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Edited by ZComsa:
11/8/2016 5:37:16 PM
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85.89% kills with a special weapon in Trials right now are from shotguns.
Shotgun usage last week went up, this week it went up [b]another 38%[/b]. That puts the total at [b]85.89%[/b]
Something needs to be done about this... Bungo pls. Primaries are obsolete at this point, and that is sad. The Burning Shrine only had 53% shotgun usage, and 38% sniper usage in secondaries. Those numbers are far better, and make the game much more enjoyable.
For those of you wondering what % primaries are being used at right now compared to secondary weapons, I don't know. Unfortunately it doesn't compare primary vs secondary. But with a shotgun number up at 85%, and usage gone up by 38% it's pretty safe to say the majority of players aren't even using a primary.
I'd like to see a change, it's difficult for Bungie to cater to everyone. But if these numbers weren't so far on opposite ends of the spectrum, the game would be more fun. It would nice to see those numbers [b]evened out across the board[/b]. A small solution could simply be, allow less ammo for shotguns. They are high risk high reward, and should be used as such. [u]My titan can hold over 18 shotgun shells[/u], that will last an entire Trials match. I can literally use a [i][b]Special Weapon[/b] [/i] the entire time and never even switch to my primary. This is not right.
EDIT: [b]For everyone saying these numbers are only because of the last 2 weeks with no radar/revive. You are WRONG. These numbers are pretty consistent over the last 9 weeks. Shotguns FOR THE LAST 9 WEEKS have been used OVER 20% MORE THAN SNIPERS. EVERY WEEK. The [u]ONLY[/u] week it was even, was 10 weeks ago, when Trials was the assorted playlist. They were both around 48% usage. After that, the following 9 weeks, shotguns dominated by over 20% EVERY WEEK.[/b]
Source: [url]www.destinytrialsreport.com[/url]
"Percentages are based on usage of weapon types in relation to total kills in their category."
[spoiler]Yes, I use a shotgun A LOT. I feel like I have to during this meta.[/spoiler]
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Snipers should not be evenly used as shotguns are. At all. Ever. Especially in a competitive mode of an fps. In a team of 3, there should honestly ever be 1 sniper. Not as a rule, but as an effective means for a victory with balanced teams. In no other game do a full team of snipers come out on top versus a well balanced team. But for some reason destiny players believe snipers should be the best weapon for any skilled player to use. Like really. This game is not called sniper. There is a game called sniper, and that's like all you do. This is an fps. Key word being shooter, not sniper, not shotgunner, not sidearm. Snipers should honestly be used less than any other secondary. 1 in 3 players, or 1 per team should be using a sniper. Sniping is actually finally in a place I liked over the past 2 weeks. Not because there were so many shotguns, but because sniping was not the majority of what I saw. You people need to remember what you're playing. Maybe sidearms should be buffed. But that's really all I see as far as secondaries being changed.
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1 ReplyThis meta is making the OG shotgunners look bad. I can out maneuver and outgun all of these meta chasing scrubs. I'll say one thing though, I have a pet peeve about holding a shotgun the entire game. I switch between weapons a lot. Primary to shotgun, then back to primary so I can deal with different situations. I watch people just run around for half the match with nothing but their shotguns in hand and it makes me cringe.
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3 RepliesOr just dont get close? Stop missing every shot from ur primary bc u panic bc they r running at u [spoiler]liek if u cri evry tym[/spoiler]
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Tbh it's a close range map so you can tell why, even if shotguns didn't have the range they have now they would still get good usage
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1 ReplyI can fend off shotgunners with a sidearm or fusion. It's that -blam!-ing Cleve redrafting that's trolling iron banner and pvp for the foreseeable future.
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Kills with shotguns are up more than usual due to having smaller maps, if this weekend is widows court it will be complete opposite and 80% of kills will be snipers lol
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3 RepliesSo basically people are upset when snipers hold the most kills by a big margin, now people are upset that shotguns have held the most kills by a big margin....I'm seeing a trend here....will fusion rifles be next?
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4 RepliesAnd how many months were snipers used over shotguns in such staggering amounts? It's just a dumb seesaw that will never be balanced, unfortunately
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Edited by Percivle: 11/10/2016 6:30:55 AM1) You may feel like you need to conform to the meta, but you really [b]don't[/b] 2) Shotgun (crap)meta was caused by the first RoI Iron Banner 3) They need to add flinch to all weapons or do something so that someone can't run through a clip and hip-fire the sh!t out of you
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Stop crying triala use to be cabdy land fir snipers its a fresh change.
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Bungee: " lets nerf snipers again for no reason"
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1 ReplyDestiny has officially been killed by Bungie. Shotguns are the primary weapons in the game. I mean primaries aren't used any more other than clever dragon , grasp, and maybe blind perdition. Honestly this iron banner sucks. It's shotty shotty shotty all day.
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1 ReplyWho cares, this game doesn't come close to being competitive by any means
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Well duhh, inferno is always filled with shotguns.
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Trials with only abilities 😂
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2 RepliesSeeing as how both these trials maps favor shotguns are you surprised? Maybe just wait till it is a map like widows court where that might mean something.
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Yowza
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Lol well. It used to be all snipers soooo it needed a change
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3 Replies64.85% of statistics are made up
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5 RepliesThat's because they ruined snipers. I wish they were more like Halo snipers
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Member primaries? Like...it's in the name. Primary................. Nope.
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1 ReplyEdited by DrPhilaBole: 11/9/2016 3:54:26 PMso the one time it is basically needed to run shotguns everyone used em ? shocking. go through all the ToO data since RoI dropped , then come back with real numbers not ones that are based upon what "modifiers" were active this past week. EDIT : id also like to point out to the OP you have 31% of your crucible kills are with a special weapon, your favorite weapon .. shotguns.
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My trusty Ether Nova and my Scatter Grenade spam with Nothing Monocles is way better than a shotgun. The doubled Army of One is great for just spamming grenades non-stop and every kill I get with the grenade gives me back another one completely. I'm high rolling in this meta.
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2 RepliesEdited by Mathrocker666: 11/9/2016 9:24:44 AMNo radar caters to shotgun usage, and Anomaly caters to shotgun usage. Nothing abnormal here. Edit in reaction to yours: with the nerf to snipers and Matadors dropping like it's Christmas, no wonder the numbers went up. They should reduce a bit the flinch on snipers to make them usable again.
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Edited by SteevO: 11/10/2016 6:38:10 AMSo, your supposed to snipe when the map your on is clearly a close range map. [spoiler]Yeah that makes sense[/spoiler]
