Rumble Ain't So Bad (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Monday, November 17, 2014, 10:31 (3899 days ago)

Recently I got to play a bit of Rumble thanks to a crucible bounty and a couple of DBOers who wanted to get it and I did ok but got walloped on the maps I'd never played. But yesterday I went back and really enjoyed it. Just a few thoughts:

1. Gunslinging Hunters own small maps. Having a good short range primary (a Hand Cannon or an auto rifle) + having a pair of flaming throwing knives + having a backup close range weapon (an auto shotgun in my case) worked very well. I can't envision a way either of my Titan variants could have done better. A properly speced Hunter gives you a longer sustained stream of close range firepower than any other class. Case in point, I was getting a ton of double downs and a couple of triple downs on Anomaly even though I'd only played the map maybe twice. I was often lost but decided I could do all right defending ANY random doorway that I lured people too... and it worked!

2. It's nice to not have so many people to fight. One of my biggest surprises with Destiny is that I turned out to be good at the Crucible. One on one I'm pretty deadly, and not because I'm the best shot but because I'm good with tactics. A lot of this comes from Halo where either I'd lose a straight BR / DMR battle more often than not, or I'd be trying to face down snipers and shotguns that I could rarely get my hands on. Facing only one person at a time instead of a team rushing to Point B (or whatever) is largely a cakewalk. I still lost encounters, sure, but lost them to being double teamed far less often.

3. Going from a map I didn't know to Shores of Time made me giggle. I love Shores of Time and it showed. I actually lost both games, coming in second and third place, but I had far fewer death than the winners each time. When I know the alternate routes and know where the special ammo is, and know the corners well enough to predict where you're going next... it's a lot of fun.

4. I need to grab a couple of you and do some of that 3 on 3 next. I've gotten to the point where I think I could be competitive now instead of flobbing all over the place the last time I tried it.