I feel like sidearms are supposed to be... well, sidearms (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 13:59 (3483 days ago) @ Korny
edited by Cody Miller, Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 14:02

Ran out of ammo in your clip? Switch to Vestian to keep firing without missing a single beat. It's an emergency gun, not something you use all the time like shotguns/snipers.

Kind of like secondaries in modern shooters like CoD.

This. Also, I see it as an emergency short-range primary. Say you're using a scout rifle (or No Land Beyond), and an enemy pushes in at closer range, but still too far for Shotgun. Switching to the Dynasty gives you a better chance to fight than your primary or a shotgun would.

Wouldn't a fusion rifle give you an even better chance? I feel like I'm the only one in the world who actually gets tons of kills with them… I've been on the receiving on of Vestian Dynasty in PvP a few times, and it never kills me before my Fusion Rifle hits and kills them with the burst damage.

I just don't see any situation where a sidearm would be better than having another special. All the damage at once beats all the damage over time. Unless you miss.