Yeah, exotic weapon balance is PvP's real problem. (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Tuesday, April 07, 2015, 16:40 (3309 days ago) @ iconicbanana

1. There is still going to be some scenario where it will kill where a DYK wouldn't.

There is no situation I can think of other than what we have now, where that could be the case. Let's say you make it so the DoT kills if you get three BODY shots. Well, Timur's lash can do that by default. Fail. A legendary is going to match or beat it in every situation except the current one.

2. If it's the same as any other legendary that's a good thing.

That would defeat the entire purpose of the perk, and it being an exotic. If that were true, you be a FOOL to use thorn, when you could use your exotic slot for something else. The DoT has to actually manifest itself in some way so as to be useful, else you are just using to the gun to watch people glow green.

Because kill times are so quick, damage over time needs to be the way it is for Thorn to be effective. Bungie is stuck with this one. The problem is lack of imagination with regards to exotics in Destiny. Exotics should have been fewer in number, but more exotic in their function.