So there are a lot of people asking for a blink nerf at the moment and I thought I would clarify a few things so that people can see things in perspective. Before we get into it let's look at 3 main reasons why blink is not OP. First the crucible had had 2 distinct eras so far: - The Suros era and - The Thorn era Let's compare the two metas [b]The Suros era[/b] Affectionately named after the dominance of the Suros Regime. This eras meta consisted of guns and play styles such as: - Suros Regime - Vex Mythoclast - Hawkmoon (Sorry Xbox players you missed this) - Pocket infinity - Plan C - Invective - Auto rifles such as shadow price - Blink/slide shotgun - Fusion rifles with insane range - Snipers - Rockets/Heavy machine guns The Suros was undoubtably the strongest gun in the game and was the main reason for the AR nerf. You had a gun that performed well at every range possible, did more damage when ADS and as the mag got lower and had a self heal effect that had a high proc rate. This guns play style although overpowered was not toxic to gameplay as most fights still came down to player skill. The Vex Mythoclast was broken when it first released. It's TTK was ridiculously low and was swiftly nerfed. Blink shotgun was a very popular strategy but was overshadowed by fusion rifles. In this era some fusion rifles had enough range to OHK you from 15-20 metres away. This was extremely frustrating as many fusion rifles had decent charge times and you would lose fights just because the other guy had a fusion rifle not because you got out played. Blink was one of the only ways to a avoid fusion rifles. [b]The Thorn era[/b] Affectionately named after the dominance of the Thorn. This eras meta consists of guns and play styles such as: - Thorn - The Last Word - Red Death - Blink Shotgun with high impact, long range shot package shotguns - Snipers with the inclusion of final round snipers - Rockets with grenades and horse shoes - WEAPON REFORGING!!! Thorn currently is the strongest gun in the game. It's also the most toxic in terms of play style but this doesn't have much to do with blink. What really impacts blink is the addition of reforging and multiple high impact/range low rate of fire shot guns. Where this becomes problematic is the fact that blink enhances a shotguns abilities by giving you a reliable way to close distance quickly. Add the crazy OP shotguns from this meta to the mix and you have a very toxic play style. With reforging also came many grenades and horseshoes rockets. Blink is the only reliable way to dodge this. The second thing is map design. The majority of maps in Destiny favour close quarters combat. This means that blink shotgun becomes even stronger. The third thing is player skill. The majority of players in this game play with 3-5 sensitivity. Which is too low to follow a blink or use it. This is one of the fire reasons why a lot of people complain about it because they can't keep up with it. Simple solution is to increase your sensitivity or play defensive. The fact that blink gives such high mobility makes it difficult for newer player or less skilled players to counter. Blink is bound by an internal cool down that activates after 2 rapid uses of the ability. This forces the player to make tough decisions while using the ability. Go too aggressive and you have no way out. Dodge too early and you are a sitting duck. Blink allows the player to dodge rockets and supers when times properly. Again a difficult thing to do but far from OP. You miss time the blink you are dead. Get it right and you are safe (Accept for fist of panic). I've seen it happen far too many times in this game where people are too lazy to learn how to counter something and just cry for a nerf Let's sum this up. In the Suros era blink was not thought of as OP but in the Thorn era it is. It's simple. Reforging allowed us to make OP shotguns that in combination with blink create a very toxic play style. This current meta is full of OHKs and very fast TTK primaries. Both of these things are toxic to the player as they allow minimal time to react or counter play. The problem doesn't lie in the blink ability but in the ability to obtain broken shotguns, the TTK of Thorn, TLW, Red Death and final round snipers all of which are being addressed in 2.0 Wait till 2.0 drops and blink will no longer be an issue. Edit: I'm aware of the invulnerability on blink and definitely agree that I can be frustrating when you flat out hit them at the start of the animation and they live. If you read the grimoire on blink though it does make sense.