Especially with the insane solar healing we have now. Big boy problems are Quality of Life changes Bungie doesn't give a F about. Or the fact almost all hunter exotic armor needs a rework, and probably for warlocks and titans too. Deep, deeeeep problems. Stomping isn't one of them. If you got close enough to get stomped that means you are using a close up build. Swords. Glaives. Both of which can negate stomps. I don't see the issue here. The Cabal takes like 2-3 full seconds to raise it's fat leg in the air. You can see it coming from miles away. Hell, I even know how close I can get before a stomp will occur. And I'm a filthy casual veteran. With like almost no raids done. Only a few GM's. Stomps were an issue for me, one day. Literally one day. If you don't WANNA learn how to counter it, rather complain, well have fun with that. EDIT : I'd like to add that stomps and larger versions of regular enemies is basically all they've got to label it a "Boss" It's never going to change. I have facetanked the cabal boss that shoots the big fireballs from it's jetpack with a glaive countless times. Taking absolutely 0 damage. Why? I melee and when he's about to stomp I raise the shield for like 3 seconds (could easily be 20+) and I can go back to spamming melees. Out of shield energy? Shoot a shot while shielding. Aint so hard. Swords just guard. And if you're not using either of those don't get so -blam!- close you newb. Apparantly you can also just use your melee and you won't get launched. There's literally no reason to be in Duality solo all the time either. And that dungeon still has many bugs.

Sounds like a nerf so people can't use swords against bosses again wondered how long it would take till they did it again

Bungie: “It’s called Advanced A.I. *snicker*

My titan was working overtime in the duality getting back onto platforms ... at some point I was just not sure what was stomping me anymore .. jump over dogs (no Bell keepers in vicinity) and I get stomped. Run to another bell with no enemy in sight and I get stomped (prob Caiatl's Ghost Nightmare). I think Duality is 90% stomp and 10% you -blam!- (especially the Caiatl Encounter) .. It's annoying AF and got me irritated like mad ... It's like Bungie trying to force teach us the Airborne effectiveness mechanic (since we all don't apparently get how it works) ..

I love how even after the nerf it got last Season, it can still one shot you so easily. I would believe if the stomp got a stealth buff.

Honestly cabals pissed me off this season. Between phalanxes pushing you against walls, incendiors bumping you from long ranges and through walls, and galhran ennemies making you eat walls.. Its just frustrating to play. Its not even about difficulty, its just pure random bullsh*t

Step 1: melee Step 2: just see step 1…

Have a vid or just blowing smoke? I havent been launched since they patched it

It would be hilarious if Bungie made a boss that actively chased the player down just to stomp them off the map like Sedia from The Corrupted but that was their only method of attack.