"Why Gjallerhorn is overpowered" (Destiny)

by electricpirate , Saturday, August 15, 2015, 18:02 (3485 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

I believe that some people would provide feedback like that after their first 15 seconds with a weapon. But after using any gun for a mission or two I think most people get a sense of how effective a weapon truly is, regardless of visual and audio traits. (* edit - of course, anyone actually involved in game testing/development would have a way better idea than I do... this is just my assumption)

From my experience with games I've made, and with playtesting games my friends have made, it's pretty potent. People will gravitate to the thing that feels great, and will take the Audio visual cues as gospel. (A friend of mines game had to do a ton of game feel tweaks to make the most powerful weapon in the game not feel like a liability. That's pretty important as it's a Juggernaut style KoTH game http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=475346570)

The part that makes me raise my eyebrows a bit is the implication that Gjallarhorn's insane damage output was somehow a mistake or surprise (worth mentioning that this might not be at all what Sage was trying to say... but it comes across that way because of how the article frames things). I knew the moment I fired my Gjallarhorn w/ wolfpack rounds that it was doing nearly twice the damage of any other rocket launcher I'd tried. It isn't a subtle difference that would only surface through millions of players logging thousands of game-hours. It is instantly apparent to anyone who uses it during higher-level PvE activities.

I'd always assumed that Bungie wanted Gjallarhorn to be as powerful as it is. I believe the impending nerf has more to do with the negative trends taking hold in LFG sites than anything else.

The whole section is really awkwardly worded, was this an anecdote about the steps they took in getting GHorn to where it is, or were they overconfident in some balance element? It could also be about the communities reaction to "ONLY MAX GHALLY" and the role of GHALLY as a status symbol" i dunno, it feels like two quotes jammed together while missing some content.