That is just an extremely near-sighted way of looking at things. By that logic wouldn’t there also be no downside to buffing hunter or titan super damage? Why not just buff the damage if everything so that everything is better! Well then nothing has improved relative to the rest of the sandbox, and the game just got easier and faster-paced.
I’m not completely opposed to buffing CERTAIN supers in pve, but you have to be careful about how you do it. For example I don’t think a flat increase to Chaos Reach’s damage is really fair since it already does substantial damage and is easier and safer to use than other damage supers. However, I would like them to double down on the idea of arc warlock abilities getting enhanced when amplified, so Chaos Reach could deal additional damage and blind enemies (both with the laser itself and the explosions on kills) while amplified. Stormtrance could get increased damage and farther ionic blink distance while amplified.
I would also like to see some other super buffs in pve, such as a reduction in energy cost for attacking with Daybreak, and maybe an increase to its pve damage. As for other classes, I think Fists of Havoc desperately needs a damage buff and possibly another buff (here’s an idea, make Eternal Warrior grant the old Trample perk to extend the duration, effectively buffing the super and the exotic both at once). Also, I don’t recall Arc Staff getting much of a damage with arc 3.0, so I assume that super is still weak in pve.
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Game’s only got 2 DLC/years left anyway, then it’s over. How far-sighted do you want me to be? I want maximum fun in that time. Weak supers are not fun. We’re not running NASA here. One intern can go into the game and turn super damage up by 25 to 50 percent, change nothing else, and everything would be fine.
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Perhaps near-sighted wasn’t the right term. I meant more like tunnel-visioned. You have to have reasons to increase a super’s damage. If it’s really underperforming and doing more damage makes sense with its fantasy, then sure, but if it’s already at least a mid tier super then don’t buff its damage because that leads to short term imbalance and long term power creep. If you just want to make it more fun, focus on giving more flashy effects or unique properties, or fix qol issues with it.