Thorn at the moment does 73 damage a headshot + (3*6) DoT= 97 damage a headshot.
The last round does 101 + (3*6), but to be fair due to the hand cannon accuracy it's rare to exploit that last round.
Thorn does 53 to the body and (3*6) DoT = 71 damage.
Thorn will now do 73 damage a headshot + (1*4) = 77 damage.
It will do 53 to the body + (1*4) = 57.
That means thorn got nerfed 20 damage for a headshot and that translates into roughly a [b]19.6% nerf in damage for a headshot[/b]
97*(.206)=19.985 97-19.985= roughly 77.
Thorn will now do 53 + (1*4)= 57. This translates into roughly a [b]19.7% reduction in damage for a body shot[/b]
71*(.197)=13.978= roughly 57 damage.
Edit: thorn nerf is one of the biggest nerfs I've ever seen to a weapon. It will be worse then the first curse in terms of TTK. Many legendary handcannons will perform better even though all legendary handcannons feel underwhelming. It was my first exotic and I loved the design but thorn has truly been buried.
Edit 2: thorn nerf impacts PvE as well as PvP. Thorn was already pretty bad in PvE. It's going to be useless in both aspects of the game. To make things even worse it's still at 170 attack value.
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It's probably still better than it originally was
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2 commentairesIdk why anyone would prefer to focus on a pvp weapon's nerf over giving feedback for NEW CONTENT. Say a prayer, light a candle for the death of the thorn, and move along. I have played this game since the beginning. I've seen every gun archetype enjoy its time atop the leaderboards, and each time the guns are rebalanced, we always adapt. This time will be no different. Let's all quit bitching about the gun balancing and blast these forums with NEW CONTENT. Honestly there are a lot more games out there that focus 100% on flawless fps gunplay. There is no reason to put destiny on blast because theirs isn't as mlg as COD. If you're a Mountain Dew drinking Dorito munching quixscoper that seeks to be an elite pvp expert, then there are plenty of games for you. But destiny has wasted TOO MUCH TIME on gun balancing that could've been used to give us an actual open world sandbox with more and more activities and places to explore. I am not an mlg mtn dew quixscoper and I don't claim to know what you guys look for in a game. And I also don't want to ruin your gaming experience. But there are plenty of games for your playstyle out there. But there are few enjoyable games like destiny out there so please don't continue to ruin the experience for those of us who enjoy exploration and adventure
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1 commentaireBuff thorn and make it year 2 haters gonna hate but in the end it's an awesome gun looks great and does what it should.
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18 commentairesLol. This kid is mad that players will actually have to aim for the head now and not spam body shots and run while the poison finishes them off. How pathetic.
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2 commentairesThorn is exactly were it should be. If you were using it when it first came out and had to use rare void burn weapons you'd know that. The gun is still competitive and waaaay better than it first was. It's got a 9 round mag compared to the old 6 It's got twice the old reload speed And you can stack the dot now. Best of all the poison effect of being shot has been toned back down to a non nauseating effect. The gun was nerv meant to kill from dot. It was designed to stop shield regen.
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4 commentairesCry me a river with ur broken legs relying on a crutch