My team and I figured out another Thorn perk: Assists! (Destiny)

by Kahzgul, Saturday, June 06, 2015, 09:22 (3245 days ago) @ Revenant1988

Because of thorn's dots, our team gets WAY more assists when we all use thorn, which gives the team +50 more points per player per kill if they thorn tagged someone and then let another player finish that guy off. We actually did noticeably better in Iron Banner tonight with all of us who normally use Hawkmoon switching to Thorn. K/D ratios were about the same, but I was getting about 400 more points per game (I usually get between 0-3 assists; tonight I got between 5-13).

So, in a very real sense, using Thorn is *the* smart choice for Iron Banner. High damage, great at range, DoT reduces enemy playtime at full health and delays their shield regen, ticking DoT damage shows you where the enemy is if they're behind cover, and you actually get more assist points for your team.

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Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Revenant1988, 2015-06-04, 19:51
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CyberKN, 2015-06-04, 20:00
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-04, 20:03
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - dogcow, 2015-06-04, 20:06
  - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CyberKN, 2015-06-04, 20:07
    - I've never loved CoD. - dogcow, 2015-06-04, 20:08
      - Nor I. A LOT of people did though. So that's what we get :( - CyberKN, 2015-06-04, 20:12
        
        Team SWAT? - DreadPirateWes, 2015-06-04, 21:33
        
        What about it? - CyberKN, 2015-06-04, 21:34
        
        Team SWAT? - Morpheus, 2015-06-04, 22:45
      - I don't get the CoD comparisons - Spec ops Grunt, 2015-06-05, 04:49
        
        I'm a CoD fan... - Korny, 2015-06-05, 08:57
    - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Kahzgul, 2015-06-05, 18:56
- Unpopular opinion time: I don't mind thorn. - Funkmon, 2015-06-04, 20:41
  - Unpopular opinion time: I don't mind thorn. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-04, 20:58
    - Nah, they're fine. Used Vanquisher to decent effect Tuesday. - Funkmon, 2015-06-04, 21:21
      - No, They're Not. - Morpheus, 2015-06-04, 22:46
        
        9 bullets. Trust me, they're fine. - Funkmon, 2015-06-04, 23:14
        
        I Would've Believed You If You Said Pulse. - Morpheus, 2015-06-05, 01:25
        
        Yes. 9 bullets. - Funkmon, 2015-06-05, 03:56
        
        Yes. 9 bullets. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-05, 04:10
        
        Don't be stupid. - Funkmon, 2015-06-05, 04:36
        
        Don't be stupid. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-05, 05:00
        
        Don't be stupid. - Korny, 2015-06-05, 06:34
        
        6..... - red robber, 2015-06-05, 08:21
        
        6..... - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 09:31
        
        #neh - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 10:58
        
        Don't be stupid. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-05, 17:17
        
        Don't be stupid. - Claude Errera, 2015-06-05, 17:32
        
        I find I'm somewhere in the middle - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-05, 18:56
        
        Don't be stupid. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-05, 19:35
  - I think Thorn is OP as hell right now - Kahzgul, 2015-06-05, 19:03
- Modelling Weapon Balance in Code? - dogcow, 2015-06-04, 21:13
  - Pivot tables, Pivot tables as far as the eye can see - electricpirate, 2015-06-04, 22:30
    - Weapon balance changing over time is on purpose - DreadPirateWes, 2015-06-04, 23:52
      - This man is a gentleman and a scholar. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 01:01
        
        As a recent MIDA convert, I can get behind that - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 12:31
        
        As a recent MIDA convert, I can get behind that - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 12:41
        
        What's a bhop? Did I just have a seizure? - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 13:24
        
        What's a bhop? Did I just have a seizure? - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 13:25
        
        As a recent MIDA convert, I can get behind that - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 12:54
        
        "I WAS ON 9 KILLS AND THE FLOOR DISAPPEARED!!!" - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 13:08
        
        See!!! See how much fun that would be! - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 13:34
        
        this would be AMAZINGGG - Raflection, 2015-06-05, 20:18
- The Second I Get To Rank 2 In IB. - Morpheus, 2015-06-04, 22:42
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Avateur, 2015-06-05, 00:15
- My personal Problem with Thorn - Monochron, 2015-06-05, 02:12
  - My personal Problem with Thorn - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 12:29
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 10:53
  - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Monochron, 2015-06-05, 11:25
    - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 11:34
      - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - ProbablyLast, 2015-06-05, 12:52
      - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Monochron, 2015-06-05, 14:21
        
        Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 15:14
        
        Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 18:09
    - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Claude Errera, 2015-06-05, 17:41
      - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Monochron, 2015-06-06, 00:25
  - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Revenant1988, 2015-06-05, 11:46
    - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 12:17
  - I am Better (sometimes, and that's when it annoys me) - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 12:12
    - I am Better (sometimes, and that's when it annoys me) - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 12:23
      - I am Better (sometimes, and that's when it annoys me) - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 13:02
        
        If you use Thorn, the DoT does allow for one thing: - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 13:07
        
        Err, exactly? - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 14:14
        
        Troll Hard 2: Troll Harder. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 14:17
        
        Flawless Execution sir. Flawless. - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 14:23
        
        If you use Thorn, the DoT does allow for one thing: - bluerunner, 2015-06-05, 15:29
        
        I agree with you, I won't debate the DoT's fairness. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 15:31
        
        I agree with you, I won't debate the DoT's fairness. - bluerunner, 2015-06-05, 16:07
        
        Not really sure where you're going here blue. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 16:10
        
        Not really sure where you're going here blue. - bluerunner, 2015-06-05, 17:29
        
        Let me troll the trolls, troll! #trollception - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 17:34
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - Revenant1988, 2015-06-05, 16:14
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - CyberKN, 2015-06-05, 16:20
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - Revenant1988, 2015-06-05, 16:35
        
        Take one of mine, please - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 18:07
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - CyberKN, 2015-06-05, 18:24
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - Revenant1988, 2015-06-05, 19:35
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - CyberKN, 2015-06-05, 19:45
        
        In the right hands, it was good, even then. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 18:16
        
        Good Show! - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 18:31
    - But ... but ... - Kermit, 2015-06-05, 13:16
      - You're a Sunsinger, your body is a weapon :p - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 14:22
      - But ... but ... - Avateur, 2015-06-05, 18:13
- My team and I figured out another Thorn perk: Assists! - Kahzgul, 2015-06-06, 09:22

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My team and I figured out another Thorn perk: Assists! (Destiny)