I’m hoping there is a 360rpm sidearm in the Kinetic slot as those are the best IMO.

Did you ever get Spoiler Alert? You could pull one of those out of collections. I don’t think there is a 360 rpm Kinetic from Forsaken. Smuggler’s Word is the only legendary kinetic sidearm in Forsaken. There is a blue kinetic sidearm that I’ve heard can be really good, but I’m not sure how many rounds per minute it is.

I struggle to consistently land my shots with all of them. They either have too much kick, or in the case of Trust, there's something about the rate of fire that I can't get in sync with. I'm either pulling the trigger too fast or too slow (totally my fault, not the gun's).

Trust clicked for me while trying to get the hand cannon / solar kills for the Luna's Howl quest. Just shoot as fast as you can and don't think too hard about precision damage. It turns out to be pretty beastly. It might be the hand cannon for you: just aim for the chest and you will do really well.

I used it a lot during the Luna quest. I do like it. I completed most of the 150 hand cannon kills with it. But when I got to the "100 headshot kills with a hand cannon" step, I was really struggling with it. My Trust has the "explosive Payload" perk on it, and while I love the perk in general, I suspect it interferes with the way headshot kills are tracked (since the killing damage would often come from the explosion and not the ballistic impact). I ended up getting most of my headshot kills with Crimson.

But now that I have Luna's Howl, I'm nailing headshots with ease. It just feel more snappy and precise than Trust for me. Although that could also come down to my specific Trust roll. I'm still hoping to get a better one.

Is there something comparable to Anonymous Autumn in the primary slot? Because I don’t want to feel dirty and run Luna’s Howl with Dust Rock Blues.

I really don't know. I never use Sidearms. I have a Smuggler's Word that looks great on paper. Full auto and rampage with an enhanced stability sight and a range masterwork. But I've never even equipped it.

Yeah I tried smugglers word and I don’t really like it. I’m hoping there is a 360rpm sidearm in the Kinetic slot as those are the best IMO.

I struggle to consistently land my shots with all of them. They either have too much kick, or in the case of Trust, there's something about the rate of fire that I can't get in sync with. I'm either pulling the trigger too fast or too slow (totally my fault, not the gun's).

Trust clicked for me while trying to get the hand cannon / solar kills for the Luna's Howl quest. Just shoot as fast as you can and don't think too hard about precision damage. It turns out to be pretty beastly. It might be the hand cannon for you: just aim for the chest and you will do really well.

I used it a lot during the Luna quest. I do like it. I completed most of the 150 hand cannon kills with it. But when I got to the "100 headshot kills with a hand cannon" step, I was really struggling with it. My Trust has the "explosive Payload" perk on it, and while I love the perk in general, I suspect it interferes with the way headshot kills are tracked (since the killing damage would often come from the explosion and not the ballistic impact). I ended up getting most of my headshot kills with Crimson.

But now that I have Luna's Howl, I'm nailing headshots with ease. It just feel more snappy and precise than Trust for me. Although that could also come down to my specific Trust roll. I'm still hoping to get a better one.

Is there something comparable to Anonymous Autumn in the primary slot? Because I don’t want to feel dirty and run Luna’s Howl with Dust Rock Blues.

I really don't know. I never use Sidearms. I have a Smuggler's Word that looks great on paper. Full auto and rampage with an enhanced stability sight and a range masterwork. But I've never even equipped it.

I struggle to consistently land my shots with all of them. They either have too much kick, or in the case of Trust, there's something about the rate of fire that I can't get in sync with. I'm either pulling the trigger too fast or too slow (totally my fault, not the gun's).

Trust clicked for me while trying to get the hand cannon / solar kills for the Luna's Howl quest. Just shoot as fast as you can and don't think too hard about precision damage. It turns out to be pretty beastly. It might be the hand cannon for you: just aim for the chest and you will do really well.

I used it a lot during the Luna quest. I do like it. I completed most of the 150 hand cannon kills with it. But when I got to the "100 headshot kills with a hand cannon" step, I was really struggling with it. My Trust has the "explosive Payload" perk on it, and while I love the perk in general, I suspect it interferes with the way headshot kills are tracked (since the killing damage would often come from the explosion and not the ballistic impact). I ended up getting most of my headshot kills with Crimson.

But now that I have Luna's Howl, I'm nailing headshots with ease. It just feel more snappy and precise than Trust for me. Although that could also come down to my specific Trust roll. I'm still hoping to get a better one.

Is there something comparable to Anonymous Autumn in the primary slot? Because I don’t want to feel dirty and run Luna’s Howl with Dust Rock Blues.

I struggle to consistently land my shots with all of them. They either have too much kick, or in the case of Trust, there's something about the rate of fire that I can't get in sync with. I'm either pulling the trigger too fast or too slow (totally my fault, not the gun's).

Trust clicked for me while trying to get the hand cannon / solar kills for the Luna's Howl quest. Just shoot as fast as you can and don't think too hard about precision damage. It turns out to be pretty beastly. It might be the hand cannon for you: just aim for the chest and you will do really well.

I used it a lot during the Luna quest. I do like it. I completed most of the 150 hand cannon kills with it. But when I got to the "100 headshot kills with a hand cannon" step, I was really struggling with it. My Trust has the "explosive Payload" perk on it, and while I love the perk in general, I suspect it interferes with the way headshot kills are tracked (since the killing damage would often come from the explosion and not the ballistic impact). I ended up getting most of my headshot kills with Crimson.

But now that I have Luna's Howl, I'm nailing headshots with ease. It just feel more snappy and precise than Trust for me. Although that could also come down to my specific Trust roll. I'm still hoping to get a better one.

I struggle to consistently land my shots with all of them. They either have too much kick, or in the case of Trust, there's something about the rate of fire that I can't get in sync with. I'm either pulling the trigger too fast or too slow (totally my fault, not the gun's).

Trust clicked for me while trying to get the hand cannon / solar kills for the Luna's Howl quest. Just shoot as fast as you can and don't think too hard about precision damage. It turns out to be pretty beastly. It might be the hand cannon for you: just aim for the chest and you will do really well.

I don't mind that name, sometimes people call me "White SOB" so I get it.

I would never call you that.

Maybe Caucasian SOB.

That sounds about right. I probably deserve it and it's PC!

At this point, all drops will keep going up in light level in good speed from drops. But you can do this yourself cheap.

I got my titan to 575 after hitting 50 and just doing 1 weeks worth of Powerfuls on him. I did this BEFORE Horror Story, so having a 600 primary should only make it faster.

The Strategy:

Go into your collections/Armor/leveling. This is where all the green/blue armor is. You can buy a piece for 250 Glimmer and 3 Weapon Parts each. The trick is to just buy an entire set of the armor. Then go back through and buy it again and again. Don't even bother equipping it, it already knows what your highest light is. Do this until the light levels stop increasing. This will easily bring your light up and keep your slots all the same light level for cheap.

When you hit 50 and get some POWERFUL drops, keep checking back here to see if you can bring up any of your slots. If you get a high slot somewhere, you may be able to buy a blue for a slot a few light levels higher. Sure, its Nickels and Dimes, but it makes getting to 580 range a joke. I got my titan to 575 after hitting 50 and just doing 1 weeks worth of Powerfuls on him. This was without Horror Story.

I have like 300 weapon parts, it didn't cost me anything and saved me TONS of time.

I wouldn't bother infusing any of this with the masterwork economy, this is just to bring your Light level up, so that your drops go higher.

I don't mind that name, sometimes people call me "White SOB" so I get it.

I would never call you that.

Maybe Caucasian SOB.

Contrary to my "you couldn't pay me to go back into the competitive playlist" comment, I'm always happy to join you guys if you're looking for teammates. Please do give me a shout any time if you see me online.

Similarly, even though my previous stance was, "I should avoid PvP at all costs because it just makes me want to break things," I actually had a lot of fun playing Iron Banner with a full team last week--Bonus, I got my first salty message while playing IB with a disco ball mask for a festival bounty :p

I'm currently chasing festival triumphs, but once those are wrapped up (just four masks to go!), I'd be down for some comp any time there's a team. I'll definitely be avoiding going in solo, though.

-Disciple

I’ll keep that in mind. I haven’t totally given up on the notion yet. This past weekend was definitely a wake up call for the grind it will require though.

It only took me two nights to go to nearly 1100, and it took two more nights to cut that in half. That should be encouraging maybe, that equal playtime didn’t see me lose all progress, and that if I can get some good win streaks I’ll be okay. I don’t know.

Contrary to my "you couldn't pay me to go back into the competitive playlist" comment, I'm always happy to join you guys if you're looking for teammates. Please do give me a shout any time if you see me online.

It only took me two nights to go to nearly 1100, and it took two more nights to cut that in half. That should be encouraging maybe, that equal playtime didn’t see me lose all progress, and that if I can get some good win streaks I’ll be okay. I don’t know.

I am 2 bounties and some games away from my Redrix. Should be there within a week but I don't really feel rushed to get it currently. Season ends at the beginning of December.

Luna's howl was definitely a grind, but doable if you grind it out. I think WHEN I played competitive was more important that HOW I played. Playing early morning on the weekends, I was running around doing my Sniping like it was regular Quickplay. Playing at night any given night, was when I kept running into the 4-man telesto wrecking crews.

HOWEVER, Luna's Howl feels SO good. Triple tapping guardians, good handling. I threw a Targeting mod on mine for more target acquisition and it made a difference. This also pairs well with my Surpremacy Sniper Rifle as the Supremacy is a Primary, I have my Luna's Howl for the close up.

Luna's Howl is good in PVE too! The proc goes away when you miss or get a kill. So, if you are landing all your precision shots on a yellow bar Knight, you get 3 seconds (3 shots?) of insane damage. All of this will primary ammunition means you can play around with your other slots more in PVE.

I played a couple matches with Luna's Howl this morning, and yeah... I love it. It's great. I've never totally clicked with a Hand Cannon in D2. Even Trust, Ace of Spades, Better Devils. I struggle to consistently land my shots with all of them. They either have too much kick, or in the case of Trust, there's something about the rate of fire that I can't get in sync with. I'm either pulling the trigger too fast or too slow (totally my fault, not the gun's).

But with Luna's Howl I'm nailing 3-shot kills, no problem. I haven't pulled of a 2 shot yet, but even as 3-shot, the time to kill is super quick. Plus I just put an extended mag mod on it, so it now holds 13 shots in the clip (up from 10). That should give me even more room to benefit from the Magnificent Howl perk.

I also think it is a potentially devastating PvE weapon. I typically use the IKELOS shotgun in my secondary slot, and rely on that for quick burst of DPS against powerful targets. Now, I'm not going to say that Luna's Howl can hold a candle to the IKELOS SG in terms of DPS, but I suspect it will do way more DPS than any other primary weapon, plus it doesn't require you to get close to your target, so that's a point in its favor. I could see some interesting loadouts involving a Sniper primary, Luna secondary, and sword/shotgun Power weapon. Gonna have to play around with that.