Lingering damage is the definition of bullsh*t (Destiny)

by someotherguy, Hertfordshire, England, Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 15:37 (3262 days ago) @ Revenant1988

It completely works against the existing RoF/Impact dynamic by making a weapon with an abnormally high DpS. That would be okay if Bungie hadn't based their entire weapon system on RoF/Impact archetypes, but having a gun that literally does more damage in a shorter time than any similar gun is nonsense.

Besides which, the DoT means that even if you outperform a Thorn user (land 4 hits vs their 3 with the same archetype or get more headshots with a slower, stronger one) and still only kil trade. That's nonsense.

If I run into a Thorn user with another HC and hit them in the head 3 times but they hit me in the body 3 times, I should win that engagement. But I don't. When a gun nullifies skill gap, it's OP.

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As someone who had Thorn before it got buffed.... - Spec ops Grunt, 2015-05-27, 06:57
- As someone who had Thorn before it got buffed.... - petetheduck, 2015-05-27, 09:56
- #nerfexotichandcannons - iconicbanana, 2015-05-27, 11:19
- As someone who had Thorn before it got buffed.... - unoudid, 2015-05-27, 11:24
- As someone who had Thorn before it got buffed.... - MacAddictXIV, 2015-05-27, 11:51
  - As someone who had Thorn before it got buffed.... - Pfhor, 2015-05-27, 13:14
- As someone who had Thorn before it got buffed.... - TheeChaos, 2015-05-27, 11:54
- It's a general problem - Avateur, 2015-05-27, 11:56
  - It's a general problem - yakaman, 2015-05-27, 12:02
    - It's a general problem - Avateur, 2015-05-27, 12:09
      - I'm an AR stealth-buff believer. - Kahzgul, 2015-05-27, 13:26
        
        I'm an AR stealth-buff believer. - Avateur, 2015-05-27, 18:44
        
        I'm an AR stealth-buff believer. - Kahzgul, 2015-05-28, 16:21
      - Thorn, TLW and (maybe) Vex are highest DPS in game. - someotherguy, 2015-05-27, 15:08
  - It's a general problem - Monochron, 2015-05-27, 12:10
- It's not. - Revenant1988, 2015-05-27, 12:19
  - Oh you - Avateur, 2015-05-27, 12:22
    - Oh you - Revenant1988, 2015-05-27, 12:23
      - Oh you - Avateur, 2015-05-27, 12:29
  - Agree. - INSANEdrive, 2015-05-27, 12:47
  - It's not. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-05-27, 14:15
    - It's not. - unoudid, 2015-05-27, 15:05
  - It's not. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-05-27, 15:33
  - Lingering damage is the definition of bullsh*t - someotherguy, 2015-05-27, 15:37
    - Lingering damage is the definition of bullsh*t - Kahzgul, 2015-05-27, 16:01
      - Lingering damage is the definition of bullsh*t - bluerunner, 2015-05-27, 16:07
      - That should have been the Exotic Perk - someotherguy, 2015-05-27, 16:23
        
        That should have been the Exotic Perk - Xenos, 2015-05-27, 18:47
        
        Fairer Alternative? - someotherguy, 2015-05-27, 20:26
        
        Fairer Alternative? - CyberKN, 2015-05-27, 20:30
        
        Fairer Alternative? - someotherguy, 2015-05-27, 20:35
        
        Fairer Alternative? - Ragashingo, 2015-05-27, 20:43
        
        Fairer Alternative? - CyberKN, 2015-05-27, 20:46
        
        Fairer Alternative? - Ragashingo, 2015-05-27, 20:49
        
        Double edged sword? - iconicbanana, 2015-05-27, 20:42
        
        Double edged sword? - CyberKN, 2015-05-27, 20:45
        
        Ha. Call the perk "Every Rose..." - someotherguy, 2015-05-27, 20:58
    - I don't get you people, at all. Maybe Thorn isn't the issue. - Revenant1988, 2015-05-27, 16:55
      - I don't get you people, at all. Maybe Thorn isn't the issue. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-05-27, 17:24
        
        I don't get you people, at all. Maybe Thorn isn't the issue. - Revenant1988, 2015-05-27, 17:31
        
        I don't get you people, at all. Maybe Thorn isn't the issue. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-05-27, 18:57
        
        I don't get you people, at all. Maybe Thorn isn't the issue. - someotherguy, 2015-05-27, 20:17
      - I don't get you people, at all. Maybe Thorn isn't the issue. - Avateur, 2015-05-27, 19:00
      - But that's not what I'm talking about - someotherguy, 2015-05-27, 20:13
        
        This exactly - Avateur, 2015-05-27, 21:26
        
        +1 - CrazedOne, 2015-05-27, 21:49
        
        +1 - MacAddictXIV, 2015-05-28, 13:33
        
        But that's not what I'm talking about - Revenant1988, 2015-05-28, 10:51
        
        Maybe you suck at Crucible? - Avateur, 2015-05-28, 11:56
        
        Maybe you suck at Crucible? - Revenant1988, 2015-05-28, 13:22
        
        Maybe you suck at Crucible? - Avateur, 2015-05-28, 22:47
        
        But that's not what I'm talking about - someotherguy, 2015-05-28, 15:22
        
        But that's not what I'm talking about - ZackDark, 2015-05-28, 15:48
        
        Totally possible - someotherguy, 2015-05-28, 15:55
        
        Why I think ToO needs tweaked. - Revenant1988, 2015-05-28, 16:22
        
        Civil Discourse wins again - someotherguy, 2015-05-28, 18:24
        
        But that's not what I'm talking about - Claude Errera, 2015-05-28, 15:07
        
        I anticipated this actually - someotherguy, 2015-05-28, 15:33
  - I don't mind the DPS but obscuring my screen is too much. - Vortech, 2015-06-01, 15:54
- As someone who uses Thorn almost exclusively in PvP... - iconicbanana, 2015-05-28, 15:25

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