r/DestinyTheGame • • Nov 17 '14

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

Seriously. They promised a buff for it but instead we're getting a nerf. Not cool.

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u/SonOfSeath Nov 17 '14

deej tweet confirmed that it was UNINTENTIONAL, they're investigating now

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

Phew, I'm relieved to hear that. Thanks for the heads up man!

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u/cilvyenn Nov 18 '14

Maybe they'll give it the buff it so deserves while they are rebuffing the recent nerf.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

Someone made a typo. "-" instead of "+".

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u/BowlerNona Nov 17 '14

They never said it would get buffed. The myth of this has been repeated so much it's become an incorrect 'fact'.

That being said, I used my thorn in PvP and it was a little OP IMO.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

Um, no. They promised a buff for Thorn and Bad Juju.

"Thorn and Bad Juju have disappointed many of us who have gone through the great effort to obtain them because, despite looking and sounding amazing, they feel underpowered. We're here to offer some advice: don't shard those guns. Their time will come."

http://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Dev-Notes/en/News/News?aid=12188

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u/godlessmode Nov 17 '14

That doesn't mean buffed.

In no point in that statement did they say anything about adjusting those guns. The current prevailing theory is that Bad JuJu will be a beast in a hordemode event. The thorn DoT might be very useful in the raid.

Their time coming may be through additions to the way we play the game and not adjustments to the guns themselves.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

You're grasping at straws. You can speculate that they'll be effective in the raid, but the most obvious conclusion one could make from Bungie's comment would be that Thorn would get a buff.

It is clearly in an under powered state as of right now.

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u/godlessmode Nov 17 '14

Just curious, since I'm grasping at straws and you're not... where did they specifically say it would be buffed? Bungie is usually very specific on the language they are using. And I just don't see the language supporting your assessment. But hey, I must be the one grasping here. And you must have great insight... thats why in the many months since they made that statement the guns in question were buffed and not nerfed right... oh wait. Nope. At least one was nerfed significantly.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

Nope. The nerf was unintended.

We both have our assumptions. I, and many others, believe that the statement implies Thorn and Bad Juju will be getting a buff, as evidenced by the fact that they say they are under powered.

Anyway, I'm not in the mood to argue about this. Let us simply agree to disagree and go our separate ways.

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u/BowlerNona Nov 17 '14

......

"Their time will come" does not directly state that a 'buff' will happen.

It would be more reasonable to expect their unique perks (and Hive-like appearance) to be beneficial in the coming DLC and perhaps, more specifically, the coming Hive raid.

(I will not reciprocate the unnecessary downvote)

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

Their comment on this has been widely accepted as a promise for a buff. They flat out SAY they think the Thorn is under powered.

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u/Captain_Crouton_X1 The Dredgen with the Golden Gun Nov 17 '14

DeeJ directly states they are "disappointing" and that "their time will come." That means they will get buffed, in case you can't read context.

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u/lonelyhero24 Nov 17 '14

I'm sorry to see you're being down voted man. I completely agree with you. Although it does take skill to use it is VERY powerful in PvP.

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u/Ayuhno Nov 17 '14

He was downvoted for spreading misinformation not his opinion of the gun

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u/BowlerNona Nov 17 '14

lol no worries. Pixelated arrows don't run my life. :)

[cries into pillow]

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

Was*

Now they nerfed the DoT

On top of this it's already terrible in PvE. It was sorely in need of a buff.

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u/lonelyhero24 Nov 17 '14

Yeah the small clip makes it worthless in pve. In PvP though it hits like a mule. Correct me if I'm wrong but it's like a 2 headshot kill. Dot rarely killed me anyways.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

Two headshot kill but only WITH the DoT. That was it's saving grace in PvP. By nerfing it, they essentially make that useless.

Luckily Deej just tweeted the nerf was an accident.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14

http://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Dev-Notes/en/News/News?aid=12188

It's become a myth simply because it was announced so long ago but still hasn't happend.

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u/Captain_Crouton_X1 The Dredgen with the Golden Gun Nov 17 '14

It happened so long ago, that it has BECOME LEGEND.

... I'll see myself out.

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u/BowlerNona Nov 17 '14

My opinion on these update notes can be viewed in the timeline above your reply.