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1/5/2016 12:07:44 AM
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Am I really a crippled player leaning on a crutch?

I use TLW, but my stats actually went DOWN with it

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I use MIDA, but other scouts are equally amazing

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I use 1000YS, but sniping is truly a challenge ok?

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OKOK! I use the meta :( it's my crutch :(

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I DON'T use the meta because it feels dirty :S

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I DON'T use the meta but plan to bcuz I suck :(

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I DON'T use the meta but I do use Truth help me :(

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Be honest! Let's see how many guardians are in denial about their skills.

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  • I just like to see what weapons can beat the current meta. Right now? My haakons hatchet or eyasluna. Also pistol whipping works on shotgunners and snipers

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    • No love for bad Juju

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    • This is stupid. I've used TLW since I got it. Always was a fan of MIDA too. You year 2 scrubs are pissing me off.

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      • Edited by Batz: 1/5/2016 11:53:19 PM
        Impossible for me to tell whether or not Mida makes a difference since I always solo and my overall k/d is determined by the amount of shitty join-in-progress matches Bungie is throwing me into. I used Hung Jury a bit in this IB too and it felt pretty much the same as Mida to me. Then again, it could have been that the maps were more forgiving.

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      • Edited by Kimosabbie: 1/5/2016 11:50:32 PM
        If there's a weapon, ability, super or combination there of that suits you and your play style, use it. There will ALWAYS be a cry ass that complains. Crutch...overused and abused term. More like fall back strategy. Sure there are many followers or sheep as some put it. Again, these people are in every facet of life. Adjust, acclimate, survive...or die.

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      • I use the meta because why not use what's good and be at a disadvantage

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      • This looks like a Trump poll

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      • I don't use the meta not because it's dirty, but because it's so boring playing with the same weapons ever time

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      • Edited by Rhapscallion: 1/5/2016 10:44:06 PM
        I use MIDA for the speed boost. It compliments my playstyle as an aggressive Striker. It's a fun gun to use but I also have a Suros Dis 43 with full-auto with near max stability and range is fairly high (75+ if I had to guess). I also use fusion rifles now.(Specifically my Thesan FR4 with rangefinder and hot swap. Occasionally I run NBP With chaperone and my Suros Dis 43. I don't use TLW ever and I very rarely snipe anymore (PvE almost exclusively).

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        • Edited by Njim1: 1/5/2016 2:46:28 PM
          This eye-opening. 1,100 guardians have voted. 60% of all voters claim to use the meta and believe the meta does not improve their stats from what they could be by using different weapons. When extrapolating to the community as a whole, 60% of the community uses the meta and must truly believe there is no reason for them to use the meta. I ask: if you use the meta and don't think it's truly improving your stats, and you do think there are equally suitable alternatives, why do you use the meta? You're in denial. 60% of the community is in denial. 65% of all voters use the meta, yet only 5% use the meta and admit it's their crutch. The rest are (gratefully) using other weapons.

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          • I use what I want to because I can.

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            • Edited by Swiftlock: 1/5/2016 11:02:05 PM
              A crutch is a weapon or ability that is so easy to use that it makes up for a player's lack of skill. Pre-nerf Hammer of Sol was a crutch in that even a lesser skilled player could go on obscene scorestreaks with it for minimal effort. MIDA is not a crutch. Neither is TLW. If you have the skill to land consistent kills with both weapons, you probably wouldn't be helpless with other primary archetypes. People really need to learn what a "crutch" even is instead of just throwing the word around.

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              • I normally use Jade Rabbit

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              • My meta is the Jade Rabbit and the Stillpiercer. Anyone else prefer the Jade over Mida?

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              • TLW isn't even the meta. I use it regularly yes but I always enjoyed it since I got it in year 1. It has a place in pvp but falls to any range weapon and shotguns still work fine as a counter.

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                • I use scouts, pulses, handcannons, shotguns, and sidearms. I usually use: Tlaloc, Bad Juju, Boolean Gemini, Jade Rabbit, Omolon Uffern HC4, The Villainy, Party Crasher, Havoc Pigeon, Burden of Proof, and my Iron Wreath.

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                • I use 1kys. But I don't like it so much. I regret making it 320 over keeping even one raid sniper. I have a normal version of the raid sniper and like having more control over my shots. I also use harrowed terminus and truth but never liked scouts in pvp. I have always been a pulse lover.

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                • I have used a PR since TDB, and will continue to use them into the future because they are my favorite weapon type and what I'm most comfortable with. I typically pair it with a sidearm.

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                • Where's the "I don't use the META because the word is stupid and I just use the weapons I enjoy"?

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                  • Here's all you need to know. Multi tool=you're a nub

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                  • Personally, I don't care about the "meta", never have, never will. Tried TLW, was much happier with PRs or even HCs pre 2.0. It's whatever I want to use that matters, all other opinions on " scrubbiness" or "crutch" are invalid as far as I am concerned and so should most. But that's just a single opinion, and not one that will be taken too seriously.

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                    • I never understood this mentality. The guns are in the game. Use them.

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                    • Destiny Hispter: I used Mida before it was cool. Now I feel like a -blam!- for using it :'( but I started to like using autos, can't wait till it becomes part of the meta.... :/

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                    • So many don't use meta yet trials had very little variety. F*cking eh

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                    • I use the first curse and Ironwreath-d with an ashfactory for heavy.

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                      • My old crutch was Felwinters. Now that I'm ok, I use Inward lamp, or MIDA in certain situations.

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