The issue with exotics (Destiny)

by iconicbanana, C2-H5-OH + NAD, Portland, OR, Monday, November 24, 2014, 21:07 (3441 days ago) @ Cody Miller

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.

Guns I was killed with playing Crucible tonight: Pocket Infinity. Suros Regime. Truth. The Last Word. All this in 3 games.

Sure not all guns are useful in PvE. It doesn't mean they don't have valid uses in other parts of the game. Acknowledge the other aspects of the game that aren't the Vault of Glass, and I'll give some weight to your opinion.

The S-Tier PvP list in that link is exactly the same in terms of philosophy: high or fast damage output. All weapons you listed are S-Tier PvP. The same thing applies. Even more so in the crucible where kill time is so low, you need to deal damage.

Right. That was my point. There are more than 3 guns everyone plays with. Your argument as I understand it, is that perks are superfluous to the damage output and thus that there will be one gun each for primary, secondary, and heavy that is superior and thus should be played with. My argument is that people *edit* actually use numerous guns for numerous situations like PvE or PvP, and that ultimately your argument is invalid.

There was most certainly one build for deus ex that could be argued quantifiably superior. But people found joy playing the game in variety. I see thorn and bad juju and plan C and patience & time and a host of other guns in the crucible. If your point was true, everybody would be little Suros clones, and that isn't the gun I die to most, nor is it the only gun people play with. Sure some guns are popular. If you were right they would be the only gun you ever saw.