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1/11/2015 7:49:58 AM
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The broken weapon bounty for Thorn

This is probably being posted on multiple topics to ensure it gets the right one. Recently I got the exotic weapon bounty for Thorn. Seeing that I am once again forced into a gameplay I do not enjoy nor am all that good at, I do it for sake of getting a good gun for my characters to use. Though I find that the crucible part of this bounty is broken. The fact that death in crucible removes 2 points and kills with ONLY void damage earns 5 points and it takes 500 points to finish it. This is broken on so many levels it makes me wonder if Bungie has lost its ability to know how to design and program games. First of all I'm forced to play a gameplay I do not like nor am all that good at. Bungie has always shown an inability to understand its players since Halo 3. Not everyone likes CoD crappy style of multiplayer. Some do, they enjoy it so much they remain unemployed to play it 24/7. But many do not enjoy it and many of them are really not all that good at it. Thus they have KDRs below 1.0 and for every kill is least 3 deaths. Meaning they never gain any points towards finishing that part of the bounty. Secondly the fact that even after finally earning points in one match, the next one can go really bad and they can, and very well will, lose ALL progress made. The fact it doesn't set in stone progress made between matches allowing progress to stick makes it so that it becomes impossible for many to finish it. Leaving them to have no choice but to abandon and never attempt the bounty again. Thirdly it is stated that is must be done via void damage only. The hunters have no void damage ability and titans only have void damage grenades and therefor it's made so only Warlocks have best chance at getting this. Otherwise a player must track down void damage weapons which are primarily special and heavy weapons and not always can get the ammo or a decent weapon to use in the first place. I so far know of just one primary weapon that does void damage and that has to be a random drop from the Vault of Glass. There may be more out there but very difficult to get. So even just void damage kills let alone 500 points worth with only 5 points per kill is already making this a challenge, but breaking it and making it unable to be completed by allowing deaths to essentially reset any and all progress made is just plainly dumb. More than half of the player base left in Destiny will be unable to obtain this weapon. Even those who are decent at the crucible can lose all progress from a string of bad luck matches. This bounty needs to have at least two things done to fix it, the first being the biggest point of all, removing the points lost due to deaths, and the second being to remove the void damage only. I would suggest that instead of void damage, say it must be done via hand cannons instead or something along those lines. Allow EVERY player to be able to complete this bounty, otherwise why have it or the weapon Thorn in the game in the first place? And to those who will tell me stop being a baby and play crucible, I do. Despite my dislike and avoidance of it, I will put up with playing it inorder to get the weapon and complete the bounty, but this one is quite impossible to finish for many in its current setup.
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  • It's not hard.

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  • Geesh we are drowning in guardian tears form EXOTIC BOUNTIES... They are exotic for a reason, they also canon be bought for a few cheap trinkets at Xur. So yeah it's been done (the bounty) by a bunch of people & will be obtained by the better players. Your argument is long and drawn out, but SUCKS BALLS.. Quite crying & go do the bounty. Heck just give up on the challenge all together, then we all know you like the easy baby road... Good luck with that bro!!

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  • Why do so many people complain about this bounty? It was so easy I finished it in one day.

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  • I understand you may want it to add to your exotic collection, but Thorn is a Crucible Weapon anyway. If you want it to use during PvE you will be disappointed by how it handles the enemies.

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    • Yes, it's a pain. The reward is worth it. You can do it!

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    • Edited by Alecazzzam: 1/12/2015 4:23:57 PM
      I know this is old but there's too many damn threads complaining about this. There's only two exotic weapon bounties that don't require you to do something in crucible (super good advice and pocket infinity.) It's like that for a reason. People need to get the f[u]u[/u]ck over it.

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    • It's one of the best handcannons in the game. It should be really hard to get. Use you best non void primary and get a void rocket launcher. Move with your team and keep your distance!

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    • Ok, it was a little long, so forgive me for not reading it all. But if you haven't tried Control, I find that easier for that bounty. With people focused on trying to get zones, it can be easier to get the kills. Just a thought.

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    • I did it with a void damage "the swarm" and a crappy rare fusion rifle. It's just a matter of knowing your situation. You have to change your play style. I like to get in there and mix it up. That didn't help me with my bounty so I stayed back and played smart. Waited for heavy ammo. That's how I got most of my kills. Anyone can do it. You just have to be patient if you're not good at pvp. It took me a day to do it all. Took me about two hours to do it the second time but I had the epilogue.

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    • I finished this on my hunter with a blue fusion rifle and zombie apoc. No Epilogue (still...) and I'm absolutely horrible at PvP. It's not impossible, you just have to switch up your tactics.

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    • It's not hard.

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    • The whole point of any exotic bounty is for the weapon to be difficult to obtain not just handed to players. Also I highly doubt over half the players in destiny could not finish this bounty let's say a bare minimum for a score in a game is 10 kills 20 deaths and a couple assists for a not so experienced guardian in the crucible even with that terrible space you're still getting an increase of points by 10 every match. In now way are you going to finish the bounty quickly but progress is still being made and usually you'll eventually get better and improve that score. Personally I loved the thorn bounty and think it's the most difficult of all the bounties to complete and upcoming exotic bounties should be on par with that difficulty level. I'm tired of people complaining about something that's non existent if u really can't complete this bounty that's means there's some serious issues ethier with your patience or skill level. Yes I understand not everyone likes crucible I get that but comparing PVE to PVP theres isn't an immense discrepancy. These are just my thoughts thought I'd put my input in. ( sorry if there's any grammar or spelling errors on the phone and I really don't want to check the whole paragraph)

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    • This quest can be a pain, when the games don't go your way sure it's not fun. But I don't think they need to make it easy to to finish. It is an exotic weapon. You should be made to jump through hoops and work for it. There are lots of games that have the instant gratification rewards out there. This one make you work for it. I don't see that as a bad thing. Not everyone will be able to do every bounty. I like that. If there is something that I am not able to do / pass I should not be awarded with the item.

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    • I have done this bounty 3 times now. Just do VoG and get atheons epilog and that makes a difference. Also make sure you use void 2nd and heavy weapons. Not that hard.

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    • You can't blame the bounty for including PvP which is a significant part of Destiny. Not everything in game is tailor made for your wishes, why not see it as a challenge? I would advise getting a void fusion rifle as they are easy to get a decent k/d with. I remember doing it in 10 rounds or so with my hunter.

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    • Edited by Zoop: 1/12/2015 3:51:45 PM
      Its exotic, its supposed to be hard, and not for everyone. Its just a shame all the other exotics dont use the same kind of difficulty to get. So if there is something wrong with exotics bounties, its this: the others are too easy (and sets wrong expectations for the thorn bounty). All exotics should have this difficulty to get (this means no xur), that way exotic weaons could actually be exotic, and not something you win in the lottery (rng). Ah well, too late to change any of this

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    • I use a sniper rifle with void and yes u did camp to get it because I'm not the best at pvp either but it did speed things up because I would generally get 10+kills a game with less than 2 or 3 deaths. It took about a day to achieve but it was worth it. I see why they do it though to have the player explore all modes of the game.

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      • It's really not that hard to do. :/

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      • I think that's the point the thorn is an actual exotic weapons as in xur won t sell it to people lol.. So it's meant to be hard to do so not everyone will undertake the quest to get one.

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      • It's worth the effort dude, stick with it.

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      • You weren't FORCED to do anything, you could have chosen another bounty.

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      • Sorry but I found reading your post harder than the bounty.

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      • Do skirmish. Less people to compete with for kills. It also helps if you have a void secondary, gives you more options. I just got the bounty for thorn and while I haven't gotten to the crucible part I cant wait

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      • It's probably the only bounty that I actually agree with. The rest of them are way too easy take zero skill and are just a joke

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      • The thorn bounty is exactly how every bounty should be. Right now they are way too easy and even the thorn bounty wasn't that difficult. Exotics are too easy to obtain at the moment.

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        • For a weapon that strong it's should be harder honestly most bountys are too easy

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