The Nerf that Wasn't (Destiny)

by SonofMacPhisto , Friday, October 17, 2014, 08:11 (3928 days ago) @ someotherguy

The AR nerf easn't really a nerf so much as a playstyle adjustment. They still have the highest DpS (even with the reduction in Crit damage) and they still dominate at close range. They're close range weapons, so they're great for close range.The only real change is that they're not also the best long range weapon.

In fact, some ARs have come out with HIGHER Impact and Damage, as well as increased Reload Speed.

As for Shotguns, their range hasnt been decreased at all, you'll jusr do less damage than before if youre outside of that optimal Range.

I love the fact you've dug into this stuff and can speak with some authority on it.

This actually makes a lot of sense with my experience, because I was apparently already using ARs/shotguns in the "right" playstyle so I didn't feel any kind of impact from the patch.

Ice Breaker probably has a lot to do with it too. Why on earth would I use anything else at long range nowadays you know what I mean? Never bother with ARs in that role.

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How exactly does Bungie even want us to play this game? - Riceamike, 2014-10-17, 00:08
- And then 343 has an achievement for BXR Button glitch. - c0ld vengeance, 2014-10-17, 00:53
  - I just don't know who to trust anymore. - Funkmon, 2014-10-17, 01:28
    - Bungie and 343 now competing to recover from disappointment. - Riceamike, 2014-10-17, 01:51
  - And then 343 has an achievement for BXR Button glitch. - Numinar, 2014-10-17, 04:14
    - And then 343 has an achievement for BXR Button glitch. - Revenant1988, 2014-10-17, 06:31
  - Umm, I'm pretty sure that's not true... - Thorn Harvestar, 2014-10-17, 07:02
    - Well, today I learned there was another Megg. - Funkmon, 2014-10-17, 07:51
- How exactly does Bungie even want us to play this game? - Ragashingo, 2014-10-17, 01:57
  - +2 - Korny, 2014-10-17, 03:20
  - +2 - DEEP_NNN, 2014-10-17, 05:13
- A:By making an awesome polished title and fixing brokeness. - Numinar, 2014-10-17, 03:55
  - Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - Riceamike, 2014-10-17, 04:54
    - Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 05:33
      - Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - Riceamike, 2014-10-17, 05:42
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 05:46
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - car15, 2014-10-17, 07:08
        
        Keyword: *Their* vision - someotherguy, 2014-10-17, 07:19
        
        And that's why Greedo definitively shot first. - Funkmon, 2014-10-17, 07:53
        
        You shut your whore mouth :P - iconicbanana, 2014-10-17, 07:59
        
        lol I don't mind it - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 08:03
        
        lol I don't mind it - Quirel, 2014-10-17, 13:21
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 08:01
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - Riceamike, 2014-10-17, 14:16
    - Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - Numinar, 2014-10-17, 05:52
      - Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 05:54
      - Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - RC, 2014-10-17, 07:14
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 08:08
    - Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - Revenant1988, 2014-10-17, 06:29
      - Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - car15, 2014-10-17, 07:11
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - iconicbanana, 2014-10-17, 07:57
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - Revenant1988, 2014-10-17, 08:13
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - iconicbanana, 2014-10-17, 08:22
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 08:27
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - iconicbanana, 2014-10-17, 08:32
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 08:43
        
        This is why I still play Destiny. - Riceamike, 2014-10-17, 13:45
        
        This is why I still play Destiny. - Schedonnardus, 2014-10-17, 13:49
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - Revenant1988, 2014-10-17, 08:02
        
        Except half of these fixes didn't actually need fixed. - someotherguy, 2014-10-17, 09:24
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - Riceamike, 2014-10-17, 14:05
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - Kermit, 2014-10-17, 14:43
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-17, 14:56
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - Kermit, 2014-10-17, 15:05
        
        Free Hat! - iconicbanana, 2014-10-17, 15:13
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - car15, 2014-10-22, 04:34
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - Kermit, 2014-10-23, 06:36
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - someotherguy, 2014-10-17, 18:08
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-17, 14:45
        
        I just checked - kidtsunami, 2014-10-17, 19:53
        
        I just checked - Cody Miller, 2014-10-18, 00:00
        
        oddly enough I don't - kidtsunami, 2014-10-22, 05:44
        
        I just checked - car15, 2014-10-22, 04:31
        
        It's surprisingly easy to sound like a drone. - kidtsunami, 2014-10-22, 05:50
        
        It's surprisingly easy to sound like a drone. - car15, 2014-10-22, 06:03
        
        yeah I'm hopeful - kidtsunami, 2014-10-23, 05:56
        
        IMO in this case the buyout *is* the silver lining - someotherguy, 2014-10-23, 07:49
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - Jabberwok, 2014-10-19, 13:29
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-19, 14:05
        
        "It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. - kidtsunami, 2014-10-22, 05:53
    - The Nerf that Wasn't - someotherguy, 2014-10-17, 07:17
      - The Nerf that Wasn't - Funkmon, 2014-10-17, 07:56
        
        The Nerf that Wasn't - Xenos, 2014-10-17, 08:05
        
        The Nerf that Wasn't - someotherguy, 2014-10-17, 09:08
      - The Nerf that Wasn't - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 08:11
        
        The Nerf that Wasn't - someotherguy, 2014-10-17, 09:19
        
        The Nerf that Wasn't - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 09:35
        
        The Nerf that Wasn't - RaichuKFM, 2014-10-19, 10:52
      - The Nerf that Wasn't - Revenant1988, 2014-10-17, 08:29
- How exactly does Bungie even want us to play this game? - Xenos, 2014-10-17, 08:12
  - How exactly does Bungie even want us to play this game? - iconicbanana, 2014-10-17, 08:15
    - How exactly does Bungie even want us to play this game? - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 08:19
    - 1,970k have tried the Raid. 472k have defeated Atheon. - Riceamike, 2014-10-17, 15:11
      - I wonder if I count in that? - Ragashingo, 2014-10-17, 15:14
      - I have no clue what percentage of total that is though... - iconicbanana, 2014-10-17, 15:14
        
        It was kind of rhetorical anyway :/ - iconicbanana, 2014-10-17, 15:45
  - How exactly does Bungie even want us to play this game? - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-17, 08:17
- How exactly does Bungie even want us to play this game? - Cody Miller, 2014-10-17, 08:28
  - By making an awesome Bungie game? - Numinar, 2014-10-17, 18:02
    - By making an awesome Bungie game? - Cody Miller, 2014-10-17, 18:36
      - I wish the raid dropped 'cool shit' - Riceamike, 2014-10-17, 19:04
        
        Be Jealous - Cody Miller, 2014-10-17, 19:19
- How exactly does Bungie even want us to play this game? - Kalamari, 2014-10-17, 09:24

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