There appears to be a common misconception about Stompees. Stompees are not a jumping exotic, or an airborne exotic. They are a [b][u]Movement[/u][/b] exotic, meant to boost your [b][u]Movement[/u][/b]. They dont just boost your jump, they boost your sprinting, sliding, and even your strafing/walking. Another example being Transversive Steps, Dunemarchers, and Lion Rampant Bungie seems to be making a clear definition between a Movement exotic and a Handling(?) Exotic. Yes, Lion Rampant has airborne accuracy tied to it, but only to the hip-fire, which is a natural part of the exotic. Honestly, so few weapons are good for hip-fire in the first place, so it's not like it matters much. But, all is not lost for Hunters. You see, Hunters have a good array of Handling Exotics. Unlike Warlocks and Titans, most Hunter Handling Exotics are tied to 1 specific weapon type, but because of that they give a much greater boost. Tricksleeves basically max out any sidearm, Oathkeeper maxes out most bows (an airborne archer would be unexpected) lucky pants give a moderate hand cannon boost, and even Foetracer gives a decent all boost. Don't despair, this just means you have more variety to try out!

This is what Bungie does. They look at usage numbers, stuff that's used a lot gets nerfed. Doesn't matter if it's op or if it just gets a lot of usage because people enjoy using it. High usage = nerf. Also doesn't help that the literal only audience Bungie listens to, streamers, were on a witch hunt for stomp ees recently for whatever reason. Most likely because most of them main warlock and they are elitists. Complaining about stuff they don't play is usually working for them. Cammy for example cried about this movement exotic that only makes you jump higher and run a bit faster, which btw every single class has available, while he himself uses the cheesiest, least skill requiring bs in the game like invis spam with gemini jesters and le monarque in stag rifts. And his viewers actually share that opinion. So yea, thanks again to streamers and Bungie listening to streamers and usage graphs. Nice attitude of balancing. Now where's the ophidian aspect nerf? Or dunemarchers and lion rampants?

It adds mobility, not air combat capability.

You won’t even notice if you can hit your shots

Well, I saw this coming but the Warlock gets to keep his blink and floaty advantage.

Don’t even waste your time, the majority of these forums are bots who can’t look up and have 0 situational awareness. Most blame anything but themselves when they push a shotgun user while using a scout rifle.

Its not worth it bro. This community thinks stompees are a problem. So now i plan on being annoying with other exotics. The community cried this is what they will get. Its a skill problem combined with old maps.

[quote]The exotic is designed to put you higher in the air for longer than usual and your nerf makes players less effective in the air. It would make the exotic an overall detriment if it wasn't for ceiling bonking being the only way we can get to a lane in time to challenge the other classes. Meanwhile, your own graph confirms Ophidians are just as imbalanced and you give that an exotic a passive benefit of +10 effectiveness??[/quote] It makes perfect sense, Titans are the God class warlocks fulfill a fantasia fantasy some coder had and the hunters are the red headed step child that must dodge and hide from all of the bullies How else do you explain titans having faster speed, l

It’s actually made to make you go faster, simply put. Cheetahs run fast, but they can’t jump all that high.

What I actually find funny is people only ever complained about them since last year when they nerfed the crap out of stasis... Where were the complaints before then? Stompees have been same since day 1 and it took the community till after stasis nerf to complain they needed a nerf 👀. This is the same with chappy, when shotguns got nerfed they started to cry nerf to chappy. Although I never use chappy so I don't personally care. And yet again with Lord of wolves which got a nerf way back when which was deserved. But as soon as this season started and people used Lord of wolves to counter stasis hunters and titan overshields, people started complaining for more nerfs to lord of wolves. I can already foresee the next cries of nerf to stuff that have more or less been in game since day 1. Ophidians (of course they are getting a buff) transversive steps, lion ramparts, already nerfed one eyes mask, dragon shadow, wormhusk, geminis. People are gonna end up crying nerf to them when they've either never been touched or haven't been touched in years. Wait for the duality and huckleberry nerfs next season too 👀

There is this post with 0 upvotes, the post directly under this is praising the nerf with 58 upvotes thus far…. The community is proving your opinion wrong.

I don’t understand what people are complaining about. Stompers will basically be unaffected as compared to they are today. They won’t be ruined. They stated several times that even at airborne accuracy =0, your airborne accuracy penalty will be better then it is right now today. If you build into airborne stats at all, you will be better off then you are right now. They will still work just fine if you actually hit your shots (aim assist will be reduced but accuracy is improving) “With little to no investment (0-30 airborne stat), a character will have a smaller accuracy penalty than retail but will have significantly lower aim assist.”

People are probably confused. Its an in air nerf only. You can still run around...just dont expect jump shots to land. It doesnt affect shots taken on the ground or while sliding.

You think it will stop us. Lol

Like I said in another post it was over nerfed I would understand -25 to -35 but -50 kinda over doing it you shouldn't kill a exotic just because it's too popular and you want them to use something else it would have been best to slightly Nerf them and then created a better version bring old exotic armors up to date because now that too outdated and need major buffs then you will see players go to other exotic giving us exotics like Blight Ranger is not going urge that