Gjallarhorn is probably one of the worst weapons in this game.
Its ratio is low compared to other rocket launchers, have you guys seen dragon's breath? its radius is way larger than a gjallarhorn one and has same damage obviously gjallarhorn sucks don't know why people like it also i have a thunderlord and u guys dont.
As the title implies, I have seen countless threads & comments of people hemming & hawing over not getting Icebreaker or Gjallarhorn from RNG nor getting it from Xur. This has led to a lot of people claiming that Bungie has pulled these 2 guns from Xur's inventory because they make the game too easy. Quite honestly, this is getting ridiculous so I am hoping this thread helps to put an end to the hysteria & tin-foil conspiracies surrounding these 2 guns:
First & foremost, the guns are not "game-breaking". if they were, they would have been nerfed just like the Vex & Suros were nerfed. Gjallarhorn is kept in check by the fact that an exotic heavy weapon relies on Heavy Ammo drops or synthesis so unless you are popping synths left & right, you won't be using this gun as much as you think. The gun really has a specialty use as a raid boss melter (Crota, Atheon, Templar, Ir Yut) but outside of that, its just an enhanced rocket launcher taking up an exotic spot. If you are running strikes (which I do a lot) you will not see Gjallarhorn used all that much vs other exotics (Exotic primaries). It sucks that fireteams make it almost a requirement to have one but to be honest, a lot of people in this game have gotten by just fine & cleared the raid without it.
Then there is Icebreaker which, IMO, is better than Gjallarhorn. The fact that it regens its own ammo is a huge advantage and makes it a great gun but there are some drawbacks that keep it in line. First is that while it regens ammo, it only does so 6 shots at a time. Unless you fire really slowly, you will have to switch to another gun to let it regen to keep up DPS such as on Crota, Atheon, strike bosses, etc. Second is the recoil. While not devastating, it takes a skilled hand to use quickly and land consecutive crits unless you fire slow. If you have this skill, then you will find the Black Hammer a much better gun (as I do) since you can down may strike bosses without ever reloading or waiting. My Ice Breaker has seen minimal use since I have Black Hammer as, IMO, BH does the same job.
Finally, in regards to PVP, both guns are not ideal since Heavy exotics don't do much good unless you are REALLY good at camping the heavy ammo drops (and if you are, Truth is a much better options with 3 rockets & proxy) & IB's recoil is too much for quick follow up shots.
With all that being said, Xur will sell these terrible guns once again. Here is a list of the guns Xur has sold since launch (in chronological order):
Red Death Gjallarhorn Suros Red Death (2) Icebreaker Truth Suros (2) Patience & Time Truth (2) The Last Word MIDA Plan C Plan C (2) Truth (3) Patience & Time (2) No Land Beyond Dragons Breath
This means that Xur has not sold Universal Remote, Hard Light, & Thunderlord. For all the people who are claiming that Bungie has removed Ghorn & IB from Xur, would they say the same about these 3 guns? The fact is that there are 14 weapons & 52 times in a year that it can appear. There has been 17 appearances by Xur at the time of this post so what are people expecting. Statistically speaking, the fact that both guns were available for sale early on was remarkable and the fact that neither has appeared since is not. TLW, MIDA, NLB, & Dragons Breath have each only appeared once as well. That makes 6 out of 17 guns making a solo appearance by Xur, it just makes sense statistically. Now it can be said that Bungie has intervened with Xur to sell certain guns (NLB & DB) but this is, IMO, to promote selling TDB expansion and not to change the course.
Finally, I think that once Xur does sell Ghorn or IB again (IB I don't understand, there was 70% ownership of this gun on the survey posted here) I do believe the hysteria will fade off the same way it did for The Last Word for those of us who remembered that time here.
I copied and pasted a large essay that talks about ghorn and IB in addition to my first sentence that Ghorn sucks. I personally believe that they are awesome and nothing comes close but i am provoking flaming comments from people who just drop comments without reading what people have to say. This community is garbage and ill prove it by the number of comments i get that bash everything thats written here. To the original poster- sorry nobody can read, it's not your fault... the next sentences i added to fill additional space.
Overall, Ghorn and IB are the worst weapons in this game and ill never want or need them..
If you have a ghorn, get rid of it, and dont even kid yourself with IB.
Works cited:
panchovilla507, 2015, web.
Axxion89, 2015, www.reddit.com, web,
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1 RispondiConsidering he copy and pasted 90% of this way outdated "essay" that much worse. Xur has sold IB 3 times, not the single time that you mention. And let me know when you find a better exotic launcher, with accurate math, than Gjallarhorn. Good luck Guardian.
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Funny joke I got that that that was funny ur mad u dont hav one #scrub
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Modificato da LT Angel68: 2/18/2015 11:47:30 PMTelling everyone not to acquire best weapons in the game. What a joke.
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1 Rispondi[quote]Gjallarhorn is probably one of the worst weapons in this game.[/quote] Unless this is satire, you are truly, one of the dumbest players on this game.....
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2 RisposteThunderlord does more damage? Dragons breath does same damage? Dude i dont have ghorn and neither of those statements are true.
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1 RispondiComing from some one with 3 titans hahaha even Gjallarhorn or ice breaker can't make you any better from being the trash that you are. Get good SCRUB!
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3 RisposteSays the guy with both ice breaker and gally equipped.
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Wtf!?!? Nuf said...
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1 RispondiThe amount of people making themselves look like twats from not reading the entire post is hilarious, thanks for the laugh
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4 RisposteNo one is reading past the first couple of sentences because you sound ridiculous. I know I didnt.
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TL;DR Gjallahorn is best heavy launcher, best heavy in the game. You're dumb
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1 Rispondi[quote]Gjallarhorn is limited by heavy ammo.[/quote] You poor, poor souls without Ruin Wings.
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3 RisposteAnd he is using them both.....lol
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3 RisposteNeedless to say I didn't read much cause it's all 'noob speak' but drags breathe is shit compared to Ghorn for actual damage. Get owned troll.
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4 RisposteYou might be too dumb to help. Nobody uses the horn for pvp. It's a pve launcher
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[quote]I copied and pasted a large essay that talks about ghorn and IB in addition to my first sentence that Ghorn sucks. I personally believe that they are awesome and nothing comes close but i am provoking flaming comments from people who just drop comments without reading what people have to say... the next sentences i added to fill additional space.[/quote] Yeah, that's what these forums need... more pointless noise. #muted
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13 RisposteSo you're one of those that talks shit about a weapon, meanwhile you have each equipped on two of your three Titans. One on one the other on another. I won't even delve into the fact that you have three of the same class. All you have to say is in your opinion they're overrated. No one gives a shit about some stats you looked up.
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2 RisposteThen why do you have them equipped??? L.o.L!
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5 RisposteModificato da Tylos: 2/18/2015 11:22:35 PMThis entire post makes you look like a moron,your reasoning and rationalization is terrible lol I don't know how you evaluate guns but man you messed up bad lol Good for a laugh though. Sorry,this post shows how big a moron the original poster is.
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4 RisposteShouldn't you be hitting on some chick's Mr. Bravo? And where are your sunglasses?
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1 Rispondirelevant
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4 RisposteHaters gonna hate!
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1 RispondiThe amount of people who didn't read the entire article is staggering! On a side note, it's a shame that so many fireteams make these weapons requirements.
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5 RispostePvp use truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help wrecked the noobs XD