RIP field scout: Bungie details weapon tuning in 2.0 (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, July 16, 2015, 23:07 (3517 days ago) @ Funkmon

https://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Weapon-Tuning-20/en/News/News?aid=13147

Here's what I don't like.

The initial set of stat perks that have been on weapons since launch (Send It, Hammer Forged, Field Scout, Perfect Balance, etc.) all granted a pretty huge increase to their targeted stat. Not only did they spike their stat, but they never asked the player to make a meaningful trade-off for it on the weapon. We have gone back to all of these stat perks and reduced the amount that they buff your weapon stat, and this change was made retroactively against all year one weapon talent grids.

Once again, I feel like fusion rifles are getting the shaft. Hammer Forged was the only way to get a fusion rifle that could compete with shotguns. Even though their range is getting nerfed, the bottom line is Destiny is a fast game with lots of ways to get in close. Your range gap can quickly close. Being able to exploit that is key to effectively using a fusion rifle in crucible. I feel like right now Hammer forged is the only way to compete with the shotguns, and reducing the range on both just ends up more favoring the shotguns due to the movement possibilities.