New Favorite Crucible Primary (Destiny)

by squidnh3, Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 21:48 (3476 days ago) @ stabbim

I read something a couple weeks ago that claimed one of the Destiny data aggregation sites was showing it as THE most-used primary in PvP right now. Not really sure where that came from, since the gun itself hasn't been changed much (directly) in quite a while. Maybe the overall changes to the meta just brought SRs up in the world - MIDA's always been a standout in the group, I guess.

MIDA behaves no different than it used to. The difference is that now it's one of the only effective counters to Sniper Rifles (1000 Yard Stare). In Y1, there were a variety of weapons that hit hard and fast enough that if you got the jump on a sniper, there was virtually no chance they could hit you, and you'd win the fight. Since they destroyed hand cannon range, and now scaled back pulse rifles, there's not much (besides MIDA) that fits that bill. This (as well as the baffling changes in Sniper Rifle archetypes, plus Hidden Hand/Unflinching) has led to the all-too-common phenomenon of snipers being able to hit you in the head despite being shot.

Specifically speaking to MIDA, if you aren't using it with maxed-out agility, you aren't getting the full effect of the weapon. If you spec out that way, you can really cruise around the map and be aggressive with flanking. Putting damage, backing out, popping out somewhere else, it really enables guerrilla tactics.