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Slight Auto Rifle buff (of sorts)? (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY @, Toronto, Monday, June 01, 2015, 14:48 (3704 days ago)

Is it just me, or did House of Wolves introduce a healthy batch of fantastic auto rifles into the game? In crucible and PvE I'm finding my new ARs out perform any of the other ARs in my collection, including Suros Regime.

My favorite of the bunch is the Trials of Osiris auto rifle: The Summoner.

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Handles like a dream, shoots straight, hits hard. Been having loads of fun with this in the Crucible. At the right range, kill times are roughly on par with Thorn or Hawkmoon. It doesn't have quite the range that the hand cannons do, but it is better when fighting crowds in tight spaces. You can line your sites up to headshot level, and strafe-fire across multiple targets, downing them in a hurry. If the next Trials of Osiris map doesn't feature such long sight lines, I will seriously consider using this bad boy.


Next up, the Low Down P-XIV.

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A high Rate of fire/low impact rifle. Usually the kind of weapon I avoid. But this beauty fires with more accuracy and stability than any weapon of its archetype that I've tried. Burns down enemies in PvE, and I could even see it being useful in mid-close range PvP encounters.


My 3rd new Auto Rifle is the Pest Control Matrix.

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Very similar overall handling and stopping power as The Summoner, but just not quite as strong. On the plus side, mine has the Army of One perk which makes it a great PvE weapon. Tearing through lower level ads keeps my grenade and melee abilities charging at lightning speeds, so I have more tools at my disposal on a regular basis. Also a perfectly competent PvP weapon.

These are just the examples I've come across so far. It seems to me that we may have gotten the AR buff we were hoping for in a round about way; No changes to AR base stats, but we've got a bunch of great new ARs to choose from.

Anyone else come across any new Auto Rifles they enjoy?

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Solar Summoner

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, June 01, 2015, 14:51 (3704 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

I went to my Solar Summoner for the nightfall actually. It rips through shanks and their shields. It's basically like having a slightly worse Mythoclast, while being able to keep the exotic slot open for Thunderlord.

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Solar Summoner

by CruelLEGACEY @, Toronto, Monday, June 01, 2015, 14:52 (3704 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I went to my Solar Summoner for the nightfall actually. It rips through shanks and their shields. It's basically like having a slightly worse Mythoclast, while being able to keep the exotic slot open for Thunderlord.

Between your solar summoner and Cyber's solar jewel of osiris, I'm all kinds of jelly. Sounds great!

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Solar Summoner

by CyberKN ⌂ @, Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Monday, June 01, 2015, 14:53 (3704 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

I went to my Solar Summoner for the nightfall actually. It rips through shanks and their shields. It's basically like having a slightly worse Mythoclast, while being able to keep the exotic slot open for Thunderlord.


Between your solar summoner and Cyber's solar jewel of osiris, I'm all kinds of jelly. Sounds great!

I also have a Void Summoner :p

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Damn you ;p

by CruelLEGACEY @, Toronto, Monday, June 01, 2015, 14:54 (3704 days ago) @ CyberKN

I got that Arc Jewel of Osiris TWICE lol. If my next flawless run gives me a 3rd, I might have to quit Destiny lol

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Damn you ;p

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, June 01, 2015, 14:59 (3704 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

I got that Arc Jewel of Osiris TWICE lol. If my next flawless run gives me a 3rd, I might have to quit Destiny lol

Let's do it friday then… hand cannons for everyone!

If I get a solar Jewel and a Hawkmoon I will die a happy man.

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Friday night works for me!

by CruelLEGACEY @, Toronto, Monday, June 01, 2015, 15:16 (3704 days ago) @ Cody Miller

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Damn you ;p

by CaneCutter @, Alabama, Monday, June 01, 2015, 17:35 (3704 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I got that Arc Jewel of Osiris TWICE lol. If my next flawless run gives me a 3rd, I might have to quit Destiny lol


Let's do it friday then… hand cannons for everyone!

If I get a solar Jewel and a Hawkmoon I will die a happy man.

I hate to tell you this, but last night, I got a solar Jewel and my third Hawkmoon from the lighthouse chest...

- CC

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Damn you ;p

by stabbim @, Des Moines, IA, USA, Monday, June 01, 2015, 18:04 (3704 days ago) @ CaneCutter

I hate to tell you this, but last night, I got a solar Jewel and my third Hawkmoon from the lighthouse chest...

- CC

I feel like you didn't actually hate that very much.

>:D

by CaneCutter @, Alabama, Monday, June 01, 2015, 19:10 (3704 days ago) @ stabbim

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Damn you ;p

by CyberKN ⌂ @, Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Monday, June 01, 2015, 14:59 (3704 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

I got that Arc Jewel of Osiris TWICE lol. If my next flawless run gives me a 3rd, I might have to quit Destiny lol

This is partially what fuels my lack of enthusiasm for Destiny's end-game activites. If Bungie wants me to run these brutal challenges that are fun maybe 30% of the time, they have to make it worth my while- no more of this RNG Loot BS. At all.

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Damn you ;p

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, June 01, 2015, 15:01 (3704 days ago) @ CyberKN

I got that Arc Jewel of Osiris TWICE lol. If my next flawless run gives me a 3rd, I might have to quit Destiny lol


This is partially what fuels my lack of enthusiasm for Destiny's end-game activites. If Bungie wants me to run these brutal challenges that are fun maybe 30% of the time, they have to make it worth my while- no more of this RNG Loot BS. At all.

RNG loot needs to be even smarter. If you have something, it should not give you the same thing. That is a realistic improvement in my eyes.

Scan the inventory and vault, and if it exists then roll another drop. Maybe even a feedback system of sorts, where you thumbs up or thumbs down a drop so the game learns what you want. Maybe have a user option for that to be turned off just in case there's unintended consequences.

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inb4 Raga/Mig/Munky swoop in to tell us how entitled we are.

by CyberKN ⌂ @, Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Monday, June 01, 2015, 15:03 (3704 days ago) @ Cody Miller

:p

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inb4 Raga/Mig/Munky swoop in to tell us how entitled we are.

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, June 01, 2015, 15:04 (3704 days ago) @ CyberKN

:p

1st world problems yo. Run nightfall every week, but only want one thing. Even otherwise great drops are disappointments.

I kind of wish there was a permanent store will all exotics sold, but for a hefty price. Any one you want, 300 coins. That way you can complete what RNG doesn't give you. OR bounties for every exotic. You know.

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Heh. As if I need more duplicates of Gilgamesh! :p

by Ragashingo ⌂, Official DBO Cryptarch, Monday, June 01, 2015, 15:10 (3704 days ago) @ CyberKN

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I don't know what you're talking about, RNG is perfect...

by CruelLEGACEY @, Toronto, Monday, June 01, 2015, 15:23 (3704 days ago) @ Cody Miller

As is evidenced by the results of my Crucible match last night:

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Yep. Seems perfectly fair to me.

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Well... your teammates clearly needed better gear! :)

by Ragashingo ⌂, Official DBO Cryptarch, Monday, June 01, 2015, 16:38 (3704 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

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Ha! That's a good way to look at it :)

by CruelLEGACEY @, Toronto, Monday, June 01, 2015, 17:00 (3704 days ago) @ Ragashingo

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Damn you ;p

by CruelLEGACEY @, Toronto, Monday, June 01, 2015, 15:19 (3704 days ago) @ CyberKN

I got that Arc Jewel of Osiris TWICE lol. If my next flawless run gives me a 3rd, I might have to quit Destiny lol


This is partially what fuels my lack of enthusiasm for Destiny's end-game activites. If Bungie wants me to run these brutal challenges that are fun maybe 30% of the time[/b], they have to make it worth my while- no more of this RNG Loot BS. At all.

I completely agree, the RNG based loot on its own is not enough to make any end game activities worthwhile. Personally, I really enjoy Trials of Osiris. I would have fun playing it even if no loot was on the line. But if I wasn't having fun, the stress and potential frustration would be tough to get over.

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Damn you ;p

by Chappy, Arlington, VA., Monday, June 01, 2015, 17:14 (3704 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

You're not alone. I now have two copies of the Arc Scholar scout rifle. Looks like there's no "smart loot" on the Lighthouse chest.

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Slight Auto Rifle buff (of sorts)?

by General Vagueness @, The Vault of Sass, Monday, June 01, 2015, 15:06 (3704 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

I try new auto rifles now and then and nothing seems to be able to beat Shadow Price for effectiveness with my play-style and sheer enjoyability, even Suros Regime only about matches it (though it's not upgraded that much still).

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Slight Auto Rifle buff (of sorts)?

by stabbim @, Des Moines, IA, USA, Monday, June 01, 2015, 16:36 (3704 days ago) @ General Vagueness

I just took my Shadow Price out of the vault recently, for the first time since TDB came out. I'd forgotten what a murder machine that thing is. Really looking forward to being able to ascend it.

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Slight Auto Rifle buff (of sorts)?

by bluerunner @, Music City, Monday, June 01, 2015, 15:12 (3704 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

I got an Up for Anything with counterbalance, hammer forged, and third eye right before HoW dropped. It's decent in crucible.

I also got a Pest Control Matrix with crowd control, extended mag, and third eye. I haven't tried it out much.

A couple of days ago I used a treasure key and got Her Right Hand with focus fire, extended mag, and third eye. Haven't tried it either.

I figure between those three I might find an auto rifle that's useful in crucible. It's going to be hard to top my favorite hand cannons and pulse rifles though.

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