I still use them in PvE (Destiny)

by Earendil, Monday, January 05, 2015, 11:13 (3770 days ago) @ Cody Miller

They are special use weapons (surprise!) for me, and only suit particular areas just like shotguns and snipers. Since I use an assault rifle I don't often have a sniper rifle equipped unless it's something akin to the Archon Priest strike. Thus I'm often holding whichever fusion rifle will be needed for heavier enemies on a given level, particularly if it compliments my primary elemental. The most often used is a solar primary and an arc fusion.

I still find fusion rifles to be the best for picking damage off a boss or taking down shields. Bonus for a boss like Omnigul, where popping her shields with a fusion is far safer. If ammo allows, I often switch to a rocket launcher, but rarely does 7 rockets take a boss down more than half way.