RIP Y1 weapons (Destiny)

by Avateur , Monday, November 16, 2015, 23:13 (3390 days ago) @ unoudid

Bungie essentially ruined all my favorite Y1 weapons except for the Messenger. My amazing shot package, return to sender, hammer forged Felwinters, my Final Round, spray and play Efrideets, etc.... All of those are essentially worthless now.

My Matador is still as unstoppable as it used to be. They didn't touch Rangefinder. And no joke on Messenger, I love the living daylights out of mine. It's always in my inventory.

What I don't understand is the need for people to still use Y1 weapons. The top tier events Trials and Iron Banana all require (practically speaking) Y2 weapons. So why not practice with your new weapons so that way you are comfortable with them when doing top teir events. With that said, I haven't dismantled all of my old favorites in case I want to full on troll some people.

Variety and fun. I didn't get my Messenger, Matador, or Truth without a lot of time, skill, effort, or in the latter two's cases, RNG. I finally got myself a year two Truth, though! I also go into Crucible with my year two stuff.

As for Trials and Iron Banner, I'm beyond comfortable with what I have, and I've still been cleaning up fairly well in Trials. It's not really about comfort. My Trials weapons are things that I've usually been rocking during the Raid at different points, so I know what to expect already. And so far so good in my Trials usage.

Also, in Trials I have to maximize light level. In regular Crucible, I can rock armor pieces that I enjoy the look of without as much care for perks or light, and the same goes for weapons depending upon what map I feel they may be the most useful on. It's fun using my year one stuff and year two stuff depending upon map, mode, mood, or aesthetic.