Listen I understand the vex just got a buff like a yearish ago and I understand that during solar 3.0 with seasonal mods it was fantastic. As it stands right now without those mods making it super strong it is not good its really not and anyone that says it is is lying. I have been playing a ton of crucible lately and i get outgunned with no shots missed far more than I should with an Iconic exotic weapon that by all rights should be strong.
For 1 its very rare not a ton of people have it. 2 its an exotic no exotic should feel bad in pvp thats why they are exotics. 3 it should not be getting out gunned by every other weapon at ranges its supposed to be good at. If you arent landing headshots on your engagement every single shot landing on the head you die everytime no exceptions. You literally cant miss any headshots or you lose to every single gun in the game literally.
It does such little damage per hit that it just does not leave room for a single error in aiming you have to be pinpoint accurate to win engagements at any range close mid or far. Now even on mouse and keys it is not an easy thing to do to land headshots 24/7 especially with how mobile you are in this game. Its just not a reasonable expectation to have of anyone. It needs to be buffed just a little bit to be more competitive in pvp scenarios so its not getting outgunned at every engagement range by every other gun in the game.
It just doesnt make sense, im not asking to make the gun over powered we dont need a destiny 1 vex era again that -blam!- was insane. I just want to not lose everytime I fight someone, without getting lucky with them missing shots on me. Its bad enough that peek shooting shits on the gun I shouldnt lose full out in the open engagements against hand cannons, auto rifles, pulse rifles and scout rifles in a close to mid quarters battle every single time. Theres a reason no one uses it anymore its not good without those seasonal mods making it strong its just not. A slight damage increase per shot especially to the body I think would put the gun in a very good spot maybe 3 - 4 extra damage to head and 4-5 extra to body would be fine. whichever route you choose it needs some help I have catalyst and rain of fire and im still getting out gunned all the time.
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1 ReplySee, #2 is wrong, as it does not go with bungie's design philosophy. Bungie designs Exotics around a theme, and idea, and build from there, developing quirks, perks, design, and interaction from there. These principles have in no way sense alignment to any meta when built. Then, once the gun is complete, they balance it around the sandbox so it isn't too oppressive, or too unimpressive. But they do this around the gun identity (Most of the time, DMT kinda got wrecked) Things like salvations grip, or Cerberus+1 are great examples. They could buff them, they could nerf them, but it would take away form their identity at doing one specific thing exactly as they want it too. Vex is in essence a fancy autorifle with a few quirks. The fact it doesn't have shot delay like it's OG design idea is in my mind enough to make it great. everything else is a benefit. Add on that it is not currently an auto meta, and the gun sits right on top of the Auto's with Suros.