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The issue with exotics (Destiny)

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, November 24, 2014, 20:50 (3411 days ago) @ Korny

Also, Despite having around 20 exotic weapons, The only two that I've been using to any significant degree have been the Gjallarhorn and Mythoclast. Everything else (other than the Icebreaker) seems superfluous... Maybe once I get ahold of one of those beautiful Hawkmoons things will be different, but until then...

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2lt366/reddit_voted_exotic_weapon_rankings_ownership/

Here is a list of what exotics people find desirable. Look at the S-Tier for PvE. Hawkmoon, Gjallarhorn, Icebreaker. These are the weapons people find the best. What do those have in common? They do a fuck ton of damage.

The main problem with exotics is that no matter how cool a perk they have, or ability they grant, Destiny is all about killing stuff. So, damage output wins every time. You are essentially picking the most efficient killing tool.

With something like Deus Ex, you can complete the game using skills not necessarily making you kill things. You can interact and succeed in a wider variety of ways. Thus, interesting augmentations can be desirable, even if they don't have damage output.

Because of this, you are really limited with the kinds of cool 'exotic' things weapons can add.


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