The Messenger is still pretty solid (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Tuesday, August 23, 2016, 12:41 (3107 days ago) @ someotherguy

As is The Summoner, of all things. Tearing people to bits with it last night.

The big change to the Messenger is it can no longer 2-shot kill. It used to be able to 2-shot fairly easily (both shots could be less than "perfect" and you'd still get the kill). It's still a great gun in terms of range and stability, but a fully-shielded opponent will now take 3 shots to kill, which is a LONG TIME because it has such a slow RoF. It makes it an awesome weapon for team-shooting, because you can strip almost half an enemy's health in a single burst, but in 1-on-1 gun fights, you will almost certainly lose unless your opponent misses a couple shots.

Such a shame, given how freaking amazing it used to be :-/