Fancy Airsoft Gun My Foot. (Destiny)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Thursday, March 19, 2015, 02:00 (3774 days ago) @ Ragashingo

I stayed out of the whole Auto Rifle nerf debate a bit down the page. I hadn't really used an auto rifle in a while and didn't think I had much to contribute. Now I have and I do. I am currently having a fun time using my 307 Suros Regime on my level 31 hunter in Iron Banner. It's not an instant win gun like maybe it was when people liked it, but I'm certainly not suffering for using it. I've been going my usual 1.0+ to 2.5+ K/D. There's been a couple of unfair games and a situation here and there that I'd wished I had my Red Death or The Last Word, but by and large I do not understand what all the fuss is about. I am winning vs Red Deaths and Coiled Hisses and various other guns. I lose to them too a bit... but not more than I win. I'm finding the Suros Regime's faster hip fire particularly interesting for those "oh crap" moments in the same way I'd hold down the trigger on The Last Word. Beat a couple of shotgun sliders that way!

So yeah. I thought the arguments against the viability of Auto Rifles and the overpowering nature of Pulse Rifles was largely confirmation bias. Tell people that you're nerfing their favorite gun and buffing the type of gun that Xur sells a couple weeks later and there's sure to be at least a bit of bias in there! And now, after a couple of hours rockin' the Suros Regime... I think I just might have been right! Red Death is a great gun. I was singing the praises of things like Fair and Square and Three Little Words before the 9.7% damage buff. But as far as the Suros Regime goes... It is certainly a lot better than a fancy airsoft gun shooting marshmallows or whatever. Similarly, I'd guess that the auto rifles I thought of as good in the past (like my 3rd eyed Up For Anything) are still very viable.

As far as I'm concerned.... things are feeling pretty solidly balanced. :)

I've had Auto Rifles wreck me in Crucible this week. In particular was a "For The People" that chewed me up at range. People have panicked and jumped ship, so Auto Rifles are definitely a rare sight now, but you can definitely feel their presence when they're around.

I'm happy with the changes. Heck, the variety and pacing has completely changed now, making Crucible better than ever (occasional Last Word BS aside).